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I have three adult daughters. None of them have children. I do not blame any of them. They are all educated professionals with stable careers, and they all p
by snakeyjake 2y ago
I have three adult daughters.
None of them have children.
I do not blame any of them.
They are all educated professionals with stable careers, and they all pay more in rent than I do for my mortgage.
If decades ago I lived in the socioeconomic conditions in which they are currently living, I would have gotten a vasectomy in my 20s to avoid the financial terrorist attack that is having a baby.
- racked 2y agoCan you elaborate a bit about the socioeconomic conditions?
- anovikov 2y agoWasn't that always the case, with every generation? Your mortgage was taken out decades ago, those payments seemed high back then, now they were eaten by inflation. I bet after 20 years, nearly every mortgage becomes smaller than equivalent rent, that's how it was always supposed to be. Mortgage is a heavy burned only in the first few years before inflation eats it.
- amyfp214 2y agoWell.. I mean Calhoun's "Universe 25" mouse experiment says it all doesn't it. ie. -- "Eventually other deviant behavior emerged. Mice who had been raised improperly or kicked out of the nest early often failed to develop healthy social bonds, and therefore struggled in adulthood with social interactions. Maladjusted males began isolating themselves like hermits in empty apartments—unusual behavior among mice, vying their time playing vidya or writing useless but whimsical unix programs. Maladjusted females, meanwhile, took to grooming all day—preening and licking themselves hour after hour, incessantly posting pictures of themselves on social media for attention. Calhoun called them “the beautiful ones.”"