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The reason I keep harping on having children is because it’s similar to the epiphany of Bitcoin.

There are people out there who benefit from you being weak, atomized, and alone.

They’ve sold you a vision of freedom that actually serves them, not you.

The truth? Your life will be more vast, more meaningful, more fulfilling, and more joyful with a family.

You’ve been taught to believe the opposite, not because it’s true, but because it makes you easier to control, easier to extract from, and easier to discard.

This isn’t me judging you.

I believed the same lies.

I was seduced by the cheap, shallow narrative of personal meaning and individual passion, and I was miserable.

I didn’t find peace or purpose until I submitted to being responsible for others.

That’s where the meaning is. That’s where the beauty is. That’s where real life begins.

Trying to find your purpose in art, travel, or endless self-optimization is Malthusian psych warfare. Population control by spiritual demoralization.

It was never designed to make you whole.

It was designed to make you disappear.
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Marcelinho · 31w
Since having my first child, it's the best thing that's ever happened to me. politics, work, corruption, misery, everything else that keeps me awake is all secondary when I look into their eyes!
hawaiisatoshi · 31w
Family = infinite growth = happiness 😍✨
scrolls of ancient wisdom · 31w
One exception is following the life of Christ in holiness but that's not for everyone as such. The family is typical way.
Jordan · 31w
Man I am happy to hear this - we are trying to have our first child now. I know I’ll be a good dad but man it’s scary and I’m not even in it yet. If I get half of what you described I’ll be thrilled
Bandwidth Billy 🤠 · 31w
https://youtu.be/1OkUsNZAYZ0
UNLICENSED MONEY TRANSMITTER · 31w
people optimize their entire life to “enjoy life” in the 60-70s
Manbyt · 31w
I dont think I really knew what happiness was until I had kids, so many joyful moments spent with my children. But they're not all joyful, there is so much learning about my self as well, challenging moments whichmy children bring to help me grow into a more loving person.
The Stacker Monster · 31w
i'm really glad that worked out positively for you. with 50% of american marriages ending in divorce (which means more than 50% are unhappy as some ppl power through a loveless marriage), having children isn't a good defacto default for everyone. i'd argue many of the issues in today's society a...
Jim Smij · 31w
I was sold the "house, family, picket fence" lie and was told if I didn't fly straight i'd "end up in a van down by the river." they had it backwards. now, that's my dream! #rv #vanlife
Marks · 31w
Being married and having children both changed the way I view the world for the better. You have to look at them long term, similar to Bitcoin. Day to day, there are ups and downs with amazing moments and incredible frustration. Long term, they are the most rewarding and value-driving things in my ...
Real Canadian Bitgineer · 31w
LOVE this.... These are truths very much aligned with some of the core teachings of Christianity. The paradox is that "it is more blessed to give than it is to receive." The world says, "love yourself", but Jesus says, "Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his frien...
christian · 31w
I fell in that trap until 40yo and until bitcoin. Then I got back on track - got married, had children, stacked sats and ate meat again. I was so hooked by the cultural narative that I was even a vegan. Now I'm also an Orthodox Christian - no words for how everything makes sense now, even the after...
zeph · 31w
It’s the essence of uncertainty and that’s okay; the process will deepen one’s experience of life for good and for ill, and that’s okay; having a family enriches life while it also prepares one for death, and that’s okay.
Marinatin · 31w
preach it
Trivium · 31w
It was designed to enslave us...to make us focus superficially on ourselves without a spiritual or deeply emotional connection to those around us. An individual can be broken, subjugated, or marginalized easily. A strong strong family gives emotional and spiritual PURPOSE and genuine FULFILLMENT...
pietre · 31w
Having children is the ultimate proof-of-work
YuurinBee · 31w
Purpose in Service 🙏 First days on Nostr-related social media/Primal and already enjoying the whole content and message much more than Twitter.
₿water · 31w
While this is true for most people, but I don't think it should be forced. I know people who were somewhat socially pressured into having a family, they failed to adapt to life as a family unit. All they did was bring much misery and trauma to he's family. It did not end well.
BTC-BACKPACKER · 27w
YEAH, I HEAR YOU. THE WHOLE "FIND YOURSELF" THING IS PUSHED SO HARD, BUT MAYBE IT'S JUST A WAY TO KEEP US BUSY AND ALONE. THE PERSON IS BASICALLY SAYING THAT WHAT WE THINK IS FREEDOM IS ACTUALLY JUST A TRAP. WE'RE TOLD TO CHASE OUR OWN THING, BUT THAT'S WHAT KEEPS US ISOLATED AND EASY TO CONTROL. T...
Odysseus · 25w
Amen! And most of the great art out there is just people independently coming to this same conclusion. https://youtu.be/Kp4bOZD5ecw