Liferhythm52

I agree and share the same sentiments with Anuojat above. Good for you for recognizing the elephant in the room and looking for alternatives and fixes. However, a friend once told me that it is impossible to "fix" a system founded on violence. Making the police virtuous is about as likely as infiltrating the KKK and trying to turn it against racism. Now, that doesn't mean all is lost. You have invested a considerable amount of time in pursuing your career, and its unreasonable to suggest you change that on a dime. I'd recommend you spend the next 3-5 years on developing a niche skill, or perhaps a new theory on providing security altogether, (I suggest reading de Molinari's work on this), then shifting to some sort of consulting based work. In the current system that's all you can do when the career you want to work in is monopolized by the state. The problem with the consulting world though, is that it usually operates under the bounds of quite constraining and unreasonable regulations, making it a pseudo-private bitch-helper of police. So you're kind of back to square one, but a little further detached. Another option could just be to say fuck it, float under the radar and provide for your family the best way you can. We are all struggling through this together and you wouldn't want to put yourself through undue/ premature hardship.

Hello FDR, First time poster here. I was debating with a friend recently about the definition of a family and I came up with the following because I don't believe in the typical definitions or even most anthropological definitions. I couldn't really find a good one in my brief online search, so I made one. It's kind of long, but please let me know your thoughts/ suggestions. Thanks in advance! "A family is a group of individuals who a) voluntarily collect, share and consume a pool of resources to fulfill the physiological and future needs of the group b) are together because they share similar values, mainly trust and honesty, and c) fulfill each others emotional needs." The need for a new definition was necessary because my friend was conflating the "family" with the "tribe".

You were right. It was in the first five minutes of the podcast! I can't believe I missed it. I have been jumping around between the old ones and the new ones. I should stop doing that, but they are so addictive! Thank you so much! Friends Are No Substitute For Husbands @ 4:15- Great, great stuff!

Welcome Aimeesh, I used to want to be a teacher too until I realized the herding committed by the state indoctrination camps during my practicum. You are well on your way to being a great teacher and parent. Good luck on your journey, your child is lucky to have you and I am happy to know there will be a brighter future filled with children that "aren't crushed by conformity".

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Hello all, I am trying to locate a Stefan podcast that was posted on YouTube channel within the past 3-6 months that discussed how intellectuals experience the world differently from others. Stefan explained how a researcher that studies an indigenous group "will know more about their culture than they themselves know". Also, I think he mentions a book called "Intellectuals" by Paul Johnson. Stefan mentioned that intellectuals are not able to experience events with the same amount of emotion as others. If anyone could please find this podcast, or perhaps a related podcast/book/etc., I'd greatly appreciate it! Thanks, Jonny