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Originally Posted by fotze
I think its just that times back then were worse and they are better today. Parental education is better, more gender equality in the home, incomes are decent. There are outlets to metal issues like addiction or other things that were not there before.
Makes sense, when times are crappy, people act crappier and when times get better than there were, people act better.
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It's a progression.
In biblical times, you killed your insolent children with stones.
At height of the Roman empire, you sold them into slavery for being a smartalec.
In the 1950s, you slapped 'em around a little bit so they'd know who was boss.
Now, you crush them with extracurricular activities and the emotional weight of some crippling 'disorder' to keep them in check. Maybe toss in a little financial instability and future shaming.
Failing that? Tranquilizers.