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This is exactly the problem. Something like 72% of black kids are born out of wedlock. There is just no way that is going to work.


All demographic categories are catching up quickly to that number. The social connections between people and families are breaking, although to the least extent among the upper classes.

It would be great if we would invest in restoring communities and families but it seems there isn’t much interest in that.


That's true, and I think it bodes ill.

We might have to rethink the sexual revolution, but I don't expect there will be much enthusiasm for that.


> We might have to rethink the sexual revolution, but I don't expect there will be much enthusiasm for that.

This is hardly the issue... If the upper class part not being as affected by this didn't make it obvious - it's money that is the issue. And - trust me - the upper class are not prudes.


It's hardly a reach to say that the upper class has tools, among them money, that enable behaviors that are disastrous for those without those tools.

There is a bad habit among the upper class to say "we should normalize X because it's harmless" because X is harmless for _them_, and terribly dangerous for others not so fortunate.


I heard a new term used recently for beliefs that the rich can afford to have but are harmful for most other people.. “luxury beliefs”.




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