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		whythre 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Skynet won and destroyed humanity We aren’t an agrarian society so children (and the labor they represent on the farm) are not a financial asset, they are a financial liability.

brulard 9 months ago [–]

But couldn't they be considered an investment? For possible support (emotional, financial and other) in old age.

rnd0 9 months ago | [–]

In practice? Very much no.

brulard 9 months ago | | [–]

I strongly disagree. Around me I see a huge difference in old people without kids vs. with kids in how they are being taken care of.

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