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[quote name="Senor Barborito MetaFilter Post"][quote]Does anyone actually think it's a good idea for government to replace the family? If so, why?[/quote] As a non-parent just hitting the age where all my childhood friends are becoming parents, I'm watching over and over again people I've known for over a decade undergo radical personality revision as neurohormonal changes refactor their priorities in favor of their offspring. I have difficulty believing that what is best for their individual child is best for society as a whole, and I have difficulty believing that this imbalance multiplied across the whole of all reproducing couples makes for healthy and progressive societies. Coupled with significant statistical evidence that reproduction corresponds inversely with education level/general intelligence, I have grave concerns about the desirability of natural reproduction and the traditional family unit in a time when all natural threats have been eliminated due to the ecological dominance of humans and the ubiquity of warning labels. Is the answer vat-grown children raised by the state? Perhaps not, but I don't think our current situation is optimal either. I'm all ears to what alternatives people think might be effective. posted by Ryvar at 6:04 PM PST on March 2 [/quote]