> their children to marry and have kids, so that there are grandchildren to fill those golden years
Which seems to benefit everyone long-term, though (on average/societal scale anyway). I mean what alternatives are you suggesting?
Communes? State run child breeding and education facilities?
If your issue is with monogamy, well that has proven to be the most stable system and seemingly facilitated most of human progress (at least in the more successful societies).
> a lot of young people may choose to stick
You do have a point, it's certainly not necessarily optimal from the individual perspective. Problem is that most alternatives might not be sustainable over several generations so they just die out.
Which seems to benefit everyone long-term, though (on average/societal scale anyway). I mean what alternatives are you suggesting?
Communes? State run child breeding and education facilities?
If your issue is with monogamy, well that has proven to be the most stable system and seemingly facilitated most of human progress (at least in the more successful societies).
> a lot of young people may choose to stick
You do have a point, it's certainly not necessarily optimal from the individual perspective. Problem is that most alternatives might not be sustainable over several generations so they just die out.
Probably not exactly what you're thinking about but e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakers