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Is there any chance the decay of the extended family can be reversed? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It seems like we went extended family 👉 nuclear family 👉 lonely atomisation

But history isn't inevitable trends. Any signs community might grow/strengthen in the future?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Yes, but it requires moving away from the automobile as the primary form of transit, and shifting the balance of labor relations more towards workers. The main antagonist of extended families is the expectation that skilled workers relocate for jobs.