The point of reproduction is education: shaping a person, not breeding clones. It is a long-term project aimed at building version 1.2 of yourself. Otherwise, you are merely producing a new brainless consumer for the system.

Unfortunately, most people prefer illusions to truth. That is how our species works.

Christmas is, by itself, a scam: celebrating the birth of Christ on the same day as the winter solstice and presenting this as meaningful largely for consumeristic reasons, while encouraging people to believe that exchanging items defines love.

Almost three years ago, I spent three months in the United States and witnessed the country’s condition firsthand. I realized the extent of the denial many Westerners live in, and to put things into perspective, I decided to organize a solo trip to explore China. https://dscompounding.com/2025/12/04/the-utopian-present-of-china/

I will never understand why smart people ruin their credibility by continuing to make predictions. I imagine it is a way to keep the plebs engaged and committed, just as every shaman or priest does while preaching about paradises.