> the economy would crash so hard people wouldn't believe it in soviet union: cheap food and housing, expensive luxuries. in us: expensive food and housing, cheap luxuries. i'm not saying communism is the answer, but this sort of economic situation would encourage precisely the values that we're talking about. even if the economy crashes when the bullshit gets filtered out, paradoxically, it could become cheaper to live. also, luxuries influence women's levels of satisfaction more than men's. they will marry for the ability to experience luxury, which men will be able to provide by being breadwinners. the idea of "putting bread on the table" is wrong. everyone eats. but you can either live in a tiny shack with no light, or you can live in a nice house. men are not merely the breadwinner, but the builder of the castle.
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