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  1. Comment on I pay my kids to get dressed, do homework and more. It’s the best decision I ever made. in ~life

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    Adults obviously make money ~40 hours a week at a job, but the rest of time we do tasks without getting paid monetarily. I cook, clean, do laundry, etc., not for money or 'out of the kindness of...

    "But then I ask them how many adults will go and work out of the kindness of their heart if they weren’t getting paid monetarily. Reinforcement is built into who we are. It pays to go to work. We don’t do it for free, even if society needs it. Kids are no different.”
    "They would now need to make their beds, feed the dog, practice music, keep their rooms clean and pick out their clothing the night before."

    Adults obviously make money ~40 hours a week at a job, but the rest of time we do tasks without getting paid monetarily. I cook, clean, do laundry, etc., not for money or 'out of the kindness of my heart', but just because it needs to be done. Out of the tasks listed above, I could see how cleaning a room/making a bed could be financially rewarded, but the others seem like that would stifle superior motivation. You should feed a dog, not because you'll get 25 cents, but because it's a living being that you have a responsibility to care for; you should practice music, not for money, but for your own enjoyment.

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  2. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~books

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    I recently started reading Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neill. It's about the impact of big data algorithms on society/inequality.

    I recently started reading Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neill. It's about the impact of big data algorithms on society/inequality.

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  3. Comment on The Cube Rule of food identification in ~food

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    Wouldn't spaghetti be toast by this logic?

    Wouldn't spaghetti be toast by this logic?

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