Yeah luckily we can afford it pretty easily but I don't know what I'd do if I didn't have the job I do

funny how priorities have changed to acomodate everything but us

is like whats this economy?

for who are we really working you know

The family unit. Yes

Thoae that make the choices for. Families can't relate with barely making it

It still takes a village to raise a child. But forgot what made a village special.

Basically

Now a village is a bunch of strangers you don't know nor trust.

Yes

Rather than friends and neighbors

you mean the city

No one has time anymore

a small town still is like that in most cases

The government is your village, comrade

Yes cities but the vast majority live in cities

yep

I remember as a kid, we used to throw block parties. I new my neighbors. Now? This is rare

We will take your children if you teach them wrongthink. Do not worry

Yup

I would blame stranger danger for a lot of this.

nah

...

we actually had an older lady in our neighborhood who volunteered to take care of peoples kids and everyone liked her

Wow I'm convinced.

@Deleted User I grew up in a small town. It still has changed. Not nearly as bad as a city, but still.

It. Contributes

People are also just more insular generally

Tech has made the world closer but the local more distant

But it's mainly cost of living versus wages

Social media replaced actual social interaction

And tech

i also grew in a small town, it became a 4 million city

Ruben takes August off

What city?

not in the us

Great idea but not many can do that

Ah

we need Abolish Social Media Act 2020

i'm moderate, this is the only solution

Cost of living is further enhanced by individualization of expenses. Extended families under one roof existed for a reason