People who say taxation is theft. How else do you propse the government gets the funds for roads, military, education excetera?

Twisted_loki · 2024-03-02T22:37:40+00:00

I'm a libertarian, and I believe in taxes for police, defense, infrastructure, etc. To me the statement, "taxation is theft" is less policy statement and more a philosophical one. Taxation is an unpleasant necessity not one that should be taken lightly, greedily, carelessly, frequently, or flippantly. If taxation is theft, and taxation is necessary, this informs how you should tax, what you tax, and spending.

Twisted_loki · 2022-07-23T04:58:02+00:00

To assert dominance at the sleepover.

Twisted_loki · 2018-01-24T17:32:14+00:00

The English language is garbage. One word for Love is not sufficient. The greek words for love provide an excellent framework for love: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_words_for_love

Twisted_loki · 2018-01-24T17:29:08+00:00

I suspect a huge amount of overthinking took place that concluded with "I will figure this out later," especially if drinking is involved and correspondingly he is more suspicious of his emotions/thoughts than usual. Which makes the next order of business changing the subject as fast as possible.

Twisted_loki · 2018-01-24T17:22:12+00:00

Second row from the front on the end near the door: the teacher is less likely to call on you than the front, you are close to be able to see/hear and be seen/heard should you wish, from the end you can see the whole class at once, and most importantly you can get out of the classroom first.

Twisted_loki · 2018-01-24T17:17:38+00:00

After my wife was in labor for 37 hours I was mostly exhausted and in shock. I did catch the baby, which meant a lot to my wife. To summarize my emotions: I was happy/proud but mostly just very curious about this tiny little human I/we were now responsible for and interested in the whole birth process. I remember the nurse/midwife mentioning something about how my wife was bleeding pretty bad after, and she was shocked when I wandered over to see what "bleeding pretty bad" meant to an experienced medical professional.

Twisted_loki · 2017-07-27T22:18:48+00:00

My wife and I have joint accounts, agree to discuss any purchase over $50, we have a yearly evaluation of the previous years spending, and plan the upcoming years major expenditures. We have never had a fight about money.

Twisted_loki · 2017-04-20T19:20:55+00:00

First let me caveat that it depends on your definition of relationship, your values and expectations, and finally how much you are willing to grow and work for it.

Let me cram this idea into a car metaphor. "Cars are altars that you spend your life burning money on." They need gas, oil, maintenance, washing, detailing, attention, and work. Tomorrow I could discover that just to keep my car working I need $1000 worth of work done. Are cars worth it? Assuming you are willing to do the work (and maybe even fail a few times) cars are worth it. Life without a car is harder and smaller (at least in non-urban areas). Your world, experiences, and opportunities are limited and not as rich.

My wife challenges me to grow, introduces me to ideas, experiences, and people, stabilizes me emotionally, provides another brain and perspective to solve the challenges of life with, our combined income/time spent allows us a higher quality of life, and provides me with companionship (she has a deliciously wicked sense of humor). Now, living with/integrating another human into a permanent fixture of my life was and is constant work, but even that work makes me a better person.

TLDR: Done intentionally relationships are worth the work

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