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Susie Violet · 79w
A year ago, I wrote an article for City AM, raising alarm bells about how children would be used to justify increasing online control under the pretence of protection. I warned that while laws like t...
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Excellent question and excellent post.

These thoughts eventually led me to homeschool my kids, integrating a great co-op community nearby and it has made all the difference.

We are homeschooling our kids from the day they were born and the only question is WHY DID WE STOP?
Outsourcing the job to the state has been a more than 100 year mistake that has finally reached its full destructive potential.

Resist and be the weirdo…it makes all the difference
Susie Violet · 79w
Matriarchies tend to prioritise community and shared power, while patriarchies are typically more hierarchical. Is there evidence that one produces better societal outcomes?
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My thoughts:
1. M will generally do better in bringing about a more universally inclusive feeling among members
2. P will be more productive overall as a result of inherent competition with a strong projection of power.
3. M will generally produce less innovation and eventually be subjected to more external threats
4. P will produce a more cut-throat society driven by the laws of evolution.

That is my hypothesis.

Best form of gov? BOTH
Lyn Alden · 81w
What are some skills that you don’t understand at all? For me music is at the top of the list. My husband can hear a tune and then with a few tries he can play the tune on the piano. He barely had...
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This is part of why IQ tests are so limited and difficult to create.

One of my psychology professors illustrated this point one day when he asked if Michael Jordans innate ability to be at the right place at the right time on the court was a sign of intelligence. If so then how could an equation on a paper ever really test it.

Fascinating stuff