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While all people have parents, not all people have children.
by hotpotamus 3y ago
While all people have parents, not all people have children.
- kshacker 3y agoWell all of us are going to die, maybe when we are old, but could be earlier. There is an incentive for everyone to build a model for our old age.
- underlipton 3y ago"Elders" might have been a more accurate wording. It's a community/social concern (hence, to some degree, and to great but non-comprehensive use, "social security").
- hotpotamus 3y agoFair enough. I'm a bit dubious of the idea of having children as a means of securing your retirement plan on a few grounds. I'll skip any moralizing about it and just say that I've seen people for whom it has failed somewhat spectacularly on a practical level and in a variety of ways. It would be nice to have that care provided by the community who can hopefully scale it a bit better.