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This is semi-localized. You can have all of that on 40k. Delaying kids is wise for pretty much everyone, though.

stcredzero 9y ago
This is semi-localized. You can have all of that on 40k Depending on where you are, this is likely with a really long commute. I think there's some study somewhere that found long commutes to be one of the biggest sources of stress in the US. Delaying kids is wise for pretty much everyone, though. Delaying childbirth increases the incidence of birth defects. Also, it may be that sleep deprivation later in life is worse for the parents, with regards to dementia. People in their 20's have much better physical and energy resources for dealing with children. In the old days, younger people lived in closer proximity to older people who could relay their experience, so we had the best of both worlds for child-rearing. I suspect that much of the malaise of modern life is actually based on isolation and the breakdown of community interrupting the transmission of incidental knowledge. Now we have developed an online substitute which has some dramatic disadvantages. Our culture is becoming coarser and bereft of its finer points and subtler knowledge. Much of the population of this website will knee-jerk against this observation, even while extolling the power and value of such knowledge giving certain companies like Apple and various startups their special competitive advantage. In any case, a society which artificially forces the delay of childbirth for its poorer citizens might seem dystopian to many. Some would argue that letting market forces determine this is far better than government edicts. What we have now is a society that subjects most everyone to market forces with regards to reproductive decisions, except for the very poorest and most disconnected with cultures of productivity. Weird when you think about it that way.
- aaron-lebo 9y ago
  Well I'm 20 minutes from Downtown and 2 from light rail. Don't own a house, though it'd be cheaper to do so versus renting. You've got a good point about childbirth. I was thinking a bit too much of people who have 3 kids by 25, which seems to put lots of stress on them and their kids.

This is semi-localized. You can have all of that on 40k Depending on where you are, this is likely with a really long commute. I think there's some study somewhere that found long commutes to be one of the biggest sources of stress in the US. Delaying kids is wise for pretty much everyone, though. Delaying childbirth increases the incidence of birth defects. Also, it may be that sleep deprivation later in life is worse for the parents, with regards to dementia. People in their 20's have much better physical and energy resources for dealing with children. In the old days, younger people lived in closer proximity to older people who could relay their experience, so we had the best of both worlds for child-rearing. I suspect that much of the malaise of modern life is actually based on isolation and the breakdown of community interrupting the transmission of incidental knowledge. Now we have developed an online substitute which has some dramatic disadvantages. Our culture is becoming coarser and bereft of its finer points and subtler knowledge. Much of the population of this website will knee-jerk against this observation, even while extolling the power and value of such knowledge giving certain companies like Apple and various startups their special competitive advantage. In any case, a society which artificially forces the delay of childbirth for its poorer citizens might seem dystopian to many. Some would argue that letting market forces determine this is far better than government edicts. What we have now is a society that subjects most everyone to market forces with regards to reproductive decisions, except for the very poorest and most disconnected with cultures of productivity. Weird when you think about it that way.

aaron-lebo 9y ago
Well I'm 20 minutes from Downtown and 2 from light rail. Don't own a house, though it'd be cheaper to do so versus renting. You've got a good point about childbirth. I was thinking a bit too much of people who have 3 kids by 25, which seems to put lots of stress on them and their kids.