Nuclear Meltdown

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The problem with comfortable homes
The cost of convenience appears to be social connection
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Jim Dalrymple II
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Kids belong in public
Sequestering kids away from the adult world is a sad indictment on how we conceive of childhood
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Jim Dalrymple II
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What Ballerina Farm can teach us about money, family, and village building
Money is a tool to help us be with the people we love
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Jim Dalrymple II
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How to be a swinger and destroy your family
It does not surprise me that a world with few rules is also awash in loneliness
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Jim Dalrymple II
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This is what living in a family compound is really like
I interviewed two friends who live next door to their parents and siblings
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Jim Dalrymple II
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We learned the wrong lesson from 'Friends'
Despite its name, 'Friends' actually demonstrates the power of family relationships
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Jim Dalrymple II
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So what if children are 'hell'?
Family is about building something that'll pay off over the long term, not about dopamine hits
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Jim Dalrymple II
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Safety culture undermines community
Also, live close to family
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Jim Dalrymple II
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Don't waste your old age on yourself
We all get old, but we have to choose to be elders
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Jim Dalrymple II
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The right way to do intergenerational wealth
Existing in a community requires accepting a sense of obligation and responsibility
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Jim Dalrymple II
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We need an elite paradigm that values family
Ennoble kinkeeping and stay-at-home moms, not workaholism
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Jim Dalrymple II
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Summer without kids is like bread without yeast
We've forgotten the point of everything
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