Yes, that's true but like you say most societies try to socialize some of that burden. There seem to be no such socialization in this case. > Some people can g

Yes, that's true but like you say most societies try to socialize some of that burden. There seem to be no such socialization in this case. > Some people can generate positive and negative value through different periods of their lives. Kids < 16 years of age are typically consumers of value. So are seniors of 80+ years I understand that, which is why I specified "permanent". In this case, women are permanent burdens regardless of how old they are. That's the fucked up bit.