There's no coherent grand strategy. The world is structurally hostile to families and men and it's getting worse. It was hard enough in previous generations bec

There's no coherent grand strategy. The world is structurally hostile to families and men and it's getting worse. It was hard enough in previous generations because men and women are in an adversarial relationship courtesy of mother nature. Nowadays on top of it many governments are destroying what little was left of a traditional society. It may not make a lot of sense to young people. You'll see what I mean once you are on the other side of 40. There are a few contradictory data points to keep in mind. * at age 40 a "dip in satisfaction" won't be your most pressing concern * marriage can be justified only by raising children * after 40 your life is literally meaningless if you have no children * a woman will want a child; those in their twenties who are lukewarm about it will be desperate by mid-30s * once a woman gets a child you will be a very distant priority for her * taking care of a child is a nearly full time job; earning enough to let your woman do it is a luxury only a few occupations such as programming can afford * a child is not guaranteed to share your interests/aspirations or even have a similar psychological profile; it could be a girl * a married man has no legal protection whatsoever and all the incentives are in place for women to take advantage of you. How decent you are or productive as a member of the society makes no difference. From what I have seen the correlation is negative - good men are hit the hardest.