Neoteny is a product of the safety-oriented culture and single parent-families and low-fertility rate. If you're having 1 kid vs 10, you'll be way more protect

Neoteny is a product of the safety-oriented culture and single parent-families and low-fertility rate. If you're having 1 kid vs 10, you'll be way more protective. A 100 years ago, if a horse kicked and killed a 8yo in the village, no one would bat an eye. Today, no chance the kid would be allowed anywhere close or without constant supervision. From Admiral David Farragut's life: "Farragut was warranted a midshipman in the U.S. Navy on December 17, 1810, at the age of 9. [...]Farragut was 11 years old when, during the War of 1812, he was given the assignment to bring a ship captured by the Essex safely to port." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Farragut https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Farragut