David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH)

And it's not clear at all what the answer is.

I think we've tried a lot of dead ends when it came to replacements, and people have been filling that void in a million different ways that seem worse than all the religions, despite their faults,

in a myriad of ways, have been able to deliver.

It's the institutions where we don't fully understand the rules and why they're there and what's going to happen if we remove them.

Some of them, seems obvious to me, are just bullshit of the time.

Oh, you should need, whatever, shellfish because in that region of the world, there was something, something, something.

Okay, fine.

Right.

But there's a bunch of other things that are pivotal to keeping society functioning for the long term.

And we don't fully understand which is which.

What's the bullshit and what's the load bearing pillars of society?

I think it's one of the reasons why ambitious people are often afraid of having children because they think I have so much more to do and I barely have enough time now.

How would I possibly be able to accomplish the things I want to accomplish if I add another human into the mix?

Now, A...

we've always worked 40 hours a week, not 80 or 100 or 120.

I think that's very beneficial.

B, kids don't exist in this vacuum of just them alone being entered into your life.

Hopefully there's a partner.

And in my life, I'm married to a wonderful woman who decided to stop working her corporate job when we got together and have been able to carry a huge part of that

I was just about to say burden.