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Nice article to show status signalling vanity and taste-based elitism. Adding a drop of "playing lego with kids" to show humane side was clever.
by rkunal 4mo ago
Nice article to show status signalling vanity and taste-based elitism. Adding a drop of "playing lego with kids" to show humane side was clever.
- robotresearcher 4mo agoHe’s a software engineer with a passion for design. Just skip it if it’s not for you.
- throwaway2037 4mo agoYeah, I love this part too: https://arslan.io/2025/12/26/books-i-read-in-2025/ https://arslan.io/2025/12/26/books-i-read-in-2025/ > If I’m reading a book, once the kids are asleep, I have 3–4 hours each evening, and I also have free time on the weekends. So it’s possible to read a lot of books as a father of two kids. I could probably read even more if I stopped spending time on other things, like writing for my blog, learning piano, or doing industrial design. I thought: "Oh, I see, so you don't parent much."
- a10c 4mo agoI too continue parenting my children once they are asleep.
- marknutter 4mo agoIt's possible to be a great parent who does "parent much" while also having your own hobbies and life.