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> and our demographics have diverged from that population Sounds to me like a core part of the problem is the disintegration of the nuclear family. Maybe we ne
by umvi 7y ago
> and our demographics have diverged from that population
Sounds to me like a core part of the problem is the disintegration of the nuclear family. Maybe we need to go back and start promoting good old fashion nuclear families as the core unit of society.
- DoreenMichele 7y agoOur demographics have diverged because we are living longer, marrying later, having kids later, having fewer kids and pursuing more education. With 7 billion people on the planet, there's a lot of pressure to have fewer children, not more. Some of those two person households are empty nesters whose kids have moved out. The relatively high percentage of nuclear family homes post WW2 was a historical anomaly and it's simply not sustainable. So, no, that's not actually a better solution than "Let's build the kind of smaller homes in walkable neighborhoods that used to be the norm before we stupidly zoned them out of existence."