That is a very interesting observation by Molyneux. Some of the nature of being spenders, I think, is tied to our role as nurturers - I know in my home I am the “spender” for all household goods, groceries, food, any family events we do, etc, while my husband is the provider (“builder”) who makes sure our family economy can function. Remove marriage from the family economy and suddenly the balance (husband and wife working in and out of the home, toward the common good of the family, community and country) is destroyed and the remaining separate elements become unstable and vulnerable to exploitation by a self-centered, consumerist society (and Big Everything - Food, Pharma, Fashion, Medicine, etc etc).
That is a very interesting observation by Molyneux. Some of the nature of being spenders, I think, is tied to our role as nurturers - I know in my home I am the “spender” for all household goods, groceries, food, any family events we do, etc, while my husband is the provider (“builder”) who makes sure our family economy can function. Remove marriage from the family economy and suddenly the balance (husband and wife working in and out of the home, toward the common good of the family, community and country) is destroyed and the remaining separate elements become unstable and vulnerable to exploitation by a self-centered, consumerist society (and Big Everything - Food, Pharma, Fashion, Medicine, etc etc).