The amount of bureaucracy a typical adult deals with is astonishing. I remember hearing once that it may be economical for some families to group together and appoint one person responsible for dealing with bureaucracy + 'professional' consumerism a la Costco deals and such.

How ironic that all that individualism will lead to a communal living arrangements again - at least for those wanting to create families.

I used to believe the stuff the NYT publishes.