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Re:For Long-Term Health and Happiness, Marriage Still Matters by rayiner on Sunday March 19, 2023 @10:24PM (#35226509)
Human beings, especially young people, need social pressure to help them make good decisions. Do you think if you go to dinner and all your friends order a salad instead of the deep dish pizza, that doesn’t make a difference?

The fact is that most people think they’re special, but they’re not. Modern American society gives people this illusion of choice, and they’re paralyzed by it. But for maybe 80% of people, it’s not going to get much better than getting married, having kids, and working to put food on the table. Socializing the next generation of workers is probably the most you’re cut out to do in this world.

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Re:For Long-Term Health and Happiness, Marriage Still Matters by lapcat on Sunday March 19, 2023 @10:36PM (#35226592)
> Human beings, especially young people, need social pressure to help them make good decisions.

Also in many cases to make bad decisions.

What if all your friends order the deep dish?

> The fact is that most people think they’re special, but they’re not.

True. IMO your advice and social pressure is not special.

> But for maybe 80% of people, it’s not going to get much better than getting married, having kids, and working to put food on the table.

My point is that those 80% can likely figure that out for themselves.

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Re:For Long-Term Health and Happiness, Marriage Still Matters by rayiner on Monday March 20, 2023 @07:01AM (#35229825)
> My point is that those 80% can likely figure that out for themselves.

My observation is that they can’t, and make a lot of mistakes trying.

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