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				Culture War Roundup for the week of June 8, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Isn't this almost tautologically true?  Jobs aren't supposed to be not in the service of helping meet the needs of others.  I suppose "subsistence farmer" doesn't do that directly, but as far as I know, nobody is making paperclips qua paperclips in capitalism, but because people are buying paperclips.


Maybe if you have a command economy and a five year plan for paperclip production regardless of paperclip use.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
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Playable anywhere, from inside a car to a bar to a large wedding.




I heard it at a wedding recently, and it's such a weird song for venue that given the lyrics.  The friend I was with suggested ignoring the lyrics and liking the vibe, which I guess I can understand.


At least at my wedding, I'd have opted not to have songs about that subject matter.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of June 8, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
In practice, do you think either could have actually gotten "half of the kingdom" if they said that?  Or is that effectively an indirect marriage proposal?


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of June 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


a social consequence of the fact that It is considered unacceptable to abandon your child to the state unless you are dead, dying, or totally incapable of looking after it.




I see some truth here, but literally all US states have some degree of Baby Moses law for newborns: we literally have adopted "no questions asked 90 day returns" in some jurisdictions, although I can't speak to how often those are actually used in practice (quick searches suggests low hundreds of cases annually).


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of June 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Sometimes deadlines are what actually makes things get done: In my locale, I can early vote (and do sometimes), but often put it off until the last chance on election day proper.  I could imagine "I should put my ballot in the mailbox, but eh I'm busy tonight" leading to a lot of ballots postmarked on election day if that's the nominal deadline.


But absent USPS shenanigans, I wouldn't expect that to arrive three weeks late.