Culture

Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth

a profoundly moving story about the children who grow up to inflict on others the violence that they themselves have suffered. It is a story of horror and heartbreak, yet ultimately full of hope --books.google.com

The costly stupidity of the recycling religion

by John Stossel: "Putting garbage in landfills is often much cheaper than recycling. My town would save $340 million a year if it just stopped recycling."

non-binary gender (concept)

Non-binary and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or female‍—‌identities that are outside the gender binary --wikipedia

Comedian Konstantin Kisin speaking at the Oxford Union (video)

He takes the position that wokeness has gone too far. Oxford Union is at 495 in Truth vs. Falsehood.

Spare, by Prince Harry

Prince Harry’s controversial, tell-all memoir Spare has become the fastest-selling non-fiction book of all time, after shifting 1.43 million copies during its first day on sale in the UK, US, and Canada --guinnessworldrecords.com

Andrew Tate (influencer)

He is an ex-kickboxer who has recently taken the internet by storm with his controversial beliefs about society --request

neutering pets

Request: Such as cats and dogs. Widely practiced and required in some countries. But is it integrous?

tall poppy syndrome

a cultural phenomenon in which people hold back, criticise or sabotage those who have or are believed to have achieved notable success in one or more aspects of life, particularly intellectual or cultural wealth; "cutting down the tall poppy" -- wikipedia

"If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best"

T-shirt slogan and Internet meme

Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters

Request: The author says the transgender movement in young girls is a social contagion.

New Year's Eve parties

Letting go of an entire year is a good thing...

"take one for the team"

to do or experience something unpleasant, or accept blame or punishment for something, so that other members of a group do not have to --dictionary.cambridge.org

regifting

Often the motives are principally charitable but also includes giving items which are surplus to one's needs. However, re-gifting also refers to the act of giving away unwanted gifts as a way of disposing them --wikipedia

Western culture femininization of men

Is it an actual thing?

America's culture war

In the subjective reality of level 250 (average, the range is 195 - 320), there is a culture war in America. Is it a virtuous war in which to be engaged, or does one become involved with negativity?