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Two reductive takes do not a complex one make. Labor saving home appliances, changes in family size, and convenience foods are a pretty big deal for how people
by dougmwne 5y ago
Two reductive takes do not a complex one make.
Labor saving home appliances, changes in family size, and convenience foods are a pretty big deal for how people of any gender spend their time. Time spent cleaning has decreased, and been replaced with other activities. Parenting has changed a lot and become much more intensive. One did not cause the other, but our modern lives absolutely co-evolved with appliances.
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