“Since 1970, relationships can be more volatile, jobs more ephemeral, geographical mobility more intensified, stability of marriage weaker.”
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I am convinced that living in an enclave shapes the personality, and living alone shapes the personality too.
If you want to change the culture, you will have to start by changing the organization.
It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements.
Real equality is immensely difficult to achieve, it needs continual revision and monitoring of distributions. And it does not provide buffers between members, so they are continually colliding or frustrating each other.