13/ (c) delays their own family formation [ 95% internalities, but some externalities vs the baseline of normal human behavior, bc civilization requires children, (d) lowers market value / marriageability of others Stupid Relationship Tricks is defection in game of civilization
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24/ Americans have ~1.5 kids on average. but, hey, WASTING YOUR PEAK REPRODUCTIVE YEARS DOING IDIOTIC CIVILIZATION DESTROYING HEDONISTIC IDIOCY is a Wonderful Growth Stage.
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26/ Rich white kids Experimenting With Relationships throws off negative externalities in another way: they often CAN get away with it, without life-wrecking damage. You can go through a poly phase for 5 years and bc you're highly conscientious, no one gets pregnant.
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27/ You can waste 10 years of your life in a "harem", and when you come out the other side, older than Nature intended for children, you can afford very expensive doctors and shots.
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28/ Being a "hot mess" or a "difficult woman" or a "redefining relationships" can cause a big mess, but with a credit line and a good resume, you can bail out of the flaming wreckage before it crashes to the ground. ...but now that standard has been normalized.
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29/ and not JUST normalized, but CELEBRATED as a Wonderful Growth Journey. And who listens to our beautiful, upper upper middle class, credentialed elite? Everyone, basically. Now put those memes in Bubba, or even just Joe Sixpack, and watch what happens.
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30/ There are a LOT of corpses of infants in the landfills, thanks to Wonderful Growth Journeys, and a lot of people sterilized by VD, and a lot of sad, lonely souls out there. The wreckage is hidden off-stage though.
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31/ on the other hand, what are a few million corpses of infants next to the power and glory of a Wonderful Growth Journey, though ?
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32/ Getting DMs from a few people who have been caught in the blast radius of other people's Wonderful Growth Journey. Humans are wired for astounding levels of selfishness, augmented with a "negative externalities don't real" shield.
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33/ Yep ; I'm not saying anything new; I'm just saying old things, BUT ANGRIER.https://twitter.com/ElamBend/status/1349117640552407045 …
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34/ Yep, I've certainly witnessed this "have your cake and eat it too" behavior - people want to simultaneously brag that they've been Saved By Jesus ... but also want to brag that You Know, They've Definitely Got What It Takes To Make The Panties Drop. https://twitter.com/AndToddsaid/status/1349121273276878850 …
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