This "trap" is connected to the Meditations on Moloch [0] for me. Moloch is the god of child sacrifice, the fiery furnace into which you can toss your babies in

This "trap" is connected to the Meditations on Moloch [0] for me. Moloch is the god of child sacrifice, the fiery furnace into which you can toss your babies in exchange for victory in war. In this case, in exchange for "a flat in a high income city". You do not literally sacrifice your babies, but in exchange for living there, you must put a wish to have babies aside, because all the double-income couples inflate the rents. [0] http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/