sleepyegg
20d ago
Might be called Taiwan or Japan too. Subtract out the East Asian influences and culture and you'd get what they have approximately, a high-trust society with relatively low violence and open drug abuse.
sleepyegg
20d ago
I don't think your viewpoint is anathema here, I broadly agree and probably more than a few others too.
To add a bit, I think deportation would probably cause a second civil war of unknown magnitude and destruction, probably enough to ensure the permanent decline of the West and the rise of China. Most people would prefer to avoid sparking a civil war as they would immediately need to pay the costs upfront, with potential benefits reserved for grandchildren or great-grandchildren. Do normal people in the US, or the West in general appear capable of enduring great destruction and social upheaval for a better future? The greatest generation...we are not.
sleepyegg
20d ago
Beaides children, I think many adults might also consider continental size = importance. Many African adults, possibly. In that sense its a self-confidence boosting plan, to distract from Africa's many other problems.
Nah, male, just one kid. Maybe more in the future, maybe not. But one kid or 10 kids, not willing to risk their lives for a 10% chance of extreme wealth. We have enough material wealth to be satisfied, and could tolerate a bit less.
AI will be coming to shake things up no matter my preference. But, I wouldn't deal drugs for a living just to be more wealthy, the expected payoff vs risks are not good either.
Usually men take more risks in general as the reproductive payoff is much greater. But there's a difference in risking my own life vs the life of all my family and friends, combined. Usually men want to protect the women and babies, not put their lives at risk.
sleepyegg
21d ago
Odds of an Augustus are not good. Unless Kushner or his children are unusually capable.
sleepyegg
21d ago
An average person with children will not take a 10% risk of death for themselves and their family if they are aware of these odds, even if it will make them wealthy. Even drug dealers and mafia will not necessarily murder the families of their business rivals if the families are uninvolved with the business.
sleepyegg
21d ago
I figure when you have guild-like organizations advocating for the financial benefit of its members, any challenge to labor monopolies from rival organizations or individuals is always met with the greatest resistance possible. Allowing engineering credentials to be used in place of architectural credentials is a long term threat.
sleepyegg
21d ago
Late birth cohort may have a small fertility window, but their voting window is probably just starting to ramp up.
sleepyegg
22d ago
This Virginia SAHM mom you linked, mother and 8 months pregnant, while also studying for the bar, is your shining example of a welfare leech draining from other productive members of society? This argument is so lacking I can't help but feel you are actually setting up a strawman argument in favor of the $9K SAHM subsidy.
sleepyegg
22d ago
Thanks for the extra details. I was exaggerating with the "enslavement" and about to backpedal when challenged on it, but the tribute you mentioned is depressing enough to think about.
sleepyegg
22d ago
Ethnic germans being enslaved as drug mules by Mexican cartels seems to be a fate worse than extinction.
sleepyegg
23d ago
Add barring ownership by dual citizens directly or indirectly of critical industries like semiconductors and military manufacturing, at a minimum. Same if their spouses or children are dual citizens. Compared to a few votes which wouldn't make a difference in many elections.
sleepyegg
25d ago
So the argument is that he is actually being very frugal with hiring trailer prostitutes considering his upbringing and lifestyle, compounded with the financial stress of divorce. Sounds reasonable. Doesn't even seem to hurt him in the negotiations for asset division, unlike a secret sugar baby girlfriend.
It's the power difference which is appealing, the money is unimportant. That D1 has a low chance of making it big in sports, or may otherwise use a college degree to earn a decent living in a non-athletic career even if she temporarily sells her body. The D1 is potentially upwardly mobile.
The woman in the trailer park is probably destitute, with little future prospects other than marrying well if she can avoid the drugs. The exploitation is what makes it erotic for him. There is likely no sexual degradation she will refuse, unlike the fit D1 who can be choosy with her wealthier clients.
Not to say that the D1 wouldn't do some degrading stuff for the right price. But it wouldn't be real degradation done in desperation, it would be play-acted at best.
sleepyegg
30d ago
No big deal, just a female employee on paternity leave because s(he) transitioned into a male sometime in the 9 days after giving birth. The baby might be a bit confused though.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
It may have been a waste of political capital, though. We will all find out in a few months, and then again in November 28' if the Iranian juice was worth the squeeze.
As the average age of populations increase and they become more sickly, health care workers will have increased economic and political bargaining power. This is probably to the benefit of women indirectly.
I think banning female doctors might be close to political suicide, and even if a chud aligned strongman dictator took power he would have no incentive to deliver on promises to ban female doctors. Who would be looking after the health of his women, female doctors or male doctors? It would be female doctors for anything related to reproductive organs.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
Sprints are incredibly good workouts but not a good starting point for sedentary people just restarting exercising, like me. They are strenuous enough to cause injury to unhealthy people, unlike a slow jog or brisk walk. Back when I did them it was sprint 15 seconds at 90% of maximum ability then rest 45 seconds at a 10% walk, for 5 consecutive sets.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
Not with that attitude they won't! Perhaps we all would be fortunate to be join the growing brood of all-father Musk.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
My condolences. New issues + X-rays is probably stressful even if only benign things show up.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
Banning video games and condoms will not make more men attractive to women in a way that makes babies. It's just job and income based like you said.
Allowing multiple wives and harems might improve TFR, but that's a major cultural upheaval.
sleepyegg
1mo ago
Some urgent care needs can be treated very cheaply with telemedicine, but only if you have a sporadic need that you are aware of so you can explain it to the physician. Like a course of antibiotics for a UTI. This is good cost savings when you have a high deductible health plan paired with an HSA.
Oh fine, how about this:
Between Canadian tariffs, conflicts with NATO members, and the expense of the Iranian conflict, Trump is accelerating the fall of the white race and Christian leadership of the world to the ultimate benefit of China, India, and majority nonwhite and/or nonchristian states in general.
He did not start these trends or start these conflicts, but I personally believe there was an implicit understanding that Trump would reverse these trends or at least stem the tide. What I see is greater intra-white conflict and increased deficits, to the detriment of Christian moral legitimacy and US-style conservatism from taint of close association with Trump.
I'm slightly expecting a deescalation and some type of trade agreement soon, like within 2 weeks, but I'm not willing to invest or gamble on it.
Whatever trade concessions Trump may win from Canada, or national security concerns, he probably could have waited 70 days until midterms finished to make this an issue while the Iranian secondary sanctions are just starting.
There is also a risk that both Canadian tariffs and the Iranian conflict annoy voters all the way into November, which is just unwise timing when senate control for the next 2 years has coinflip odds on kalshi right now. The house is probably already lost, so not much to gain or lose there.
What about Australia and Canada? They had no history of slavery, were they leaning communist in the same timeframe? I genuinely don't know, just asking for some points of reference in anglo societies.
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