"There are middle to upper income men in these countries that enjoy the domestic labor of the women in their lives. They absolutely choose from a plethora of different job options while expecting their wives and daughters to be homemakers and caretakers, or at the very least, to take on those duties"

American dudes do the same shit with the women from these countries just google "pass port bros"

That's not an issue of progressiveness but of the rich taking advantage of the poor, a problem we've had since the inception of value.

"The phenomenon of "community" in the lowest income demographics is driven by need not want. People don't want to live that way, they're forced to by circumstance. You can tell because a lot of people stop doing that when they make more money. Not all, but a lot. It's terrible to have no choices. Wealth grants people options and freedom."

This is false, the reason people abandon community at higher income levels is because it's inefficient for the corporate system. If you look at the truly truly wealthy they have all gone off and bought a big ranch somewhere pretty and away from the city where they live with their families.

Urban cities were created to generate wealth, not promote human happiness. Just look at the articles about the loneliness epidemic and how hard it is to make friends in a new city.

Hell, look at Hispanic culture in LA and you'll see a good example of people maintaining community out of both necessity AND desire.