Re:New study confirms: Many adults opt for child-free life w...
by jstarfish on Saturday December 02, 2023 @05:28PM
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The occasional war corrects this imbalance. We're overdue.
The longer I live, the more I recognize that everybody has a role despite any apparent flaws. Take gays-- in a hunter-gatherer society, a clique not burdened by children to protect are free to become scouts or trailblazers; they have mobility. This childless-by-choice stuff is a modern invention and not an option for sexually-active adults otherwise.
We don't all have the same purpose. We're more like ants than we want to admit.
The longer I live, the more I recognize that everybody has a role despite any apparent flaws. Take gays-- in a hunter-gatherer society, a clique not burdened by children to protect are free to become scouts or trailblazers; they have mobility. This childless-by-choice stuff is a modern invention and not an option for sexually-active adults otherwise.
We don't all have the same purpose. We're more like ants than we want to admit.