Civnat Libs

Sacks talks about cultural revolution, but he blames the wrong causes (social media, which is more a symptom). The loss of a common culture is due in part to multiculturalism, which in turn has been exacerbated by immigration. The scale of mass population centers tends to degrade personality and culture, even if a veneer of social etiquette and naive trust can be sustained in a homogeneous population that already had that cultural capital (e.g. Japan, some European cities). George is wrong about the role of universities with respect to character formation. Paideia needs to start much earlier. And most of American higher ed (including Princeton) cannot be trusted with any share of this task, in so far as it won't repudiate liberalism or feminism. Aristotle recognizes there are differences between male and female excellence as men and women are different, and the education appropriate to each sex is different. Academics are some of the worst male feminists, possibly because they are naive or have low SSH status. One final point: George identifies as the ultimate foundation for character formation the (Judeo-Christian) view of man being made in the image and likeness of God. He also recognizes the Roman Catholic Church has "shot itself in the foot." But he doesn't recognize the extent of the ecclesial problem (e.g. institutional acceptance of feminism). Nor can there be a "Judeo-Christian" evangelization of peoples. And, again, Christianity by itself is not a solution to a multiethnic state in danger of disintegrating.

Uhmerica!

Honestly coal mines and knife factories had more dignity than this as far as child labor goes https://t.co/ythqYzX7PR

— marquis de posade (@acczibit) August 29, 2020

"Yeah, Thanks"

Thanks celebrities, for everything you do for us.#giveusyourmoney pic.twitter.com/URCaZQmGiE

— Greta Lee Jackson (@gretaleejackson) April 24, 2020

#feminismiscancer

'Female Freedom Has an Expiration Date': Being 35 and Single | Op-Docs |... https://t.co/47lHTnFIwC via @YouTube

— Rollo Tomassi (@RationalMale) May 6, 2019

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Your biological clock doesn't give a #@$! about your career

iGen by Jean Twenge

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Techno-Narcissism's Next Step

Make me into a k-pop star! :D

Posted by Soompi on Monday, August 10, 2015

Spiritually Bankrupt Moms

Meet Russia's 9-Year-Old "Supermodel"

Poster Child for Uhmerica

Taylor Swift


Fast forward to 1:08.

Trumpeting girl power? Check.
Trumpeting consumption and mass culture? Check.
Narcissism and the promotion of the cult of celebrity? Check.
Overestimating her importance in history? Check.

Taylor Swift uses AMA acceptance speech to justify her war on Spotify and argue 'music should be consumed in albums'

Post by Kathryn Bernardo.

If there were a meter measuring the amount of self-serving flattery masquerading as validation, Facebook would cause it explode.

Plenty of post-wall women complimenting each other on their attractiveness, with their beta orbiters chiming in...

Liberal Narcissism, a Consequence of the Hydrocarbon Age

How Fossil Fuels Subsidize Us by Robert Rapier (original)

It's easy for us to posture about how morally superior we are compared to those who came before us when we live comfortably thanks to cheap energy, facilitating our wallowing in self-gratification and "private" vices. When that all goes to hell, let's see how moral we are then.

Bad enough that female tweens are getting FB accounts. Instagram and smart phones as well? Enough with the technology-enabled narcissism. Parents need to do some parenting.

Why have young people in Japan stopped having sex?

There probably has been a lot of discussion about this item in the manosphere, and some moralizing about pornography by Christians as well. Porgnoraphy is a bd thing, the act of making it is bad, the industry, and so on. But who gives a better explanation of the decreasing interest in sex, marriage, and reproduction? Are anti-pornography Christians ignoring what industrial mass society has done to men, depriving them of their masculinity while treating them as mere consumers? Herbs who do not have much interest in women (and in turn are not so appealing to women) or in being subservient to the system, but know of no other alternative? And what has been the effect of industrialization (not necessarily Western feminism) on the personalities of women, who now have the means to be independent consumers, even if they are not more "career-oriented"?

When men have few opportunities to exercise their initiative, or to have an amount of control over their own lives that would enhance their self-respect, why shouldn't they turn to video games or other pleasurable pursuits that don't remind him how much of a failure he is? (And why bother to make an effort to even fornicate with women who aren't attracted to them or won't consider them a priority in their lives?)

While there are Chinese women who lament being "leftover women," I have not seen any media coverage of single 30-something Japanese women and their situation.

Vox and Alpha Game
See also: "They do not see their future"

Michael Shedlock

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Men's Well-Being Depends on Meetingh Friends - male friends, that is.

Can she have it all?

Uhm Jung Hwa (엄정화) is still busy, her most recent movie Dancing Queen (댄싱퀸) appears to have been a hit in Korea.





A preview of her episode of Happy Together which was shown earlier this year:


One of the gag concert comedians poked fun at her, remarking that they didn't want to see her without her makeup on.

She is past 40 but still "looking for love" and marriage, lamenting how she isn't married yet and ready to settle down. Being rather wealthy (I would assume) if she does get married she will have the means to make use of the latest in reproductive technology. But what sort of man will she marry? Perhaps someone slightly (or greatly) older, well-off, an executive at some corporation. I doubt she will marry someone younger; has anyone gone the Demi Moore route in South Korea? We know her marriage with Ashton Kutcher turned out, and I have no reason to think that it wouldn't happen in Korea, where divorce culture is gaining strength. What will her own hypergamy allow? What has she been doing with herself for the last 20 years? Too busy being a star, while excluding the ranks of the unworthy from being matched with her?

Are there any CEOs or other corporate managers who want to marry her, despite her "sexy" image (and probable liasons in the past)? My guess is that those unmarried men in their 40s who have money would probably look for someone younger. So if she's to be realistic she should be looking for someone in his 50s. Her situation is comparable to her peers in Hollywood. Is she aware of this? Or does she too imagine that she can be like one of the "luckier" ones and still marry according to her own demands?

Given her continuing popularity in Korea, she should serve as a warning to the younger starlets and singers and her fans. Lee Hyori is dating, and she's past 30. There is still a social and familial pressure on women to marry before they turn 30, though more and more women are not doing so. At least there is some folk recognition that a woman past a certain age will have great difficulties finding a husband. Perhaps this is tied to recognition of her declining fertility and physical attractiveness. Or, that she becomes less suitable as a wife with time because she's been too used to independence. (Or, the reasoning that if she isn't married yet, then there is something wrong with her.)

Her brother Uhm Tae-woong (엄태웅), about 5 years her junior, has become a hot commodity in the past couple of years. He has expressed his wish that she marry (and his concern that she isn't). When he reaches his sister's age, he'll still be on the marriage market with a lot of advantages. Feminists may cry that this is not fair, but they are the ones who are wishing the sexes are the same when they are not.

Will she get married in the next couple of years? She remains a personal favorite because she hasn't lost her femininity. But her public and on-screen persona may be vastly different from what she is like in private. (A version of the entitled princess.) I wouldn't experience schadenfreude at her expense; but she should use her life as a lesson and tell other women about what went wrong, if she has the humility to do so.

She appears in this CF with her brother:


Their appearance together on Entertainment Relay last year, for the filming of the CF.

Plastic Beauties...

Miss Korea’s Plastic Surgery Scandal After Photos Surface



“From now on, I hope to make a name for myself for my inner beauty rather than my outer beauty,” said Kim, who is currently taking a yearlong break from studying film at Konkuk University.

Not the Main Reason Why I Don't Bother With Twitter Any More

But Peter Hitchens is correct as to why we should disregard claims about its usefulness for intellectual inquiry and discussion: Twitter is an Electronic Left-Wing Mob - some of the comments are quite good and develop or add to Mr. Hitchens' criticisms.

It's mostly a tool for narcissists updating about their life or providing fan service with photos and the ideologues too lazy to think through their own positions. Some blogs/websites and companies may do me a favor of providing updates so I can check their websites, but this is usually not information I couldn't get elsewhere (such as Facebook, though Facebook is trying to improve its marketing by restricting the newsfeed). Another toy that won't be missed by the righteous. How can one not have a laugh at the follow of industrial mass civilization?

You Are Not Special Commencement Speech from Wellesley High School


SJ Mercury

The same narcissism that drives people to become mass entertainers also feeds their drive to be on the cutting edge of social liberation and activism? 'Feel good' moralism.

Women's Love of High Heels

On some dating profiles the women will state that they are looking for men of a certain height, because they like to wear high heels, and therefore the man they want has to be taller than them, when they're wearing heels. How seriously do they take this requirement? Is it just one more item on their checklist for disqualifying men at the outset? (Looking for a reason to reject.) That is to say, it is a requirement that could be ignored if the right sort of man approached them. Or is it that serious? How many women end up single because they refuse to compromise on this item, or beceause they refuse to give up wearing high heels? Wouldn't it be better for them to broaden their dating pool by giving up their heels? Some may claim that heels enhance their figure or their calves, but are heels actually meant to please themselves (despite the pain they get after wearing them for a long period) and impress other women, rather than men?

Reality TV that might be helpful?

A comment at IMF:

A couple shows from Canada have been exposing the entitlement mentality of modern western women, namely “Till Debt do us Part” and “Princess” on Slice.tv.

They consist of a straight-talking accountant/financial planner who comes in when the subjects are nearing financial disaster, due primarily to excessive materialism, shallow lifestyles, and bad planning.

The best part of the show is watching the faces of the subjects go from smugness to emerging awareness to a realization that they are pretty horrible people who used others over and over again.

Good shows to watch, at least until feminists somehow declare it too truthful as to female narcissism, and get it pulled.

Till Debt Do Us Part
Princess

Thandie Newton: Embracing otherness, embracing myself

MW once said something to me about good actors not having a strong identity. (This was based primarily on observations of homosexual actors.) Is this another illustration of his claim? Is there a link between the lack of identity and narcissism as well, or are these two separate traits? I don't have time to watch the video at the moment, but it seems to be immersed in pop psych and therapeutic language and contemporary liberal values.