You assume the goal is to move out, but it might not be. Extended families have lived together in many parts of the world throughout history. Expectations of living alone are relatively new.

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apparent 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That's true, but there were also no stories of adult children getting married and living with their spouse/children with their elderly parents. There weren't even any mentions of adult children (or their parents) who sought such an arrangement.

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watwut 12 hours ago | parent [-]

> there were also no stories of adult children getting married and living with their spouse/children with their elderly parents

That used to be common arrangement.

Like, fun fact, Rosa Parks has such arrangement. On darker side, John Brown sons with families lived with him, were totally ruled by him.

	▲	apparent 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Interesting anecdotes, but what does this have to do with the fact that the journo apparently couldn't find a single person/family who was seeking this sort of setup, or who let alone taking it to the next level? They were all just single people living at home, with no spouse or kids.

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throw-the-towel 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

We also didn't have today's medicine throughout history, nor today's food security. "Return to monke" is not an argument.

	▲	bwhiting2356 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		We should aspire to increase our quality of life, but keep perspective on what are new problems and crises, what are old problems and may still be unsolved. Cheap and abundant housing supply for everyone to live alone is and old problem and unsolved.

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FergusArgyll 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife