We’ve all been there. Do you need me to go grab something for you?

Ok that’s one fucked up family. Out of all of them, god only saw fit to smite one of them? Sheesh.

Well the article says that

the brother of a man who died without children is permitted and encouraged to marry the widow. However, if either of the parties refuses to go through with the marriage, both are required to go through a ceremony known as halizah, involving a symbolic act of renunciation of their right to perform this marriage.

So, permitted and encouraged, but not forced into it. Except by god it seems.

To add to this, the most closely related passage in the bible is in Genesis 38, where this guy Onan was ordered to have children with his brother’s widow so the child could inherit his brother’s estate.

This seems to me a bit outside your usual family obligations, and so did the guy because while he engaged in sexual intercourse, he “spilled his seed” on the ground to avoid fulfilling this familial duty.

God didn’t think much of that and killed him on the spot.

The tale is usually linked more to the “sin” of contraception, but it seems like a much more pragmatic story: it’s best you knock up your brother’s widow than have everyone start a war over the spoils.

They’re playing fuck, marry, kill.

Not sure if this is a jest, but it isn’t true.

People move to other countries sometimes with little more than the clothes on their backs - just look at historical immigration to the US.

If you have the luxury of doing it the proper way - getting a job offer, a place to live, etc - then that’s perfect, but desperate people will do desperate things to survive.

Unfortunately it seems that proponents of these systems fail to deliver when we get to practical issues - I’m open-minded enough to consider the thought, but I too have a bunch of questions that seem will go unaddressed.

Is being flippant part of the economic model or an extra? Doesn’t get me closer to those hard to extract materials that are in very short supply.

I’m sure we’ll be fine :3

So let’s say I really want to investigate superconducting magnets, because I really like that field and want to do research. I need processed rare earth products that only exist on the other side of the globe.

In your gift economy, how would I proceed to acquire those?

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Either would be an upgrade at this point.

Emergency :2

Yes. But the moment you release your opinion out on the wild, we’re allowed to ridicule you for them.

Not sure if the same applies to WinZip though.

Presumably dad was relieved.

Having your kid tell you he’s a boy shouldn’t be a surprise if you talk to them and are paying attention. Them being pregnant unexpectedly, that can be a shock.