{"id":7258,"date":"2023-08-18T14:44:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T21:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=7258"},"modified":"2023-08-18T14:44:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T21:44:52","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-416","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2023\/08\/18\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-416","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 416"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"><\/a>     On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my&nbsp;way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is volume 416, which is mildly interesting in the following equation: \u2011416<sup>2<\/sup>+768<sup>2<\/sup> = 416,768 (note the negative in front of 416<sup>2<\/sup>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/08\/17\/opinion\/marriage-happiness-career.html?unlocked_article_code=SiQeSWwQpIisNPct1Y_dItxWhxLa_ATyrBpUVLHm5f5HCIG37Tgbichm7Xr4PGN2G55rKi6d4I5BwtK4eZetynz_SDqfAEpNXWncnZosZLjwA5TilpA_OY_tInz70P3jl0bZFN6UsdirqT50itJWjAkEjGMcAPJ8zMeNCin_tOlh8J8QoWr3Ct7O1CP8jBic3r2WDEtZu-qKpVpug7TnDJGGe3EtsUD1dCb1XcIX4GrlOuSO2noQeXdSjF8ct0vhSMOUTbOKuvWu_cnOVowmGN_MwZIo9w7cxvLPVaXA1n-pIDhZPhxniuNyZXnFtzKOrh8dZmBl3s-cTu9q5_lFk6Nvrw&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\">To Be Happy, Marriage Matters More Than Career<\/a> (David Brooks, New York Times): \u201cMy strong advice is to obsess less about your career and to think a lot more about marriage. Please respect the truism that if you have a great career and a crappy marriage you will be unhappy, but if you have a great marriage and a crappy career you will be happy. Please use your youthful years as a chance to have romantic relationships, so you\u2019ll have some practice when it comes time to wed. Even if you\u2019re years away, please read books on how to decide whom to marry. Read George Eliot and Jane Austen. Start with the masters.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unlocked. I am sure the comments section on this article will explode with outraged New York Times readers, but Brooks is correct and obviously so.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Related: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/betonit.substack.com\/p\/hes-the-one\" target=\"_blank\">He\u2019s The One<\/a> (Bryan Caplan, Substack): \u201cThe woman who discards the traditional \u2018Men have to ask me\u2019 social norm has a superpower. Just profile guys who meet your standards and take the initiative, and you generate a menu of prime options. Yes, conventional wisdom says that a woman can subtly let a guy know that she likes him. But this overlooks men\u2019s abject cluenessness and timidity. Instead, be forthright. Crazy as it seems, earnestly telling your first choice, \u2018I should be your girlfriend\u2019 will almost never be mistaken for \u2018throwing yourself\u2019 at a&nbsp;guy.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Caplan\u2019s follow-up to his earlier post helping guys screen gals. This one helps gals screen guys. Most of his insights ring true to&nbsp;me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Related: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/abbyfarsonpratt.substack.com\/p\/you-dont-have-plenty-of-time?utm_source=%2Finbox&amp;utm_medium=reader2\" target=\"_blank\">You Don\u2019t Have Plenty of Time<\/a> (Abby Farson Pratt, Substack): \u201cThere\u2019s an odd preoccupation in our culture with \u2018readiness,\u2019 as if it were a universal truth. But \u2018readiness\u2019 is never defined. We\u2019re given the vague, unhelpful advice to \u2018wait until we\u2019re ready\u2019 to get married or have kids. What would that even mean? How do you know when you\u2019re \u2018ready\u2019 for that kind of responsibility? You won\u2019t. You\u2019ll <em>never be ready<\/em>. Aside from choosing a good partner, there\u2019s no amount of preparation that will make child-rearing easier or smoother or simpler. You <em>become <\/em>ready through the very act of being married and raising children. Lord willing, this is the time in your life to rise to the occasion and put fears of \u2018readiness\u2019 to&nbsp;rest.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/08\/11\/opinion\/god-conservative-history.html?unlocked_article_code=hm964KQnNVI7g8KbzvrPb-uL3YCffh9IWl5jhA4JFPMTu1iCRgckMPyJO5z5OEMdktyfDM7rC_R7sdjoCjzdyMoxOo79FxJbhKS4BlhK7b700Rkhm1fD9F2_boitREc6qmikZTlOLwEDV4iJH34fw-6_3NKWDg3lVtWTQlfOtgnC2SjwkV710THjUBEGG8clyiPE5BQgOWTGIIYjQmHjUmryboupxBcLwXVyQCnqk-VRNzXk7k2qLCVQbVSMjv2JO1RpzB0QqvHavO6zee1bYA5Sb84k9FVeGeeyzWCoOTOfni4urVQFdMVX7mU6qMs1r7G2T8Wi6xRI1bREIROb5Lw02A&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\">Does God Control History<\/a>? (Ross Douthat, New York Times): \u201cIndeed, while allowing for the complexity of debates about what God <em>wills<\/em> as opposed to what God merely <em>permits<\/em>, providentialism is basically inescapable once you posit a divinity who made the world and acts in history. Which is why providentialist interpretations endure among the most liberal Christians as well as the most traditional, with both progressive and conservative theologies justifying themselves through readings of the \u2018signs of the times,\u2019 the seasons of history, the action of the Holy Spirit and the&nbsp;like.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unlocked. I really liked this&nbsp;one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/currentpub.com\/2023\/08\/17\/what-rise-of-christian-nationalism\/\" target=\"_blank\">What Rise of Christian Nationalism<\/a>? (Jesse Smith, Current): \u201cWhat has surged in recent years isn\u2019t Christian nationalism so much as the rejection of religion in the public square. The percentage of Americans reporting no religious affiliation has skyrocketed in the 21st century, from little over 5% in 1990 to nearly 30% in 2021. Most of these people belonged to a religious community at some point. Many did not part on the best of terms and would be happy to see the status of American religion taken down a&nbsp;peg.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The author is a sociologist at Benedictine College.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/bvjm9z\/the-man-who-knows-what-the-worlds-richest-people-want-and-how-to-get-it\" target=\"_blank\">The Man Who Knows What the World\u2019s Richest People Want (and How To Get It)<\/a> (Maxwell Strachan, Vice): \u201cTo Flemings, the concept that the world\u2019s richest people are conspiring together to rig the game in their favor seems foolish. He believes the closest the rich have come to assembling as an illuminati-like clan is in St. Barts between Christmas and New Year\u2019s Eve, because he\u2019s been there. \u2018I gotta tell you, some of the richest people in the world are struggling to talk to a girl,\u2019 he said. \u2018There is no way these people are leading some fucking global conspiracy.\u2019&nbsp;\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Overall quite interesting. From back in&nbsp;June.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/education\/4144869-legacy-admissions-are-crucial-to-americas-higher-education-dominance\/\" target=\"_blank\">Legacy admissions are crucial to America\u2019s higher education dominance<\/a> (Jamie Beaton, The Hill): \u201cOxford was founded in 1096. Despite its storied history, it has a far smaller donation culture and less engaged alumni. Its biggest donors \u2014 among them Bill Gates and Steven Schwarzman \u2014 didn\u2019t even attend the university. It has no legacy admissions, and at points in its history, it has struggled financially. In contrast, Harvard cultivates an amazingly engaged alumni community with frequent, well-attended reunions, advisory boards featuring all of their prominent alumni and an aspirational message that once you are a part of this community, it will become your community for life. Legacy admissions \u2014 the practice of preferentially admitting the children of alumni \u2014 is one of the powerful, tangible characteristics that helps foster that sense of community.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I have never seen someone contrast the elite US schools with their international counterparts this way. I am sure there is a counterargument to be made, but this made for fascinating reading and I find his argument plausible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/cameron-brink-stanford-women-basketball-nil-name-image-likeness-wnba-salary-earnings\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stanford WBB Star Cameron Brink Opens Up On How NIL Wealth Allowed Her Stay In School Over WNBA<\/a> (Grayson Weir, Outkick): \u201cNIL has made it so that Brink can earn just as much money as an \u2018amateur\u2019 as she can in the WNBA. It is probably more lucrative to stay in school than to go pro.\u2026 Brink said that her NIL wealth has set her up for the rest of her life. If basketball didn\u2019t work out, she could be self-sufficient. She would \u2018continue to live comfortably.\u2019&nbsp;\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2023\/08\/11\/doctor-pay-geography\/\" target=\"_blank\">The real reason the highest-paid doctors are in the Dakotas<\/a> (Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post): \u201cOverall, the average U.S. lawyer can expect about $7.1 million in lifetime income, a bit higher than a primary-care doctor ($6.5 million) but well behind the broader physician average of $10 million, according to a sophisticated analysis of about 2 million tax records from lawyers and more than 10 million tax records from doctors.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Less Serious Things Which Also Interested\/Amused Glen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/new-christian-dating-app-just-a-screen-that-tells-you-to-go-to-church-and-meet-a-godly-spouse\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Christian Dating App Just A Screen That Tells You To Go To Church And Meet A Godly Spouse<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2023\/08\/15\" target=\"_blank\">Camping<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/group-of-guys-whove-been-hanging-out-for-5-years-finally-get-around-to-learning-each-others-last-names\/\" target=\"_blank\">Group Of Guys Who\u2019ve Been Hanging Out For 5 Years Finally Learn Each Other\u2019s Last Names<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/2023\/08\/07\/new-ai-app-lets-users-text-with-jesus-and-other-biblical-figures\/\" target=\"_blank\">New AI app lets users \u2018text with\u2019 Jesus and other biblical figures<\/a> (Fiona Andr\u00e9, Religion News Service): \u201cMany people in the Bible, Mary Magdalene among them, are only accessible in the app\u2019s premium version, which costs $2.99 a month. In a conversation with Magdalene, the devoted follower of Jesus mentions how having seven demons \u2018was an incredibly tormenting experience. \u2026\u2019 \u2018Chat with Satan\u2019 can be activated if the user chooses. The character signs all his texts with a \u2018smiling face with horns\u2019 emoji.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Why Do You Send This&nbsp;Email?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the time of King David, the tribe of Issachar produced shrewd warriors \u201cwho understood the times and knew what Israel should do\u201d (1 Chron 12:32). In a similar way, we need to become wise people whose faith interacts with the world. I pray this email gives you greater insight, so that you may continue the tradition of Issachar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Chi Alpha is not a partisan organization. To paraphrase another minister: we are not about the donkey\u2019s agenda and we are not about the elephant\u2019s agenda \u2014 we are about the Lamb\u2019s agenda. Having said that, I read widely (in part because I believe we should aspire to pass <a href=\"http:\/\/econlog.econlib.org\/archives\/2011\/06\/the_ideological.html\">the ideological Turing test<\/a> and in part because I do not believe I can fairly say \u201cI agree\u201d or \u201cI disagree\u201d until I can say \u201cI understand\u201d) and may at times share articles that have a strong partisan bias simply because I find the article stimulating. The upshot: you should not assume I agree with everything an author says in an article I mention, much less things the author has said in other articles (although if I strongly disagree with something in the article I\u2019ll usually mention it). And to the extent you can discern my opinions, please understand that they are my own and not necessarily those of Chi Alpha or any other organization I may be perceived to represent.\n\nAlso, remember that I\u2019m not reporting news \u2014 I\u2019m giving you a selection of things I found interesting. There\u2019s a lot happening in the world that\u2019s not making an appearance here because I haven\u2019t found stimulating articles written about it.\n\nIf this was forwarded to you and you want to receive future emails, sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/theglendavis.substack.com\/\">here<\/a>. You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/category\/links\">view the archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my&nbsp;way. This is volume 416, which is mildly interesting in the following equation: \u20114162+7682 = 416,768 (note the negative in \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2023\/08\/18\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-416\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 416\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"A hodgepodge of interestingness to satisfy the curious and humor to amuse the jaded.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16],"tags":[240,127,112,180,202,247],"class_list":["post-7258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links","tag-elite-colleges","tag-history","tag-marriage","tag-ncaa","tag-sports","tag-wisdom"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ded-1T4","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7258"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7260,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7258\/revisions\/7260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}