Quote:.“progressive institutional leaders have specifically taught young progressives that catastrophizing is a good way to get what they want.”

Yglesias quoted a passage from Filipovic that expressed exactly the concern that Greg had expressed to me back in 2014:

I am increasingly convinced that there are tremendously negative long-term consequences, especially to young people, coming from this reliance on the language of harm and accusations that things one finds offensive are “deeply problematic” or even violent. Just about everything researchers understand about resilience and mental well-being suggests that people who feel like they are the chief architects of their own life — to mix metaphors, that they captain their own ship, not that they are simply being tossed around by an uncontrollable ocean — are vastly better off than people whose default position is victimization, hurt, and a sense that life simply happens to them and they have no control over their response. https://jonathanhaidt.substack.com/p/men...l-girls?s=

(03-09-2023 11:20 AM)chess Wrote:  

Quote:.“progressive institutional leaders have specifically taught young progressives that catastrophizing is a good way to get what they want.”

Yglesias quoted a passage from Filipovic that expressed exactly the concern that Greg had expressed to me back in 2014:

I am increasingly convinced that there are tremendously negative long-term consequences, especially to young people, coming from this reliance on the language of harm and accusations that things one finds offensive are “deeply problematic” or even violent. Just about everything researchers understand about resilience and mental well-being suggests that people who feel like they are the chief architects of their own life — to mix metaphors, that they captain their own ship, not that they are simply being tossed around by an uncontrollable ocean — are vastly better off than people whose default position is victimization, hurt, and a sense that life simply happens to them and they have no control over their response. https://jonathanhaidt.substack.com/p/men...l-girls?s=

Feminism accelerated that decline.

Quote:In conclusion, I believe that Greg Lukianoff was exactly right in the diagnosis he shared with me in 2014. Many young people had suddenly—around 2013—embraced three great untruths:

They came to believe that they were fragile and would be harmed by books, speakers, and words, which they learned were forms of violence (Great Untruth #1).

They came to believe that their emotions—especially their anxieties—were reliable guides to reality (Great Untruth #2).

They came to see society as comprised of victims and oppressors—good people and bad people (Great Untruth #3).

Private or homeschooling if you can afford the time and cost.

Is this the type of **** yall talk about on the spin board?

Talk about middle school gossip girl bs. Yall need to get out your basement. Try talking to a girl in real life. sheesh.

(03-09-2023 11:29 AM)mturn017 Wrote:  

Is this the type of **** yall talk about on the spin board?

Talk about middle school gossip girl bs. Yall need to get out your basement. Try talking to a girl in real life. sheesh.

Most of us do have girls. They would also agree with us that their liberal friends are crazy.

(03-09-2023 11:40 AM)andybible1995 Wrote:  

(03-09-2023 11:29 AM)mturn017 Wrote:  

Is this the type of **** yall talk about on the spin board?

Talk about middle school gossip girl bs. Yall need to get out your basement. Try talking to a girl in real life. sheesh.

Most of us do have girls. They would also agree with us that their liberal friends are crazy.

So no substance at all?

Y'all just be all catty over there fighting an online culture war against no one? No politics? No policy? And all the while, the entire time you're having this online circle jerk you're blaming someone else for some perceived downfall of society.

I'm just guessing as that's usually how it goes down.

What a bunch of crybabies.

(03-09-2023 11:24 AM)BlueBird10 Wrote:  Private or homeschooling if you can afford the time and cost.

Or move to a nice and safe area with a school board, administration and teachers who don't put up with the woke crap. Wrong location for this thread, but I agree 100%.

Great discussion of college sports and conference realignment, guys.

What does this have to do with college sports exactly?

(03-09-2023 11:56 AM)GarnetAndBlue Wrote:  

(03-09-2023 11:24 AM)BlueBird10 Wrote:  Private or homeschooling if you can afford the time and cost.

Or move to a nice and safe area with a school board, administration and teachers who don't put up with the woke crap. Wrong location for this thread, but I agree 100%.

The United State of Florida...USF! USF! USF!

I think the study said more girls are reporting sexual assault & was trying to link it to that.

The problem is no father figure to teach correct masculinity.

(03-09-2023 11:29 AM)mturn017 Wrote:  

Is this the type of **** yall talk about on the spin board?

Talk about middle school gossip girl bs. Yall need to get out your basement. Try talking to a girl in real life. sheesh.

this topic directly addresses my daughter’s age group (she’ll be 24 in a few mos.)…

my daughter dominates the biatches that prescribe to the thread topic train o’ thought…

so yeah, at fathers that are inept…

also, this thread was moved…

(03-09-2023 11:24 AM)BlueBird10 Wrote:  Private or homeschooling if you can afford the time and cost.

We homeschooled our daughter every single year... Pre-K all the way through 12.

Well, my wife primarily did.

And this was before states started providing vouchers to homeschool families.

All of our costs were out-of-pocket. When you buy a text book you also have to buy the teacher's edition.

Heck, Shelby County Schools gets state funding of $584,591,469 for 108,321 students.

I don't think vouchers also include the local/city or federal funds, so I'll go with just the state portion.

That's $5,396.84 per student.

What we could've done with 5 grand every year.

(03-09-2023 11:44 AM)mturn017 Wrote:  

(03-09-2023 11:40 AM)andybible1995 Wrote:  

(03-09-2023 11:29 AM)mturn017 Wrote:  

Is this the type of **** yall talk about on the spin board?

Talk about middle school gossip girl bs. Yall need to get out your basement. Try talking to a girl in real life. sheesh.

Most of us do have girls. They would also agree with us that their liberal friends are crazy.

So no substance at all?

Y'all just be all catty over there fighting an online culture war against no one? No politics? No policy? And all the while, the entire time you're having this online circle jerk you're blaming someone else for some perceived downfall of society.

I'm just guessing as that's usually how it goes down.

What a bunch of crybabies.

Actually we blame ourselves for letting radical leftists drive our nation into the crapper. It's time to fight back.

And the fight has begun.

(03-09-2023 12:18 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(03-09-2023 11:29 AM)mturn017 Wrote:  

Is this the type of **** yall talk about on the spin board?

Talk about middle school gossip girl bs. Yall need to get out your basement. Try talking to a girl in real life. sheesh.

this topic directly addresses my daughter’s age group (she’ll be 24 in a few mos.)…

my daughter dominates the biatches that prescribe to the thread topic train o’ thought…

so yeah, at fathers that are inept…

also, this thread was moved…

my non prog filth peeps are dominating

Gay libs telling us to talk to a real girl.

Brilliant.

(03-09-2023 01:20 PM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  Gay libs telling us to talk to a real girl.

Brilliant.

Dang! Your comment is brilliant!

(03-09-2023 02:15 PM)umbluegray Wrote:  

(03-09-2023 01:20 PM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  Gay libs telling us to talk to a real girl.

Brilliant.

Dang! Your comment is brilliant!

So....what now? Do you two look each other in the eyes or just grab a towell and go your own ways?

(03-09-2023 11:29 AM)mturn017 Wrote:  

Is this the type of **** yall talk about on the spin board?

Talk about middle school gossip girl bs. Yall need to get out your basement. Try talking to a girl in real life. sheesh.

Some of it is. Some of it is serious politics. WTF did you expect?..Poly Sci professors debating stuff? GTFO if it bothers you.