From: ted@loft.tnolan.com   
      
   In article <9u9hjktliu3f6bvj6ati8qd4pa8ri5asr2@4ax.com>,   
   The Horny Goat   wrote:   
   >On Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:11:03 -0500, Cryptoengineer   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>> The future that Silverberg was portraying in his   
   >>> "The World Inside" was just totally different that the   
   >>> reality of our low middle income childbirth rates   
   >>> and our old "generations" ideas that it just does   
   >>> not compare.   
   >>> Big one, child bearing ages now are quite concerned   
   >>> with finances and time constraints.   
   >>> Silverbergs view in that book eliminated those and also   
   >>> had a special kick of religious duty.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >>The book explicitly has people usually marrying at 12, and   
   >>becoming parents by 14.   
   >   
   >Given we're talking science fiction you shouldn't assume that we're   
   >talking Earth years. Those numbers would be totally appropriate for   
   >settlers on Mars for instance.   
      
   The book was in fact set on Earth with no indication of any adjustments   
   to the solar calendar.   
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