He’s being downvoted (as are you) because he attributed complex systemic problems to moral failures, which is a lousy discursive tactic that makes the speaker f

He’s being downvoted (as are you) because he attributed complex systemic problems to moral failures, which is a lousy discursive tactic that makes the speaker feel superior but does nothing to actually fix the problem. In this case, “just do what people did in the past” is completely useless as actionable advice, because - people are living much longer. There’s a considerable difference between caring for someone for 3 years versus 20 - people have fewer siblings and so the burden cannot be split up. Caring for an entire person by yourself is a colossal task, such that at market rates it can cost tens of thousands per year. - economic precariousness means the consequences of dropping out of the workforce are more dire None of this is addressed by snooty commandments to find God or family values. Remote work might indeed help, but even that just further proves my point— that came about because the pandemic forced it on us and any effects on the family are a happy externality, not because people made individual decisions about family values.