People in the West have now spent a full decade 'debating' how many genders there are (two), if men should be allowed to compete in women's sports (no), if men can get pregnant (no), and if women can have penises (no).
The opportunity cost of wasted time and energy must have run into the trillions by now.
This shows what happens when societies become decadent and allow the most ridiculous people to set the standards for everybody else.
The whole thing would be hilarious if it weren't so sinister and consequential.
@elonmusk Kids make your life more meaningful than any mere happiness
Kids bring love and the heartaches of love into your life
That's not the idiot short term "happiness" worshipped by hedonists
And measured as an outcome
By the unwise
@BasedMikeLee
1. Says who?
2. Measured how?
3.Over what time span?
4. Compared to who and when?
5. Happier or more hedonistic and immature?
6. Who funded the "research"?
7. Lies, damned lies and statistics
8. One phrase: "replication crisis"
9. Meaning and happiness are not the same thing but the former trumps the latter.
10. Responsibility and happiness are not the same thing but the former trumps the latter.
11. Adventure and happiness are not the same thing but the former trumps the latter.
If social or educational psychologists conducted the study, ignore it.
If people who hate children or do not have them conducted the study, dismiss it.
Take note @BasedMikeLee
Fact of the Day: The F16 will lay on its back and "play dead" when it feels under threat (often from bully F15s) or when baddie planes are likely to shoot at it. It returns to its normal operating position after a good belly rub from its pilot.
#AvGeek
I gladly note some of AA Gill's choice quotes are doing the rounds again. Still the greatest, though even he couldn't have seen the rise of serious cooking in pubs, Hawksmoor/Goodman's-style steak restaurants, and noodles for the pleasure of popular people. (via @sophieshahla)