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@SuperLutheran It turns out that it was not having a tidy home that sparked joy for Marie, but having children of her own to take care of. Just as nature intended.

Those that equate "freedom" with getting happy outcomes or getting provisions show that they do not understand actual freedom. Freedom can give you the means to succeed, but it can also result in you failing as well.

For example, if you hit a baseball of a tee, you are far more likely to hit the ball. But if you are someone wanting to hit a home run, hitting a ball off a tee would limit that capability. "But I want to be free from striking out," means you do not understand freedom.

@sickburnbro @Granwalder Most people do not realize how much difficulty and discomfort will factor in with space travel. No, space travel will not be like Star Trek with all the comforts and conveniences the Enterprise has. The best comparison is to travel in a submarine, which will also be cramped and dangerous. And unlike a submarine, which can leave the depths in relatively short time, you will be not be able to "go back home" quite as easily.

@LurkPerry @CoQ_10 Hey now, if you avoid eating eggs, you can look just like Dr. Michael Greger. Truly the pinnacle of health and fitness right here.

One theory I am willing to accept as possibly being true is Hitler not actually dying during WWII but rather that he escaped to another country such as Argentina. Who was it that claimed to have found his dead body? The Soviets? You mean those same people that became our enemy for the next 5 decades? Is it possible they lied to us? I would not be surprised by that.

@CrimeaRiver @WashedOutGundamPilot Women these days are waiting at the finish line for winners rather than investing in a man before his prime earning years. The "behind every successful man is a woman" is laughable if that is trying to imply that the woman was the primary reason for his success. Rather, the woman only chose that man because he was successful.

Another thing, men who are bachelors have little need to earn more than they need themselves. But not necessarily because they couldn't.

@CrimeaRiver @WashedOutGundamPilot That may be true, but do you understand why that is? A man does not increase his earning potential because he is married. Rather, married men more often have a need to earn more money given he is not just paying for himself, but a family.

Also, take a moment to think the vast majority of women would marry a man making only 40k a year versus one making 100k. It does not take a genius to figure out that women seek out those men.

@WashedOutGundamPilot Women nearing the end of their fertility window versus men entering their prime financial earning years. Who would have thought that apples to Oranges comparisons would have turned out this way?

@Heil_Honkler @redmaple The one that is referenced in "Every time you read the credits for a story like the one in your webm it is written by a woman." I was not expecting you to have it, as it was a long shot. I will just need to infer as much as I can from the context of the post.

@Heil_Honkler @redmaple You wouldn't happen to have the webm that was mentioned in the post, would you? No big deal if not, it is just nice to have a point of reference.

@redmaple You are not. I know guys who are basically MGTOW but never have used the acronym, likely do not label themselves as such, and maybe never even heard of the term. But still, they do not desire marriage or family, whether they understand marriage to be a risky prospect or just do not see the motivation to be married and have a family.

Mgtow is only a recent label. We have had bachelors throughout all of history (or functional ones such as monks). This is hardly a new phenomenon.

@LukeAlmighty @furgar Am I misunderstanding you when you said they "don't understand the concept of proper communication?" It sounded like you were accusing them of not knowing how to do it properly. Maybe you meant they have no desire to do it properly or value others enough to be straightforward with them.

@LukeAlmighty @furgar I don't think that the "up to" language is due to a lack of understanding of how to communicate, but rather a deliberate obfuscation to cover for the fact that they do not want to pay you as much as advertised. They think themselves clever by saying, "Oh, we did not mean you would get a $75,000 right away!"