Ben Greenfield
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Then you're going to be more likely to commit to a long-term relationship, to have children, to build legacy, to build generational wealth, to set the foundation for what made this country great.
Then you're going to be more likely to commit to a long-term relationship, to have children, to build legacy, to build generational wealth, to set the foundation for what made this country great.
Then you're going to be more likely to commit to a long-term relationship, to have children, to build legacy, to build generational wealth, to set the foundation for what made this country great.
And I think that even though it sounds kind of trite, if you have a bunch of young people sleeping around and not treating sex as sacred, getting into marriage, not understanding what a sacred committed relationship, even when the other person that you're with is not perfect, actually feels like and looks like, then you can create a lot of long-term societal and familial instability.
And I think that even though it sounds kind of trite, if you have a bunch of young people sleeping around and not treating sex as sacred, getting into marriage, not understanding what a sacred committed relationship, even when the other person that you're with is not perfect, actually feels like and looks like, then you can create a lot of long-term societal and familial instability.
And I think that even though it sounds kind of trite, if you have a bunch of young people sleeping around and not treating sex as sacred, getting into marriage, not understanding what a sacred committed relationship, even when the other person that you're with is not perfect, actually feels like and looks like, then you can create a lot of long-term societal and familial instability.
And so I think the idea of celibacy lends itself better to the foundations of a great society than the opposite.
And so I think the idea of celibacy lends itself better to the foundations of a great society than the opposite.
And so I think the idea of celibacy lends itself better to the foundations of a great society than the opposite.
You know what I mean? Honestly, like I, I hate to say it's almost like the lesser of two evils, but I'd rather, let's say like, young men who right now are spending a disproportionate amount of time on social media, playing video games in mom's basement, whatever, not to stereotype too much.
You know what I mean? Honestly, like I, I hate to say it's almost like the lesser of two evils, but I'd rather, let's say like, young men who right now are spending a disproportionate amount of time on social media, playing video games in mom's basement, whatever, not to stereotype too much.
You know what I mean? Honestly, like I, I hate to say it's almost like the lesser of two evils, but I'd rather, let's say like, young men who right now are spending a disproportionate amount of time on social media, playing video games in mom's basement, whatever, not to stereotype too much.
I'd rather them be going out and doing dangerous things, jumping off cliffs, partying, drinking, et cetera, than I would a generation of young men who live in their parents' basements and don't get married till they're 40. And I'd almost rather see young people doing dangerous things than I would them doing nothing at all.
I'd rather them be going out and doing dangerous things, jumping off cliffs, partying, drinking, et cetera, than I would a generation of young men who live in their parents' basements and don't get married till they're 40. And I'd almost rather see young people doing dangerous things than I would them doing nothing at all.
I'd rather them be going out and doing dangerous things, jumping off cliffs, partying, drinking, et cetera, than I would a generation of young men who live in their parents' basements and don't get married till they're 40. And I'd almost rather see young people doing dangerous things than I would them doing nothing at all.
Yeah. My son's graduated high school two months ago and I kicked him out of the house. Really? They're in, I think they made it to Arizona so far. They got a used car. They don't get a dime from me. And they're just off driving around the country for, well, they're supposed to be home by Thanksgiving. They got a tent for the top of their car.
Yeah. My son's graduated high school two months ago and I kicked him out of the house. Really? They're in, I think they made it to Arizona so far. They got a used car. They don't get a dime from me. And they're just off driving around the country for, well, they're supposed to be home by Thanksgiving. They got a tent for the top of their car.
Yeah. My son's graduated high school two months ago and I kicked him out of the house. Really? They're in, I think they made it to Arizona so far. They got a used car. They don't get a dime from me. And they're just off driving around the country for, well, they're supposed to be home by Thanksgiving. They got a tent for the top of their car.
They're like parking by the side of the road and camping and getting water from springs and eating oatmeal and beef jerky and just learning how life works and getting out of the house for a little while to just go explore, which I think is a great idea. That's so amazing. They're ready for it. Yeah.
They're like parking by the side of the road and camping and getting water from springs and eating oatmeal and beef jerky and just learning how life works and getting out of the house for a little while to just go explore, which I think is a great idea. That's so amazing. They're ready for it. Yeah.