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> we used to spend more of our living time as children. not really, children used to work as soon as they were able to, agriculture or industry from very young
by zerostar07 9y ago
> we used to spend more of our living time as children.
not really, children used to work as soon as they were able to, agriculture or industry from very young ages and get married young. People marry a lot later now. IF for example we assume that ppl married at 18 when life expectancy was 60, and at 32 when life expectancy is 80, they spend a larger fraction of their life unmarried.
- taeric 9y agoWorking age is different than child age. Even today. My point was more on the description "childish." There are childish ways of acting that persist even in work for folks. The way my children "clean" their room, for example, is a lot less deliberate and effective than how I would do it. Which is really missing my main point. The leisure time aspect is much more relevant.