Eктωρ said:
Speak for yourself, this model of "man and woman working" has lead to a steady rate of more than 50% of the marriages breaking up in the first 4 years. I don't see this as a working model to the society.
I think you're making a category mistake here. Take for example, that the majority of the crime that happens in the US is perpetrated by people with black skin. Where're not going to say that black people themselves are wrong, but the extraneous factors that lead to crime in the first place. Likewise, it's not necessarily the case that an unbalanced relationship in the female's advantage are failing because it is something intrinsic to the relationship itself. We can point out to the fact that relationships, be they male dominated or female dominated have been increasingly prone to divorce in the last few decades. In any case, I would like to see the source you're quoting that statistic from.
Worbah said:
The ultimate goal of a civilized society should be zero employment, not the other way around. If you'd feel the need to pile lumber for a living, you'd have the option to do so out of your free will, not because the people around feel that employment is some kind of sacred value.
If you're referring to my comment about Dragonhelm padding off all the work to his wife, I think it's a fair consideration. I agree, ideally there shouldn't be a need for employment, though it may still exist for those who aren't satisfied by other activities, but it's quite unlikely that this is going to take place int he next 200 years. Contemplating the ideal situation is quite strange really, ideally thee really shouldn't be a reliance on interpersonal relationships like monogamous marriages and partnerings, someone is going to get left out in that regard.