But "back when traditional filial piety was the only model for intergenerational relations, there were also many problems," argues Chuang Hui-chiu. In the past, everyone held an idealized version of home. When social change exposed problems to the light of day, people started talking about them. This discussion is healthy.
但是，「過去的兩代關係，在傳統孝順觀的單一思考下，不可否認的也存在許多問題，」莊慧秋剖析孝道式微時表示，過去大家對所謂的家庭，有固定刻板的想像，當其中弊病因為社會變遷赤裸裸暴露，問題藉此掀開來討論，其實是正面的。