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Interesting. I wonder how much we could improve the physical and financial health of society if caretaking lagged a generation behind birthing. At this point, s
by wyager 10y ago
Interesting. I wonder how much we could improve the physical and financial health of society if caretaking lagged a generation behind birthing. At this point, such a social policy would be extremely difficult to implement in the west as we've not just discouraged but morally proscribed teen pregnancy.
- Spooky23 10y agoThat moral proscription is a feature of the Industrial Age. Prior to that, an unmarried 20 year old woman was an considered an old maid in many circles. Multigenerational families solve many problems but create others, especially if the woman is joining the husbands family. That said, in the the US today the model where you pay 25% of your income to have a 20-something watch your kid while you work is certainly not a sustainable model.