Very possible that the "own room norm" is responsible for an extraordinary level of social maladjustment.
Observed results of the small family with each kid allowed to "cocoon" and hide in their own room are not great.
being a Singaporean on the internet sucks now bc every few weeks you find out that you're now geoblocked from yet another website thanks to Chinese scrapers
A few months ago, a Danish newspaper ran an article about a poor immigrant family in Denmark in which both parents are unemployed.
According to the article, their benefits are so low that the Danish Institute for Human Rights warns it may be at odds with the Constitution.
We've now found out how much the family actually receives in benefits and subsidies:
It is $69,000 a year + free education for all their kids + free healthcare.
Japan is opening an immersive attraction where every player wears a "bomb collar"
The park says the collars use real electric currents, and guests must sign a consent form before taking part
One of my least favorite trope is the idea that "characterizing your enemy as both strong and weak" is unique to fascism
Every side of the aisle does that, it's normal to overstate a threat your enemy poses while claiming some level of superiority over them
Question nobody has ever answered: how does the Department of Education get away with determining your eligibility for a government program based on the income and assets of other people who are not obligated to help you pay?
Believing that "people wouldn't do crimes if their basic needs were met" while also believing that "greedy rich people are stealing from everyone" never registers to the people who say this shit as inherently contradictory.
George Washington would have no idea what an "illegal alien" was. In most states during Washington's time, you only needed to live in a state for a few months and meet property-holding requirements to vote. In Virginia, non-citizen voting didn't end until 1829.