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interested in demography, anthropology and ethnography. public policy professional. roman catholic.
Mar 16 4 tweets 2 min read
Daily reminder that the Indian Government sponsors rizz classes for Parsi (Indian Zoroastrian) men who are struggling to meet women. Image I am not exaggerating. Jiyo Parsi is an initiative operated by the Indian Ministry for Minority Affairs. minorityaffairs.gov.in/show_content.p…
Sep 25, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
🧵 Why Some Amish Have Begun to Embrace Public Schools

In Holmes County, Ohio (the most Amish place on Earth), 42% of Amish parents reported at least partial use of public schooling, with one in five being completely public school educated.

What is going on? Amish community schooling only began in the mid-20th century. Prior to this the Amish enrolled kids in local non-Amish schools. The push to consolidate curriculums and have the Amish attend past the 8th grade was what led to the rise of Amish one room school houses.
Sep 25, 2022 9 tweets 2 min read
Welcome to Amish Country where many men have never lived on a farm, Amish children fill the halls of local public schools and a new class of Amish millionaire businessmen live side by side struggling farmers with income well below the poverty line.

medium.com/@akhivae/the-a… Shockingly enough the catalyst for this social transformation, dubbed the "Amish Industrial Revolution", is its rapid population growth.

In Amish country land prices have risen so much most Amish men no longer farm and instead work as paid labor or businessmen.
Sep 24, 2022 5 tweets 1 min read
There seems to be a persistent myth that claims 'sex work' is short cut to earning a lot of money.

From middle schoolers claiming porn stars earn six figure salaries to viral tweets claiming OFs can help you pay your bills, none of these claims seem to actually pan out. 'Hot Girls Wanted' debunks the idea of the high earning porn star. Porn stars often enter exploitative contracts and have only a few months in the industry often walking away with paltry sum smaller than what they would've earned had they just worked part-time at Wal Mart. Image