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Why is it a catastrophe?

• chongli 2y ago
  Because children are growing up less and less connected to their relatives. Not just grandparents but also cousins too [1]. This is contributing (along with 2-income households) to the decline of local cultures and institutions, and the death of community overall [2]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39340501 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39340501 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_Alone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_Alone