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That modern parents have problems disciplining their children isn't decadence, just the troublesome logical outcome of democracy.
What if it turned out media had to be regulated to guarantee that democracy and market capitalism could succeed?
Democracy and market capitalism need a third ingredient to function: information and education to exercise choice.
People who readily accept the need for a gym will resist that their personalities might need some work too.
In love, better than being admired is having our flaws recognised but treated hopefully.
How quickly one wakes up depends on how swiftly one can remember reasons to be hopeful or (more likely) terrified.
Being snappy is a symptom of an argument we forgot to have some way back.
We should keep a diary of incidents of envy - from which to work out what to do next.
Feeling you're basically leading the right life is entirely compatible with feeling grumpy much of the time.
What gets called 'shallowness' in people usually stems from a reluctance to feel adequately sad about stuff.
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