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by jen20 1403 days ago
> There's no way I would trade what I'm doing now for money.

So what are you doing?

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For the past 4 years, I've been a full-time stay-at-home parent experimenting heavily on how to nurture a child through anarchism. It is a full-time unpaid gig and I'm loving it.

Most parents do not understand how we do what we do because they're afraid to allow kids the freedom and empowerment we allow for. Friends have found it exhausting to hang out with us because their childhood traumas start ringing when they see the kid do things they never would've been allowed to do and, instead of processing their trauma, they suppress their emotions, which takes a lot of energy.

And now I'm starting a carnival circuit dedicated to culture hacking in order to help people repair/recover/revolutionize their cultures in order to better meet their needs.

Everything about this screams "Somebody please call Child Protective Services and get this guy committed"

If you start gaining followers....you're starting a cult

What are you reading into this? I'm very curious what specific quotes suggest to you something questionable is going on.
This is only going to end in disaster and life-long trauma for that child. Poor luck of the draw for that kid.
Would you go into more detail so we can better account for what you're fearing?
To be clear: I wouldn't quit doing this job for one that pays money.

I'd much rather work to make parenting a paying gig, since it's clearly exploited in modern society.