One of the most frustrating parts of trying to have a conversation on here is people adamantly arguing against something you never said.

Those who have children inherit the future. Dying without progeny is the ultimate death tax. It’s a societal benefit that people who choose not to have kids lose their effect on the future.

A word missing from modern men is duty. We weren't put on earth to be happy, but to fulfill a mission. Paradoxically, men are the happiest when they feel they are fulfilling their mission. There are a lot of men calling this guy's post feminine because he's bitching about his responsibility without seeking a solution, but instead seeking validation of his feelings by asking "am I just a monster". What he wrote about his feelings is valid. Their his and every father has felt them, but to be a happy man we can't stop at just feelings. Where his post ends is where DUTY begins. As men and fathers we are duty-bound to raise children into fine men and women. Men in the comments are telling him to stop being selfish. But what he's describing in his post isn't really selfishness. It's more like having a healthy diet. You could shovel a bunch of Oreos in your mouth now because you feel like it in the moment like sipping coffee instead of playing catch. But 20 years of Oreos instead of healthy meals and you're injecting insulin into your fat ass. 20 years of not wanting to be around your child will create an adult who doesn't want to be around you. Duty isn't selfless. Raising your offspring into adulthood passes your legacy onto the future. It creates 1000 generations of who you are. Beyond the philosophical, doing your duty gets rewarded when you're old. Your children will want to hang out with you because they actually enjoy it instead of visiting you for holidays only because they feel guilty if they don't spend time with a miserable old cuss. That future where you are the kind of man your children desire being around gets rewarded by having your grandchildren in your life, and if you live long enough, your great grandchildren. When my daughter was born I swore I'd be the kind of man she would want to be around because she loved me, not because she felt guilty if she didn't come by to see her dad. Did it suck for me trying to be this man and raise my daughter into a fine woman? Yes. It fucking sucked often. So many times I could have indulged my feelings, it would have been easier in the moment. Was it worth it to fulfill my duty as her father? Absolutely. Especially now when I'm playing with my granddaughter each morning and seeing the smile on her face and on my daughter's face. In another 25 years, I'll hopefully have the honor of fulfilling my duty as a great grandfather. On my deathbed I can be happy. I can look back on my life knowing I fulfilled my mission. That's the real reward men get from duty. Young men seldom realize that this reward is truly enough. That future seems so distant when you're 18 or even 25. I guarantee that by the time you're 55 you're going to understand how fast it all went by. You'll look back on that skipped game of catch and wish you could do it all over again.

Simulation theory is God with extra steps. Nerds say simulation instead of God in the same way crystal grippers say universe and spiritual.

Many people don't understand how government programs distort prices. Everything that went up in this chart was caused by government subsidies and guarantees.

If you can't buy assets, build them. Entrepreneurship is about crafting your time and energy into wealth-generating asset creation.

Men, if you’re bank balance is low, but you’ve got a family you’re already rich. You just need to find a way to make a little more money.

One of my sales techniques is what I call the “housekeeper close.” When prospect says “I need to do X first,” I tell them about people who hire housekeepers only to tidy up before they arrive. They laugh and realize they’re doing the same with wanting to tidy up their business before I arrive.