Philosopher Stefan Molyneux talks with a returning caller who stops listening then pretends he was paying attention. They get into his mixed feelings about kids and closeness, the childhood roots in autism and a tough family, and the real changes he needs if he wants a wife and family.
Previous call: https://fdpodcasts.com/6378/stuck-in-autism-call-in-show
0:00:00 Conversation Begins
0:01:31 Ambivalence About Children
0:19:22 Criticism and Defensiveness
0:35:49 Deferred Gratification
0:48:01 Why Mom Missed It
0:54:12 Autism Diagnosis Details
0:56:30 Intervention and Acceptance
1:02:56 Was Treatment Enough?
1:09:45 Parents’ Determinist View
1:13:42 What Do They Want?
1:15:41 Desire, Lust, and Society
1:18:43 Autism and Social Wiring
1:19:14 Treated Like Everyone Else
1:23:05 One-on-One Strengths
1:30:52 A World of Zombies
1:34:00 Trying to Live Normally
1:36:05 Dating Without Disclosure
1:38:02 Income and Family Plans
1:40:06 What Women See First
1:42:00 Kids, Marriage, and Tradeoffs
1:47:09 The Case for Children
1:50:22 Living by Local Standards
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