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Author: Theodore Lee
Theodore Lee is the editor of Caveman Circus. He strives for self-improvement in all areas of his life, except his candy consumption, where he remains a champion gummy worm enthusiast. When not writing about mindfulness or living in integrity, you can find him hiding giant bags of sour patch kids under the bed.
Aliens: The Musical!
Poll of the Day
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Why Does Correlation Not Imply Causation?
Correlation means that two things seem to have a connection or a pattern. All that has to exist for a correlation is to note that if we track how two or more things change over time, it seems like they change in a related way. So any graph that shows A and B both increasing shows a correlation between A and B, especially if at times when A decreases B also decreases.
Causation means we can prove if one thing happens, it makes the other thing happen. We don’t need a graph or data analysis for causation, sometimes we can reason it out.
Picture of the Day
Beth Thomas’ appearance on 1992 documentary Child of Rage featured shocking footage of her telling her psychiatrist she wanted to kill her parents and brother in the dead of night. She suffered from a rare psychological condition, RDA, that stemmed from extreme childhood neglect and sexual abuse – but she beat the odds to overcome her horrific early life to help others like her.
In the footage, Beth – then aged 6 – explains that parents Tim and Julie lock her in her room at night to stop her from stabbing them to death.
She also admits to sexually abusing her younger brother, Jonathan, torturing the family dog and killing a nest of baby birds.
You’re Not Ugly. You Just Look Like You
I photograph a lot of people. Almost everyone believes they are ugly. Your grandmother. Your child. Your best friend. Most models. Most actors. Maybe even you.
“Oh, don’t take my photo, I’ll break your camera!” laughs the 80-year-old grandfather. When he dies a few months later, his grandkids will treasure this reminder of his “ugly mug.”
“Please delete this,” says a dear old friend. She looks beautiful. She looks like herself. She’s been captured in a moment in which she is utterly comfortable in her skin. And she hates it.
Linkage
The 10 Best Freddy Krueger Kills From The Nightmare on Elm Street Series – VL Wanderer
Confessions Of An E-2C Hawkeye Radar Operator – The Drive
If you spend any considerable time in the outdoors where cell service is limited, this device could save your life one day – Amazon
To Build a Top Performing Team, Ask for 85% Effort – HBR
5 Linguistic Illusions That Will Make You Go “Wait, What?” – Mental Floss
Tulsa will pay you to live there. And you’ll love it – VOX
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski’s death an apparent suicide – CBS
She Played ‘Ellen Griswold’ in National Lampoon’s Vacation. See Beverly D’Angelo Now at 71 – VL Wanderer
When I lost my job, I learned to code. Now AI doom mongers are trying to scare me all over again – The Guardian
America’s diners account for some of the oldest restaurants in the nation. Here 29 of the most iconic – Eater
‘Anti-dopamine parenting’ can curb a kid’s craving for screens or sweets – NPR
Visualized: The 4 Billion Year Path of Human Evolution – Visual Capitalist
4 Myths About Free-Range Parents And The Kids They Raise – Fatherly
10 Most Expensive Celebrity Child Support Rulings – Listverse
Beating ‘Tears of the Kingdom’ Is Much Different Than Finishing It – The Ringer
Parents who grew up in the ’70s and ’80s remember the experiences that blow their kids’ minds – Upworthy
A Week In San Francisco, CA, On A $578,000 Salary – Refinery 29
8 Best Ways For Men To Create a Vision for Success and Happiness in Life – Knowledge For Men
The Dumping Grounds
Confessions of a Gay Man Who Married A Straight Woman
Why?
She was my best friend and I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her, regardless of whether I was sexually attracted to her. She’s the best human being I know.
We wanted to live together, we wanted to have kids together, we wanted to wake up next to each other every morning, and we wanted to grow old together. We wanted an exclusive relationship with each other even if sexual attraction was not a driving force in that relationship. I’m not saying that marriage is necessarily the right solution for anyone. For us, it’s just what made the most sense.
Confession of the Day
My wife came out. She saw it fitting with it being June and all. Her dad recently passed. He was infamously homophobic, so much so he disowned my wife’s brother for being gay.
We have been together for 24 years. We started dating at 20 and married at 25. We’re now 44 an 43. We had a family. 3 children from 16 to 10. They’re lives are about to be torn apart thanks to a divorce.