I think a much more significant part of the problem, particularly in the US, is how overworked, overtaxed, underpaid, and utterly difficult it can be to not only support a family, but have the time, money, and sanity to raise a healthy and thriving family.

To make things even worse, liberties we have enjoyed for decades, if not longer, are under constant threat. Elected officials in our governments no longer represent its nation's citizens. And there is an imminent dystopia looming on our doorstep.

Sorry, I may have gone off-topic and too blackpill there for a moment. My first paragraph though is the cusp of what I'm getting at though. Financial troubles, stress, and generally unhappy and unhealthy modifiers just wreck a lot of potential for a good family environment, and it often cycles and perpetuates.

And I think what maybe makes these issues more pertinent than it may have been throughout most of history when families were always fighting to survive is that we have a LOT more on our plates from modern life that occupies our time, causes us more stress, etc. Humans are very intelligent and adaptable, but we're trying to keep up with far more in life than our brains and lifespans are realistically capable of. And that distractability is probably not especially helpful for emotional health or for honest communication between people, particularly families.

I don't know. I'm a little all over the place, but ultimately I think while it is somewhat probable for families to be a bit of a mess today, something's gotta give. I don't really think that things will really slide back into "the good old days", but this mass-psychological state is simply not going to be sustainable. Especially not with the direction the economy's headed.

I think a much more significant part of the problem, particularly in the US, is how overworked, overtaxed, underpaid, and utterly difficult it can be to not only support a family, but have the time, money, and sanity to raise a healthy and thriving family.

To make things even worse, liberties we have enjoyed for decades, if not longer, are under constant threat. Elected officials in our governments no longer represent its nation's citizens. And there is an imminent dystopia looming on our doorstep.

Sorry, I may have gone off-topic and too blackpill there for a moment. My first paragraph though is the cusp of what I'm getting at though. Financial troubles, stress, and generally unhappy and unhealthy modifiers just wreck a lot of potential for a good family environment, and it often cycles and perpetuates.

And I think what maybe makes these issues more pertinent than it may have been throughout most of history when families were always fighting to survive is that we have a LOT more on our plates from modern life that occupies our time, causes us more stress, etc. Humans are very intelligent and adaptable, but we're trying to keep up with far more in life than our brains and lifespans are realistically capable of. And that distractability is probably not especially helpful for emotional health or for honest communication between people, particularly families.