Example why satire doesn’t work anymore

[Loki]

https://nypost.com/2020/07/06/singles-are-having-kids-with-strangers-as-part-of-the-co-parenting-trend/

[Mik]

Just another extension of the selfishness pervasive in our culture.

[Jolly]

@Mik said in Example why satire doesn’t work anymore:

Just another extension of the selfishness pervasive in our culture.

Amen.

No duty, no responsibility, no commitment.

And they wonder why 85% of the penitentiary population comes from broken homes and single parents...

[Larry]

Just one more step being taken in the continual attack on the traditional family unit.

[xenon]

@Larry said in Example why satire doesn’t work anymore:

Just one more step being taken in the continual attack on the traditional family unit.

There's a tension between collectivism and individualism that many modern cultures are getting wrong.

I think humans are wired for personal collectivism (strong family, community and social ties - emphasis on strong). The tension is that economic individualism and freedom have eliminated much of the reason why those strong non-superficial ties existed in the first place.

State or impersonal collectivism doesn't satisfy that human need at all.

[Mik]

Good observations

[Axtremus]

@Loki said in Example why satire doesn’t work anymore:

https://nypost.com/2020/07/06/singles-are-having-kids-with-strangers-as-part-of-the-co-parenting-trend/

Good, let them experiment with different models. If there is a model that can lead to even better, more stable societies and still reduce the likelihood of “staying miserably together ever after,” experimentation is how we as a species will find it.

[Mik]

Words fail.

[Jolly]

@Mik said in Example why satire doesn’t work anymore:

Words fail.

Nah. Words don't fail. People do.