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Most developed world is around 2-3 generations of decreasing birthrate and so smaller families. That means younger people today have less siblings, aunts, uncle
by Qem 5y ago
Most developed world is around 2-3 generations of decreasing birthrate and so smaller families. That means younger people today have less siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, et cetera, when compared to older generations. Those used to be a solid baseline for socialization, and "stepping stones" for knowing more people. I wonder if this contributes somehow to the feeling of increased loneliness.
- robocat 5y agoI have some friends from larger families with more than 4 siblings. They seem way more mature and socially adapted than my singleton friends. I also have a theory that people often clump together in larger groups of givers/cooperators versus groups of takers/defectors. The giver groups usually exclude selfish people. The takers still end up in a social grouping, and may cooperate in the short term, but they just seem unaware that they are actually part of a group of fundamentally selfish people (what’s in it for me?) or rationalise their group as givers when they are actually takers (obvious religious and political examples).