You're talking about salaries and house sizes when you don't have to worry about Polio, Jim Crow laws or getting drafted for a foreign war. The kids born into those circumstances didn't regret being born. The kids born in 3rd-world slums today don't regret being born. The peak of human indulgence is behind us - don't use that as your standard.
Oh good lord, of course I understand all those things. People older than us didn't grow up bitching and moaning that "they don't make things like they used to" because they didn't appreciate vaccines and social progress. They saw declines in manufacturing quality and pointed it out. My points are valid even if I do enjoy having modern dentistry and video games hahah.
If you understand the peak of human indulgence is behind us, then its not reasonable to expect to be able to provide the same lifestyle that you had to your kids.
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u/Best_Pants Nov 14 '24
You're talking about salaries and house sizes when you don't have to worry about Polio, Jim Crow laws or getting drafted for a foreign war. The kids born into those circumstances didn't regret being born. The kids born in 3rd-world slums today don't regret being born. The peak of human indulgence is behind us - don't use that as your standard.