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This is also something (anecdotally) common with Gen X parents. That being said, deadbeats have been a relatively common trope since the Silents or before. Is it really that surprising that, now that it's possible for both parties in the parenting equation to be deadbeats, they're taking that option?

This doesn't seem like a new aspect of moral decay: People have always been terrible, and neither sex is inherently morally superior or magically more empathetic or responsible.

It becoming equitable is just another side effect of suffrage and no-fault divorce, something decided upon by the Silents, Boomers and Xers. It's still probably better than the prior situation, but acknowledging the fact that it's a consequence of the legislative choices of society is probably better than just randomly blaming Millennials for something that isn't unique to them.

Saying that as a non-Millennial.