Seems very common in tech & FAANG-worker circles.
As a former F, and current G I can say for a fact this is correct; except for foreign workers (Chinese, Indian) they take marriage and children seriously, hence the Cupertino School district being so competitive. Which also is why, in general, they can afford the homes in silicon valley. DIWK ;-)
This is in reference to the simplistic takeaway that a decline in traditional nuclear family statistic is our culture.
A valid observation, I would argue that all culture values have roots in the family unit; ergo, less families, the culture will suffer/fragment.
An easy and faux fix would be for older generational households to either split up, to adopt or foster child(ren) so that they can be counted as a nuclear family unit >:).
Incentives is the issue IMO, why would an older person (>50) want to raise children again? What is the incentive to have single parent households, why are DINKs not having kids? Family leave? Child support enforcement? idk ..
Well, I would also argue that it doesn't have to be a man and woman to have a nuclear family. Just that it requires two people with a shared interest, namely wanting to raise kids. That being said, I see no reason, to be married other than to nurture children. You make an interesting observation, multigenerational families are even better.
As a thought experiment, perhaps once a society goes down that path it can't go back, how do single parent children even understand what a two parent household is like.
#FamilyGreaterThanGovernment
I would also amend my argument about income inequality, it all begins with parental inequality which begets income inequality.
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it's been eleven months to the day and we still don't know who told the dipshits with the zip ties where everyone's private offices were. who the fuck disconnected the panic buttons? why the fuck haven't the traitors been expelled from congress yet? holy fucking shit, let's GO