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I'm sick of women choosing bad boys over me. Should I become one? Hey Stef, in regards to cutting ties with abusive parents, how do you deal with the fact that even though they were abusive, it still took an enormous amount of resorces and sacrifice to keep you alive until adulthood. They had to do a lot of things that vere valueable for you and therefore you should give value back. I think it's valid to say that turning your back on them when they get old is not fair. Thank you for your thoughts. The usage of the word "You" was the mistake I made. I should've written it in first person. It really meant it to be about me, not a criticism of you. I feel shame for cutting off my parents, that's why I asked. Me again with the parents: I really don't want to be annoying. I did cut off my parents but still have these voices in my head that are saying I did something wrong. I realize it is probably my parents but I need to sort it out. By asking the question, I wanted you help me confront those voices. I did not want to accuse you of being wrong with your situation, the exact opposite: to help me understand why what I did wasn't wrong. I’ve heard people say that abusers treat animals better than children.Considering some exceptions, is this true? I think some mothers have unresolved abuse or trauma in their background and cling to their "little man" boy children that they feel safe with, but need the male influence from. It's a totally abusive situation where they smother the boy being male, out of total fear. I call them "smothers". My parents had low standards and felt that some of my teachers and private tutors where “stuck up” and elitist but I always felt those tutors had high standards. Seems to me like they where low class and didn’t want successful people in my life to influence me Abusive parents who where unfit to have children seem like kidnappers if they adopt children and then abuse them throughout their chidlhood. They can always try to hold it against the child that they “saved” them but that is not entir true Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe you mentioned in a recent livestream about parents who demand compliments and “love” but if that is not given by the child, that they get punished like a dog. Why do you think this happens? What is the philosophy of the movie Pulp Fiction? I’m working with a better therapist who is helping separate from my abusive family. I feel that like a lawyer, the therapist should be an advocate for me, and not my parents. But many therapists advocate for parents. My father recently went to therapy and his therapist requested “group counselling” which my gut feeling said was a red flag. What do you think about group therapy with extremely abusive family? How can a man have any negotiating power in a relationship if the woman can withold sex as a weapon? Would you say people who enjoy violent movies such as Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill have some sort of character flaw, maybe it's not a flaw that is obvious but a flaw that is revealing of their 'shadow' self as ung put it, so Stef would you automatically see it as a red flag or would you make a distinction between a movie as just being popcorn entertainment and just because someone enjoys seeing something that is lowbrow it does not necessarily mean it is a poor reflection of their inner character? Have you seen the new sport where people take turns slapping each other as hard as they can in the face? 5/12/2023

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Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free! Get access to the audiobook for my new book 'Peaceful Parenting,' StefBOT-AI, private livestreams, premium call in shows, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series! See you soon! https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/UPB2022 When COVID hit the government response began a gradual process of degradation of our business. After the 3 month shutdown and a year of keeping it afloat, I realized that my income had been knocked back down to what I was earning 5-6 yrs prior, and with my increased expenses, the business had become non-profitable. Luckily I was able to sell the business to recoup some of my losses. It was around this time my wife and I decided to leave the politically aggressive progressive big city and move our family to my hometown to live with my parents until we could welcome our third child to the world, and I could figure out a way to get our lives back on track. A few weeks before we made the move, my brother attempted suicide for the second time in his life. (I will also mention that he was an “ADHD” kid and was heavily medicated for several years as a young child) As the days and weeks went by following his 2nd attempt, I realized through discussions with him and my father that the way my parents handled the crisis was nothing short of terrible. So much so that when my father finally recounted exactly what happened and how he handled it, the only thought that went through my mind was “what the fuck is wrong with you!?”. In that moment I realized I had to get my brother as far away from them as possible. To make it even more obvious that I had to do so, he was living in a terrible neighbourhood (break ins and murders and drug addicts) and working a terrible job in a low rent factory which was destroying his health. He was just over 200lbs at his heaviest, and essentially never sleeping which has contributed to short term memory loss issues. I should also mention that my parents chose that job for him as well as the house he was living in and never seriously considered helping him change either of them to improve his life. Soon after, I suggested to my brother that I could arrange the sale of his house, move across the country and he could live with us and take a year off work, and not have to worry about paying bills—to which he enthusiastically said yes. Thanks to some fellow FDR friends, I found a place in a great neighbourhood in a small town and I began the process of setting up our lives across the country and coordinating the sale of his house to make it all happen. Since being here, I’ve helped him lose 50lbs and my wife and I have given him advice on where to work and his new job is going well. We’ve also had many conversations about our relationships with our parents but this is increasingly challenging to do with 3 little kids who need us. He is helpful with our kids, and often plays with them enthusiastically, as well as contributes to cooking and cleaning and buying groceries. But, now that we are living together, I’m observing what his behavioural issues are since I could never rely on my parents to tell me the truth about his struggles (given that they are the ones who caused all of this). He is addicted to screens, watching and talking about silly cgi movies and has almost weekly bouts of passive aggressive behaviour as well as a complaining/victim mindset—all things I want to keep miles away from my kids for obvious reasons. The added challenge is that because he was physically and verbally abused by my parents as a child (and verbally abused as an adult) and was “forced” or “pushed” through every level of school by my mother, and had everything done for him, he is now a feminized adult (NAWALT)—meaning he can’t get through the day without lots of entertainment and small talk chit chat, takes almost no initiative on his own, gives up easily, and struggles to take responsibility for his choices. He has made some progress since we’ve been here, taking responsibility for certain important financial choices, and I do continue to see slow gradual progress. We have begun to build a cabin in our backyard so he can have his own personal space, and he is contributing to the work-albeit with quite a bit of negative self-talk, and our goal as a family is to eventually move him into his own house, either somewhere in our neighbourhood or two separate houses on an acreage. I feel like we’ve taken care of the easy part which is getting him out of a bad situation and getting his health back on track, but the more challenging aspects of this are getting him to realize that in order for him to continue to heal, his abusers have to suffer, and that if he continues to use their language, he has not escaped anything. Any help or direction you can provide in navigating this challenging time would be greatly appreciated.

In the event of a global financial crisis, Is the United States in a better position to recover since it retains more economic instruments? How does this compare with a country like Russia that has national debt under 15% and domestic energy production, or Japan that has an aged population with national debt over 200%? Hey Stef I’d like to hear what you think on the harm porn does to people and relationships, especially those who are exposed to it from a really young age? Me and my wife are currently holding our parents accountable for the trauma they caused us in our childhood. My Dad has outright ignored me reaching out, my mum did engage but won't accept. My wifes mum won't admit violence but her Dad is admitting he was violent but wants to brush it away. Do you have any advice on how to deal with this situation. Thank you for everything Stef, any advice on dealing with meaninglessness as a struggling student. Thank you so much for sharing knowledge and reason all these years. Today is International Women's Day. It gives me the creeps and makes me angry, and not just because all the stores and businesses are closed here in Berlin. I resent the observance because I feel like it is a case of a privileged class playing the victim. Is the something else about International Women's Day that is at all redeeming? Stef you’ve interviewed people from across the spectrum. From Chomsky to Vox Day. Over the years do any interviewees stick out to you as far as being able to challenge your views? Stef to become an engineer, or doctor etc, how do you think the education path to become an engineer/doctor should be? Why is libertarianism and autism linked ? I saw in Jonathan haidt's work that libertarians have high ability in systematizing, could this be why?

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Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free! Get access to StefBOT-AI, private livestreams, premium call in shows, my new book and the History of Philosophers series! See you soon! https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/UPB2022 Can you have friendships with people who aren't morally ambitious? People who simply look to earn a pay check and pursue their own hobbies. People who say they aren't interested in politics but are also bonded to the state and see it as a necessity. They believe in human rights as defined by the UN, and try to be good people, but aren't tied to any deeper universals due to a skepticism of religion. They try to not be judgmental of others, because they see this as minding their own business and respecting the freedoms of others. They aren't explicitly committing evil, but they also aren't condemning it either since they believe there is little you can do about it anyway. They are polite/agreeable, conscientious and have good emotional regulation, but lack a deep hunger for moral truths and seek pleasure and artistic expression instead. These people are difficult to reject because they aren't explicitly committing evil, neurotic or incapable of reciprocity. They are kind and try to be considerate, but at the same time don't fill you with a sense of reliability because they are blind to the evils of the world and don't have the same moral concerns that you do. P.s. These are same sex male friendships I'm referring to. Thank you for everything you do! Me and my wife are in our Mid-Twenties and are eager to start a family and parent our children peacefully. I strive to make enough income and cut back back on unnecessary expenses, so that my wife can stay home with our children. A natural concern I have as the provider of my future family is how to accumulate enough resources in the current world. I only see a few feasible options as to where I can invest our excess money in order to provide for my family. That would be crypto and a diversified ETF portfolio. What are your thoughts about investing in a diversified ETF portfolio like the MSCI World and MSCI emerging market as a long term investment. There is research that after 15 years, there has always been a net positive return and that the expected inflation adjusted gains are about 5% per year. On paper this looks like a good deal, but I have my concerns as the stock market is artificially propped up by the government and a crash is more than overdue. I know you do not give financial advice and I will do more of my own research, but it would be great if you can share your insights. Anyone else is of course also invited to share their perspective. Why do men propose to women? Rather than the other way around. Stefan, have you seen any of Olympic figure skating gold medal winner Tara Lipinski's YouTube podcast (with her hapless husband) called "Unexpecting"? It's a sad, cautionary tale that points to so many things you've brought up: the real fertility window for women, women pursuing career at the expense of having a family, the actual success rate of IVF for women her age (7% if I recall correctly?). Lipinski's podcast is both fascinating and tragic: egg retrievals, failed IVF transfers, miscarriages, then finally hiring a surrogate (renting another woman and buying a baby, essentially). Watching her podcast, I couldn't help but think of all the ways you've warned women on the truth about fertility, no doubt helping so many. I wish Tara Lipinski had been listening to you! I have 4 questions in total. 1.) Can there be an education in which there is no authority whatsoever? 2.) Why do humans condition each other by understanding enormous complexity of things early in life, and never see the simplicity? Why have we trained our children's brains to see the complexity and then try to find an answer to the complexity, when we don't see the extraordinary simplicity of life, and facts? After all, if one is really simple first, from that, you can understand the vast complexity of things. 3.) What is real listening? When does it come about? What does it sound like, really? Does it have sound? What quality is it, does it take? 4.) Can I observe my wife, my daughter, my sister, my mother, and or my girlfriend without all the accumulation I have had? Can I observe something anew without all my burden of the past? Can I observe without the past? Can the observer be absent? The observer is the past. Therefore, can I observe the observer (past)? Not good or bad past but just observe? Hello Stefan. In the past weeks, I've been talking to a girl and getting to know each other. I recently found out that she's having trouble with sleeping; she experiences sleep paralysis and during those moments, she also has hallucinations, seeing shadows near her bed, and unable to move. I also learned that she watches a lot of horror movies, almost every two days, and she has a fear of the night due to a childhood trauma where she was stuck in a dark room for two hours crying. I have concerns about this, and I would like to hear your thoughts on the matter. Thank you. have you considered moving your family to the USA? If yes, other than $ how could we help? hey Stef. Can you explain more about how the friend zone happens and what separates a friend from a romantic partner for women? What is a good guideline for teaching age appropriate lessons to children? As an example, on a recent show you mention a 3 year old doesn’t have the capacity to understand the concept of sharing when someone asked why their 3 year old won’t share their toys. Thank you very much. @freedomain what does “feeling sorry for yourself” mean? Why do parents frequently admonish their kids for doing it? And why is it so socially unacceptable? If it’s wrong to do it, why is it so tempting. There doesn’t seem to be a benefit. I recall you saying something about it being a passive aggressive way to get resources from others. I can see that as a child, you have two options to get resources from your parents when they have failed to do so. You can either be aggressive (temper tantrum, rebel, etc.) or passive aggressive in the form of moping until your parents feel sorry for you. That feels right to me and it aligns with my experience as a child (I was a moper but my parents ignored me anyway) But maybe there is more to it.

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Arguments, expert opinion and data against the myth of mental illness. From Freedomainthe largest and most popular philosophy show on the web. Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free! Get access to StefBOT-AI, private livestreams, premium call in shows, my new book and the History of Philosophers series! See you soon! https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/UPB2022

Talking about Russell Brand - and the unholy marriage of women and the State! Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free! Get access to StefBOT-AI, private livestreams, premium call in shows, my new book and the History of Philosophers series! See you soon! https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/UPB2022

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MP3: http://www.fdrpodcasts.com/#/3371/the-truth-about-the-fall-of-rome-modern-parallels Western civilization hangs by a thread - to rescue it, we must delve deep into the past to find out how to save the future. The fall of the Roman Empire closely mirrors the challenges currently facing Europe and North America – toxic multiculturalism, rampant immigration, runaway feminism, debt, currency corruption, wildly antagonistic politics – everything we need to know to save everything we love is written deep in the history of ancient Rome – all we need to do is look! Stefan Molyneux, host of Freedomain Radio, takes you on a journey deep into the philosophical, cultural, economic and political causes of the decline and death of ancient Rome. Once you understand what happened in the past, you will never again be confused by what is happening now - and never be more certain about how to change what is to come. Sources: http://www.fdrurl.com/fall-of-rome Please have a browse through these sources, since I have gathered a wide variety of thoughts, arguments and ideas into one presentation. In particular, the argument that barbarians are analogous to terrorists was written about by Morris Berman in 2001. The four stages of Empire was written about by Sir John Glubb in the mid 20th century. He also wrote about the possible role of feminism in the decline of Empires. I hope that this presentation inspires you to examine the Fall of Rome for yourself, and that the sources provided turn out to be a useful starting point. Freedomain is 100% funded by viewers like you. Please support the show by signing up for a monthly subscription or making a one time donation at: http://www.freedomain.com/donate Get more from Stefan Molyneux and Freedomain Radio including books, podcasts and other info at: http://www.freedomain.com ▶️ Donate Now: https://www.freedomain.com/donate ▶️ Sign Up For Our Newsletter: https://www.fdrurl.com/newsletter Your support is essential to Freedomain, which is 100% funded by viewers like you. Please support the show by making a one time donation or signing up for a monthly recurring donation at: www.freedomain.com/donate ▶️ 1. Donate: https://www.freedomain.com/donate ▶️ 2. Newsletter Sign-Up: https://www.fdrurl.com/newsletter ▶️ 3. Subscribe to the Freedomain Podcast: https://www.fdrpodcasts.com ▶️ 4. Follow Freedomain on Alternative Platforms: Video: 🔴 DLive Livestream: https://dlive.tv/freedomain 🔴 Bitchute: https://bitchute.com/freedomainradio 🔴 Rumble: https://rumble.com/freedomain 🔴 LBRY: https://open.lbry.com/@freedomain:b 🔴 Streamanity: https://fdrurl.com/streamanity 🔴 Locals: https://freedomain.locals.com 🔴 Brighteon: https://brighteon.com/channels/freedomain 🔴 DailyMotion: https://dailymotion.com/FreedomainRadio 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/stefanmolyneux 🔴 Minds: https://minds.com/stefanmolyneux 🔴 Steemit: https://steemit.com/@stefan.molyneux 🔴 Gab: https://gab.ai/stefanmolyneux 🔴 Instagram: https://instagram.com/stefanmolyneux 🔴 PocketNet: https://pocketnet.app/freedomain 🔴 MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/freedomain 🔴 Twetch: https://www.fdrurl.com/twetch 🔴 Thinkspot: https://www.fdrurl.com/thinkspot 🔴 Flote: https://flote.app/freedomain 🔴 Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/stefanfreedomain

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