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[quote=Anonymous]Well, I think it takes a “village,” but the village is quite difficult to find. The reality of working moms, less church and a more mobile society is that there is less of a village. I am a church goer who completely understands why fewer people are going to church, but we simply haven’t found other institutions that replace that community. Rich people essentially pay for a a village with outsourcing.

I actually think with climate change, we are going to see more inter generational living and a reversion to the “village.” We are already seeing some of this with college grads coming back home because they cannot afford housing. 10 years ago, I would have been more critical of this as looking like “failure to launch,” but I now see the more systemic failures that this is helping solve.

I definitely think intensive parenting is part of the problem as well. And a big part of this intensive parenting thing is also the monetization of activities that used to be more community based. For example, I grew up doing community theatre. It was pretty low stakes and low pressure. Now kids that are interested in this are paying $$$$ for classes that put of shows, have private voice lessons, take dance lessons, etc. Somebody is making a lot of money on this that I never saw as a kid. And I don’t even live in a major city.[/quote]

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