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This article makes me think of the sci-fi book Ethan of Athos. "The population of Athos is sustained using uterine replicator technology. [ ... ] Through milit
by Kluny 9y ago
This article makes me think of the sci-fi book Ethan of Athos.
"The population of Athos is sustained using uterine replicator technology. [ ... ] Through military and community service, Athosians earn "Social Duty Credits" towards reproduction. Regulations also allow for a "Designated Alternate Parent" who can earn Social Duty Credits by coparenting a partner's sons. Homosexuality is generally the norm on Athos, and while partnerships are typically romantic and sexual, some are merely mutually beneficial arrangements based on finances and child-rearing."
"... while there are many examples of "Planets of Women" in fiction, Athos is the only "Planet of Men" she can think of. She writes that "I couldn’t have imagined what a feminist notion a planet of men is, and how tied up with nurturing children Athos is, accounting for the costs in a way that doesn’t dismiss it as 'women’s work.'”"
In their economy, child-raising is an economic activity that's accounted and paid for by society.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_of_Athos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_of_Athos