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But that isn’t the only recommendation. The article also recommends a societal shift in how we think about the role of fathers to something far beyond financial
by teucris 3y ago
But that isn’t the only recommendation. The article also recommends a societal shift in how we think about the role of fathers to something far beyond financial caregiving. I think there’s something valuable to that.
Although I will also say that if the goal is to enable fathers to find friends, having access to affordable/free child care would be the most impactful. Many households don’t have that, so childcare is split among working parents and nobody gets very much free time at all.
- watwut 3y ago> The article also recommends a societal shift in how we think about the role of fathers to something far beyond financial caregiving. I think there’s something valuable to that. Yes, there is a lot valuable in that. But I do not really see how it would made fathers less lonely.
- teucris 3y agoThe article posits that fathers are only valued for their ability to make money, are expected to do only that, and so do not interact with their community in the same way as mothers. While I don’t think it’s as dramatic as the article claims, there’s something to that argument and changing that culture would bring fathers into the community more, giving them more meaningful human interactions.
- johnnyanmac 3y ago4 day work week would help give more people time to hang out. But I don't think the issue stems from fathers not having time to meet people. There are stereotypical bars/"boy's nights" in 80's, 90's, and even 00's media so there were places hang out, even as a married man. The real question is why these places eroded.