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Author: Theodore Lee

Theodore Lee is the editor of Caveman Circus. He strives for self-improvement in all areas of his life, except his candy consumption, where he remains a champion gummy worm enthusiast. When not writing about mindfulness or living in integrity,  you can find him hiding giant bags of sour patch kids under the bed.
Life Experiences

Confessions of Former Home-Schooled Kids

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1. I’ve always been the awkward friendless outsider. I will always be the awkward friendless outsider. Four years of college, four years of graduate school, and over 15 years in the professional world. And I still can’t seem to carry on a conversation without being awkward.

I don’t have any friends, which makes life pretty hard when I’m going through rough patches. Coworkers quietly go to lunch and hang out after work without inviting me.

In-laws and extended family all have these meaningful relationships and go on vacations together. I’ve spent my entire life watching from the outside and it’s so depressing.

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Advice Column

“How do I save my son from a toxic girlfriend?”

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My 18 year old son was thriving. He was excelling in a competitive sport with Olympic potential, doing well academically, and had a healthy social life. Then he started dating his current girlfriend, and everything began to unravel.

Since meeting her, he has isolated himself from friends and family, dropped out of high school, and stopped taking his training seriously. He now spends most of his time waiting outside her school, walking her to and from class, or glued to his phone talking to her. When he does not do what she wants, she calls him crying, yelling, and putting enormous emotional pressure on him.

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Life Experiences

How Our Family of Six Survives on $50,000 a Year

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I make approximately $50,000 a year and support a family of six.

My wife and I are both 30. We have been married for 10 years and have four children. I am the only person in our household earning an income. My wife stays home, cares for the children and homeschools them.

When people hear those numbers, they usually assume we must be miserable or drowning in debt. We are not.

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Links

Linkage

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18 Fascinating Photos Collected From History – Ned Hardy

Forty First Dates and Still Searching – NYTimes

What it looks like to live next to a sprawling data center – USA Today

Evergrande tycoon at the heart of China’s property crisis sentenced to life in prison – Reuters

This may be the first academic profession to see its work taken over by AI – Archive.ph

31 Memes That Won The Internet This Week – Ned Hardy

Politicians Who Once Championed Data Centers Are Now Bashing Them – WSJ

Why Americans Stopped Reading Books – Open Culture

Brands Are ‘Maxxing’ and ‘Mogging’ as They Co-Opt a Controversial Trend – WSJ

Big Bear Bald Eagle, Shadow ‘highly likely’ to nest up with new eagle pal, biologist says – Archive.ph

I’m 50 years old. Why do I still struggle with the need to be liked? – The Guardian

As demand for Meta AI glasses explodes, it’s harder to avoid creepy recordings – Ars Technica

Mapped: Where Young Americans Are Buying Homes – Visual Capitalist

Quiz

Would You Last in the Mafia?

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Forget the movies. Survival inside a crime family had almost nothing to do with being the toughest man in the room, and everything to do with reading a room full of people who might kill you.

The ones who lasted understood the internal logic of the institution they’d given their lives to, a world with its own rules of rank, money, reputation, and loyalty, where a single misjudgment could be the last one you made. This is the brutal machinery of a criminal organization seen from the inside, not a celebration of it.

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Advice Column

“Sex robots will free men from the sexual tyranny of women”

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Sex robots are not an “if” but a “when”. Other technological advancements such as custom AI porn and hyper realistic augmented reality will be the intermediate steps.

Once men have ubiquitous access to sex with their own versions of 10/10s, the current humiliation rituals of jestering for women (expecting to be the one to approach/ask out), achieving success, being “extroverted”, caring about women’s political opinions etc will all be obsolete.

Women will be begging for male attention…. Unfortunately competing with a 10/10 18 to 21 year old (ideal ages) hyper feminine sex robot harem will be next to impossible.

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Life Advice

Why “I’ll Be Rich Someday” Is the Most Dangerous Retirement Plan

There’s a retirement plan that doesn’t involve a 401(k), an IRA, or even a savings account.

It sounds like this:

I’ll make more money eventually.

Once I get that promotion, I’ll start saving.

Once the business takes off, I’ll catch up.

Once the kids are older, I’ll have extra money.

Once I’m making real money, then I’ll get serious.

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