The other day I said “trad wives aren’t real” & was probably too blunt. Staying home with kids esp. when they’re v little is ofc optimal. My point was that the glam “trad wife” life on social media isn’t real. Here’s me in my 20s with my kids (it was hard work--not glamorous)!

I remember when this woman was taken very seriously.

SAHMs are real, tradwives aren't. I'm a young woman and my greatest aspiration in life is to be a wife and mother—I think there are few roles that could possibly be greater than that—and I will say that openly and have for years but I still find the trad stuff dumb and alarming. It will push a certain type of woman—especially women who mostly share my values and preferences—toward abusive relationships (as I have already seen it do offline), and push another type of woman into eschewing marriage and motherhood entirely because leftists have told her that these roles are oppression (derogatory) while trads have also told her that these roles are oppression (positive!). And of course, influencers, podcasters, and commentators will not have to live with the consequences of their words.

A hundred years from now people won't be able to tell that these buildings were built in 2002 and not the 18th century (one reason why this should happen more often)

@Jason @saylor @VitalikButerin @jeremyphoward @benedictevans Claire and I are similarly situated: we're bearish on the postwar order, but bullish on the Internet. For the full episode with @clairlemon: 📺YouTube: 🔊Spotify: 🍎Apple:

A boss and her protege @zoecabina

Because they’re not real. Wives who don’t work have always existed and their decision not to work is driven by economic security not “traditional values”. It’s a luxury not a lifestyle.

I come from Romanian peasant origins . My great grandma (who had 4 kids), an actual tradwife, not the current ballerina farm BS, would leave to work in the fields, away from her kids, for days on end. My grandma, who was 10, was left to supervise her younger siblings.

Release the Housing Files.

A common misconception among first-year social work students is the assumption—often viewed through a racial lens—that Black or Brown individuals inherently have worse experiences in America than white individuals.