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oh. i see. ty.

in case you or anyone else out there is curious…

as an example, california somewhat tends to be or has been mostly democrat (left, liberal, progressive) for a long time, but republicans (right, conservative, past-oriented) do get elected frequently in california (many, many governors of the state, mayors, legislators, council officers, etc.).

this is probably how it plays out in many places that have a ~perception~ of a “uni-party.”

many places, like california, are not at all, in reality, a uni-party state.

people in california already do vote similarly to the suggestion of “showing defiance to the current regime” (current party in office). five out of the last ten governors of cali were republican. half.

also in california’s case, like in many other places one would call a “left uni-party,” it probably seems more blue/left because statistically, higher iq people trend that way, so california, in their values, culture, rhetoric, etc seems more left/blue.

it’s often (not always) a matter of voting for the lesser evil, and unfortunately, conservative thinking usually produces greater evils. automatic contrarian decision-making processes also do not produce better results or ways of being.

rational rhetoric is boring and tediously factual.

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it depends what the culture is like from where you’re from. that’s the next most important thing after the culture that your immediate family has formed by your parents.

your parents seem exceptionally excellent, especially in comparison to most the people of your town or state or whatever…so you came out excellent too.

the blame should not be attributed to “public school” per se. the problem(s) wholly come from the ideas, principles, or culture that the individuals in positions of influence, power or authority have.

for example, there are public schools out there that have olympic athletes who are also academically phenomenal, friendly & honest. the areas they come from are lucky in many ways. but simply put, it’s the collective values & expectations of the parents & kids’ peers that makes the public school filled with high achieving & ambitious people who are also honest, confident & kind. it doesn’t have much to do with “the public school” except for the excellence-expecting parents demanding that the public schools do what they want for their kids. that’s what charter schools are doing—demanding that the education or time spent is done a certain way that the parents prefer. but parents can just do that with public schools too. if only the parents can get on the same page with what’s best...

but can totally see why you’re saying what you’re saying, because like you mentioned, lotsa morons out there (who will say their kids don’t benefit from playing in the woods, reading literature or learning algebra or whatever).

“success” or high achievement are bonuses of hard work that, of course, bring many benefits to one’s life.

but, imho, what’s most important to being a good person is very, very simply just to be an honest, humble & kind individual…and…this in itself contributes immense benefits to society.

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I was a unique case of homeschooling because I was homeschooled through 8th grade then went made the decision to go try high school because I was worried I might be stupid compared to other kids who I knew through sports, clubs, community, etc… My parents made it clear that it was my decision to make, so I made it.

Turns out I was not, in fact, stupid relative to the other kids… I was able to skip through math classes in high school and graduated valedictorian while being a three-sport athlete all four years. I discovered that public school is absurdly easy, because everything caters to the lowest common denominator. The focus was on time spent (in your desk, doing homework, etc) vs deliverables. Put another way, it was an “hourly” mentality instead of a “salary” mentality.

That said, I had some really great science and math teachers in high school that I am still very grateful for. They were also the type of teachers who thought administrative mandates were bullshit and just wanted to focus on teaching.

Things I liked most about being homeschooled:

- I finished all my work in 2-3 hours in the morning and spent the rest of the day outside — I was outside constantly.

- I was done when I was done. There was no “homework” because it was all at home.

- I could do my work from anywhere, or work ahead a few days bitcoin if needed. There were no arbitrary constraints.

- It taught me to work on deliverables.

- I read a shitload.

- I was never uncomfortable around “adults.” They were just bigger people to me. I showed everyone respect, but I was perfectly comfortable and happy hanging out with adults even as the only kid (plus my sister).

- I got to do a bunch of random shit because I my schoolwork itself took very little time.

On the subject of random shit, one of my favorite memories is when my mom set me up with a legit blacksmith to apprentice for a day. He’s the first person who taught me about Fibonacci. Seriously brilliant and badass dude. Made a huge impression on me and I will never forget it.

I also just played in the woods constantly. Started fires, built forts, used knives and axes and guns from a young age.

In terms of things I disliked, the only real thing was the worry that I was not going to be as smart as my peers at public school. Benchmarking was hard. It’s the whole reason I decided to go to high school, only to find out that a lot of people are complete morons, with zero initiative, drive, or grit.

I also spend a day a week at a Montessori school for a year or two. That was neat. Zero “schoolwork” was done. We just built shit and cooked shit and played outside.

My parents also helped found a small charter school (about 10 kids). We would get together once a week and had a couple tutors who came in. I had an awesome Mennonite algebra tutor named Edith. We got on swell.

Anyway, highly recommend homeschooling, and will be doing it with our kid(s). There are infinitely more online resources available now than there were when my parents did it.

it depends what the culture is like from where you’re from. that’s the next most important thing after the culture that your immediate family has formed by your parents.

your parents seem exceptionally excellent, especially in comparison to most the people of your town or state or whatever…so you came out excellent too.

the blame should not be attributed to “public school” per se. the problem(s) wholly come from the ideas, principles, or culture that the individuals in positions of influence, power or authority have.

for example, there are public schools out there that have olympic athletes who are also academically phenomenal, friendly & honest. the areas they come from are lucky in many ways. but simply put, it’s the collective values & expectations of the parents & kids’ peers that makes the public school filled with high achieving & ambitious people who are also honest, confident & kind. it doesn’t have much to do with “the public school” except for the excellence-expecting parents demanding that the public schools do what they want for their kids. that’s what charter schools are doing—demanding that the education or time spent is done a certain way that the parents prefer. but parents can just do that with public schools too. if only the parents can get on the same page with what’s best...

but can totally see why you’re saying what you’re saying, because like you mentioned, lotsa morons out there (who will say their kids don’t benefit from playing in the woods, reading literature or learning algebra or whatever).

trump is an irl monster who doesn’t care about principles of freedom.

https://x.com/laurenhitt/status/1836364161783095507

if you’re on social media, you’re using one of the social medias.

you’re on one (out of all the social medias out there).

which one would you rather be on?

you’re on one right now. is it your preference to be on fb, tt, nostr, etc.

don’t count on corporations to grant you rights. defend them yourself by using (supporting) one of the social medias that can be considered freedom tech. not one of the social medias that’s run by corporations or corruptible single points of failure.

young man, trump has NO clue. no idea whatsoever of what he was doing there.

your words, unfortunately, are empty & false…

but even more sadly, i think you know this and are still, nevertheless, saying what you’re saying… 🫥😬

truly historic to have trump show up for a photo opp, hold a phone & click when he is told to….?

trump has no idea where he is or what he’s doing.

playing with the bitcoins, tho…?

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🙏 disagree. 🙇🏻‍♀️

there’s a time & place for anything.

sometimes da boys get together and do their boy things.

the girls ~also~ love to get together with just the girls and be girlie.

i always wish to go to natalie’s brunches. they seem cool & fun. i don’t see that as “isolating ourselves.” it’s just another thing.

…and yeah…in general spaces of sophistication, everyone *would* feel welcome…but there are exceedingly few general spaces where _most_ da boys (and some girls too, like esp the karens) are ultra enlightened & highly civilized.

women absolutely do benefit from having women-only spaces. it would be great if there were no explicit “need” for them & just done out of a preference for a different kind of fun, but we totally do “need” them still in 2024.

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mark hoppus wrote a book, and it’ll be the daddest of dads book america can really learn from. gonna be so insightful and beautiful. can’t wait to read it. it comes out in april.

😃🥟🔥 it’s a dumpling fire! but not as cute as it sounds…there’ll many more problems...

trump is currently poisoning the minds of people most difficult to educate or reason with (as if it’s not already hard lol), his supporters. & actually also more people than that!

then! down the line, understandings of bitcoin will be ever more confused & chaotic. bitcoin’s adversaries will have so much more fuel/support.

ja 🙂😄😁 all good 😎😎🦙