Lone Candle
Champion of Truth
Xenniels grew up at least partially in an analog world, but were still in their formative years when we went mostly digital. They didn’t grow up in one world or the other. They grew up in both worlds and during the transition. They also got hit early with the Great Recession.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqs0PokPDqo
Our inability to figure out what’s real is an important social problem. We are being driven crazy by our technology.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5QuO_wKPhk
Societies that primarily grow rice rather than wheat tend to be more collectivist due to rice requiring more of a group effort.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THGJxJcM8IE
Empathy is good at the right place and time, but too much empathy, or empathy in the wrong situation, is deadly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KiD9kXePvY
“Yes, homes cost more now, but census data show more Americans own their homes now than when I was a kid.
And today’s homes are much bigger and twice as likely to have central air, dishwashers, garbage disposals, etc.
We want more now.
Also, young people can afford more now.
Today, Americans actually spend a smaller percentage of our money on food, clothing, and housing than we used to, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics survey data.
“We have a lot more things and we don’t have to work as hard to get them,” says Michel. “Now it’s the norm to go out for dinner.”
When I was young, few people did that.
Few people flew places for vacation. They didn’t have the money, and flying cost much more. Adjusted for inflation, a cross-country flight cost $1,000. Now it’s about $300.
“People did not just go on vacation,” says Michel, “did not fly all across the country.”
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Gen Z, overall, is doing better than young people once did. A typical 25-year-old Gen Zer has annual household income that’s 50 percent above Baby Boomers’.”
https://reason.com/2025/10/01/young-people-are-richer-than-boomers-were/
Our Coming Plutocracy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wetEKGZdUo
‘The Game Is Rigged.’ Elizabeth Warren on America’s Next Story | ‘The Opinions’ podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUdRE1OAH38
We need to channel masculinity in such a way that is moral and productive for society. This isn’t an excuse for toxic masculinity, but it requires an acceptance that not all masculinity is toxic and we need masculinity to be a force for good. We should also recognize that there are different ways to be masculine and that not all men are masculine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLIEpbLWWao
Americans when making a mistake, used to have their hearts in the right place but were just screwing it up. With Trump, the heart isn’t in the right place. Trump has destroyed conservatism and Christianity. Christianity was about helping the meek, not power and vengeance. Schools and society have become too focused on self-actualization rather than becoming better and more capable people; too focused on specific career skills rather than improving character.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA9Bwd1zYDQ
Tech moguls planned in private Signal chats how to turn the culture right and support Trump. This is closer to a secret group of powerful people trying to control society than anything the left does or the “deep state”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF4qM3hkECQ