It seems like we went extended family 👉 nuclear family 👉 lonely atomisation
But history isn’t inevitable trends. Any signs community might grow/strengthen in the future?
It seems like we went extended family 👉 nuclear family 👉 lonely atomisation
But history isn’t inevitable trends. Any signs community might grow/strengthen in the future?
I look at queer people who have been completely rejected by their families and treated as second-class by their governments and communities. Despite those challenges, they still find accepting communities to belong to and thrive within.
“Chosen Family” is a term I hear very frequently from them. People’s nuclear families can be shit for a lot of reasons. We can take a lesson from the queer community and build meaningful connections beyond blood ties. It’s a lot of work, yes, but at least non-queer people don’t have the extra disadvantage of laws trying to erase their existence.
Sounds a bit pie-in-the-sky to me.
Blood ties aren’t becoming unimportant in the short or medium term future.
Lol, like I said, meet some queer people. This isn’t “pie in the sky” for a lot of them, it’s a reality.
Same with people disowned for any of a million reasons. Or people whose families have died out.
yes it is w/o the parts they left out; but it’s still realistic.
like blood family, chosen family can disintegrate as well; so expect a rotating cast with maybe one or two in-for-life members.
also it takes A LOT more effort to maintain those relationships with a chosen family; especially as you age.