[quote=Jacarandoso]On the flip side, I hate the way the emphasis on professional “success” often splits up families. With “globalism” I imagine my kids will be successfully living half way around the planet if we let them develop anything useful towards competing in the world. I am not sure of the value of these trade-offs.[/quote]
Like you, I think “success” can take many different forms; however, none of those includes being a deadbeat loser who sits around on the couch all day, expecting others to take care of them.
I also question the benefit of splitting families apart, and love the idea of multi-generational households all working together and supporting one another, but they ALL need to be doing something useful, which can mean getting a high-paying job, or taking care of kids/elderly parents, or maintaining the house, etc. I think people here are decrying the 30 year-olds+ who do NOTHING, some not even taking care of themselves.
