I say we can only blame ourselves, if *our* society is in poor condition. While parenting does have an enormous effect on us, part of *growing up* is taking responsibility and making our own decisions, especially about *who we will be*. I believe that if one does nothing to change who they are, they will end up like (their perception of) their parents.

I agree, who wants to pay consequences...to be disciplined? I hold myself to very strict discipline at (appropriate) times, but then I believe it is *very difficult* to master anything to a greater degree than one has mastered themselves.

"Tolerance and Apathy are the last virtue of a dying society" Aristotle

Physiology is not a cut and dried science any more than you can hold a brain in your hand. It is hard to understand something as complex as ourselves (show me a super computer than *understands* itself)....Can we find anyone with a degree in child development that can comment on this article (I don't think such people normally read slashdot.. :p )

you ever read Ender's game by Orson Scott Card?

I agree

Women value emotional smarts more. They spend their intelligent grappling different problems, or the same problems in different ways.

Make your wife happy, tell her how attractive you think she is, actually consider what she has to say, show her you love her. Women like romantic gestures. If you don't spend the effort to consider what she says she may not spend the effort to say something "intelligent." Some women want the man to be in charge, that doesn't necessarily mean they don't want to have input.

They do own the content and so they do get to set the terms for its use. It they want you to only use/listen to it while on your head, they can put that in the license agreement. If you buy/accept that license, don't complain. It still does not justify pirating their content. You do not have an inherent right to their art. Either don't buy it or accept the terms, (or try to negotiate with them, haha right). You will not die if you do not have the greatest and latest media.

The worst nightmare for these people would be if no one bought their stuff and no one stole it - eg if no one cared what they did.

If you are unhappy with license agreements you can always make your own