No one said you had to get married life long lovers!

Marriage is a recent thing life existed without it before. Being older you know about your lifespan if you're 60 you probably got 10 years to go. The saying you'll find love and good time but you will have Alzheimer's by then so you probably won't even know each other. Sad live now best to be lovers enjoy life happiness than not like. In view polyamorous no joke!

~~~~Polyamory challenges the traditional "relationship escalator" that assumes marriage is the mandatory final goal of a lifelong partnership. Many in the polyamorous community, and in consensual non-monogamous relationships, structure their lives around personalized commitments rather than societal pressures. 

Key perspectives on this approach include:

Redefining Commitment: Lifelong love does not require a marriage certificate, and many polyamorists, or "lifelong lovers," find security and stability in long-term non-married partnerships.

Stepping Off the Escalator: A core component of polyamory is often "stepping off the relationship escalator," which allows individuals to define their own milestones like cohabitation, co-parenting, or shared finances without needing to conform to the traditional steps of engagement and marriage.

Subjective Relationships: Polyamory is deeply personal, and while some may still choose to marry, others find that legal marriage can create an unfair "hierarchy" (known as "couple privilege") that makes other partners feel secondary.

Lifelong Polyamory: Long-term, happy polyamorous relationships that last for decades exist, demonstrating that such arrangements can be just as stable and enduring as traditional marriage.

Different Structures: Some polyamorous families live together in a "family style" structure, focusing on shared support and community, regardless of who is legally married. 

Essentially, this perspective holds that love is abundant and not limited to one person, allowing for multiple, committed, and long-term relationships without the necessity of marriage. - Note from AI.

NY, Houston. Risk is high with Iran with current US issues!

"Travel resumes at Kansas City airport after unspecified threat." Trump and the clown shows putting people at risk. "FBI Director Kash Patel recently fired at least ten agents who were part of a specialized unit monitoring threats from Iran." NY, Houston. Risk is high! https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/travel-resumes-at-kansas-city-airport-after-unspecified-threat/ar-AA1XMjVS

"Due to its critical energy infrastructure, major ports, and the ongoing conflict involving U.S. strikes on Iran. Texas officials have increased security at these sites, citing threats of retaliation against American assets following the killing of Iranian leadership." But I think Iran will be able to hit targets physicality with something! 

"New York City is considered a top target in potential nuclear or large-scale attacks due to
its immense population density, status as a premier global financial hub, and symbolic importance." Would also take out the financial hub. I would say it more likely won't be nuclear but damage with drones, relating!

The targets are small to do the most damage and is why in the current system we are at we are at risk! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W9D91CG270

America wanting to go backward. Amish like Social Inequality

 

As it's said: The future goes forward not backward. Can't go forward if you are against your own people. Conservatism is a disease being against people is against a decline. Quicksand if they are not living well than it would be hard for you as the environment is dire you are in. https://www.gavinpublishers.com/article/view/the-impact-of-a-conservative-worldview-on-women-and-childrens-health

~~~After years of maligning teachers unions, Moms for Liberty has joined forces with its former adversaries to push for limits on laptops in classrooms. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/moms-liberty-teachers-unions-schools-tech-screen-time-rcna263931

~~~ In China, AI is no longer optional for some kids. It's part of the curriculum. But while the state's main goal with the AI-in-schools policy is to develop a pool of talent, the parents of the kids like all parents are thinking about their children's future. https://www.npr.org/2026/01/27/nx-s1-5683821/china-ai-schools-curriculum

Children do not understand decline. Why do I have to be Amish? What kind of future will I have? "Amish retirement, often called a slowing down period beginning in their late 40s or 50s, involves transitioning farm or business ownership to children rather than ceasing work. They avoid formal retirement homes, living in specialized smaller homes (Dawdy Haus) on the family property, and reject Social Security, relying instead on family and community support." - AI note.

Much like the urban vs rural thing asking why are these people not brought up yet. "Urban areas are characterized by high population density with large numbers of people living in relatively small areas. Rural areas, in contrast, have a low ratio of inhabitants to land, with communities and individuals spread out over larger areas. Differences in population density can significantly impact the lifestyles and social interactions in these areas." https://www.britannica.com/topic/Whats-the-Difference-Between-Urban-and-Rural

In that the lack of social interactions points to people are there because they are hiding something. Society filtered them out or this or that. Not everyone is normal or lives normal and so those people out there should get brought up as you are jot to join them!

~~~Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people in which the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink

~~~Social inequality occurs when resources within a society are distributed unevenly, often as a result of inequitable allocation practices that create distinct unequal patterns based on socially defined categories of people. Differences in accessing social goods within society are influenced by factors like power, religion, kinship, prestige, race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, intelligence and class. Social inequality usually implies the lack of equality of outcome, but may alternatively be conceptualized as a lack of equality in access to opportunity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_inequality

In that lack of equality in access to opportunity points that just because they want to decline doesn't mean you are to also! There is no future in a social decline! The future doesn't care otherwise why put yourself in harms way you will just be taken advantage of.

"It's very important that you have all the bells and whistles on your operating system, otherwise somebody is going to be able to get a leg up on you" - Terence McKenna

It's about your child's future why decline with the stupid people? Things to think about!

Who will be the new leader of Iran - Hardliner

 

In such a long time being established and set in how everything runs I agree Iran will just get another hardliner! 

~~~~I can see a similar scenario in Iran. The regime has enough depth to survive the death of several of its leaders. The thing to watch will be who winds up in the top jobs, hardliners or realists. But the only institution in Iran strong enough to succeed them is the army, the Revolutionary Guards in particular. Would that be an improvement for the U.S.? It depends on what their attitude was. The same attitude that the vice president of Venezuela has been taking, which is, “Look, this is a fact of life. We better negotiate with the Americans and figure out some way forward we can both live with.” https://theconversation.com/despite-massive-us-attack-and-death-of-ayatollah-regime-change-in-iran-is-unlikely-277180

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L0x1mtrWJ30

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Iran

What or why now? The Human Eschaton!

Being into the now is just vapor in the wind. All things change in time as I heard when I was in college "The future goes forward, not backward." Kind of meaning going forward adding to getting ready for the future as it goes on without us not stoppable! It's best to make things best for all not worse!

Traumatic Brain Injury Psysicidilc Therapy

As it's said "The stoned ape theory is a controversial hypothesis first proposed by American ethnobotanist and mystic Terence McKenna in his 1992 book Food of the Gods. The theory holds that cognitive revolution was caused by the addition of psilocybin mushrooms, specifically the mushroom Psilocybe cubensis, into the human diet around 100,000 years ago. Using evidence based primarily on studies by Roland L. Fischer et al. from the 1960s and 1970s, he attributed much of the mental strides made by humans during the cognitive revolution to the effects of psilocybin intake found by Fischer." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoned_ape_theory

In healing anything drastic helps than anything mediocre. Drastic injuries require drastic medicines. Talking about brain injuries and the question what can be done to help fix things!

~~~~Repetitive mild head injuries incurred while playing organized sports, during car accidents and falls, or in active military service are a major health problem. These head injuries induce cognitive, motor, and behavioral deficits that can last for months and even years with an increased risk of dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. There is no approved medical treatment for these types of head injuries. To this end, we tested the healing effects of the psychedelic psilocybin, as it is known to reduce neuroinflammation and enhance neuroplasticity. Using a model of mild repetitive head injury in adult female rats, we provide unprecedented data that psilocybin can reduce vasogenic edema, restore normal vascular reactivity and functional connectivity, reduce phosphorylated tau buildup, enhance levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and its receptor TrkB, and modulate lipid signaling molecules. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.03.636248v2.full

~~~~The new findings add to the “mounting evidence [supporting] the importance of studying this treatment in rigorous clinical trials in the U.S.,” says Alan Davis, a clinical psychologist at the Ohio State University, who was not involved in the work. In 2020 Davis and his colleagues conducted a retrospective survey of 51 veterans after they received treatment with ibogaine and the psychedelic compound 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT) in Mexico. They found similar reductions in the participants’ self-reported suicidal ideation, cognitive impairment, depression, anxiety and symptoms of PTSD. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-powerful-psychedelic-shows-promise-for-relieving-traumatic-brain-injury

Federal Reserve holds interest rates, Tax refunds and cost!

"Federal Reserve holds interest rates..." Well yes as the tax returns should show up soon thus the tariffs will be passed on more to consumers when they have more money to pay them. It is costly for businesses to find tax loopholes and taking losses for them and stock investors pushing risk. And with people as things are they spend a lot right now so with supply and demand with high demand the cost does go higher with people demanding more anyway add to things and inflation.

~~~Not passing on tariff costs to consumers is highly costly for businesses, often leading to significantly reduced profit margins, diminished cash flow, and potential business insolvency Rather than being absorbed by foreign exporters, 96% of the burden of U.S. tariffs falls on American importers and businesses. This forces companies to absorb billions in costs, restricting their ability to hire or invest. 

When businesses do not pass on costs, they essentially subsidize the tariff, creating a high-risk, low-profit environment. - AI note.

~~~The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the president," Powell said. "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/28/federal-reserve-holds-rates-powell-trump

~~~~Because only a fraction of tariff costs hit consumer prices immediately, the burden accumulates quietly within supply chains, draining the discretionary income that fuels broader economic growth.

Even the digital frontier has felt the chill. Speculative markets, including cryptocurrency, have hit a liquidity plateau. When households and businesses are forced to redirect capital toward higher costs for basic goods and materials, there is less fuel left for riskier investments. The economy is not in a free fall, but it is certainly stuck in the mud, weighed down by the very policies promised to set it free. https://thefulcrum.us/economy/tariffs-and-american-households