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I also wonder if it's related to decreased birth rates in modern times - parents have fewer children than a century or two ago, so losing a single child to an a
by SkyMarshal 13y ago
I also wonder if it's related to decreased birth rates in modern times - parents have fewer children than a century or two ago, so losing a single child to an accident of some sort is much more costly to the family, hence the increased risk aversion.
- mark-r 13y agoI doubt that losing a child has ever been less than awful no matter how many you have.
- SkyMarshal 13y agoCertainly no less emotionally awful, but less economically consequential to the family. Incentives matter.
- spin 13y agoI have another explanation: If you have more kids, you don't have time to watch after them all as much.