I think modern parenting is often too focused on avoiding conflict and managing the emotions of children. I am working to set certain cultural trends away from this in my family.
Author: Aaron White
Aaron White, married to a swell girl, is a business owner and unschooling father of two, going on three. His hobbies are music and poker. He resides in Southern California.
Why Unity is Bullshit
“Unity” is usually a message to merely shut you up and to get you to go along with bullshit. It is a message of social intimidation. Once a person and/or their values can be justified in defining the group, they perpetuate their power by telling everyone that unity is doing what authority wants. It is perpetuated by those with power and dim people looking to merely get along, and is used to otherize dissent. It is used to make people look at dissenters as disunifiers and for people to make them outcasts.
How to Stop Bullying
Bullying is a strategy that results from certain psychological incentives and coercive institutions. There is a reason it is highly prevalent in coercive atmospheres (school, prison), but very rare in freely associated atmospheres (business).
Addressing the Emotional Signals
Most discussions of racism and abuse from police is often more about signaling rather than addressing anything useful.
We Need a Political Divorce
I find it irritating how few people discuss political divorce. Do you think these Trump supporters are just going to go away? Do you think these intersectional socialists are just going to find Jesus or something? They aren’t. No government you want is really possible with these people who want something so radically different from you.
“Need” is an Emotional Trump Word
You probably should generally remove the word “need” from your vocabulary. The term is an emotional trump word that makes it so people don’t critically examine a subtle weighing of values.
Critical Race Theory is Divisive and Unsustainable
One of the reasons I believe that critical race theory is so divisive and unsustainable is that it requires the majority of the population to actively advocate against the interests of their own children and family.
Men Aren’t Allowed to Cry
Men, you’re not allowed to cry. Don’t let people in society tell you differently, they are lying to you.
Cancer Can Be Beneficial
When someone takes on the role of making decisions through government for millions of people, I cease to value their life in itself. Their life is only consequential to the effects of their decisions and the effect their death will have on those decisions.
Cooperative and Conformist
I kind of hate this photo while simultaneously loving it.