the function of "the nuclear family" is to control the flow of capital, and everything else about it is just a ruse https://twitter.com/caraesten/status/1338631360391434241

"what are you talking about, it's about—"

inheritance. it all comes down to inheritance.

marriage is about the control and transfer of property. the nuclear family is about the control and transfer of property. everything else is a story told around that function.

they are stories people have come to believe, and found meaning within. however, the core function of these institutions is property management, and therefore, controlling the flow of capital.

gay marriage—while also a battle for equality and love—was, among the wealthy, a battle over how capital can be inherited and shared.

the nuclear family is rigid and controlling *because* it is about capital. marriage is a financial agreement *because* it is about capital.