Sally Kohn: You need to rebuild what it was that motivated people to have lots of kids in the past. That is intergenerationally durable culture, where your kids will know what it means to be a member of your family and why they should have kids themselves. She says having children gives you another shot at trying life an entirely different way through those children when they make their own decisions. "It's kind of hard to imagine anything that you can do in your career that would be more impactful than that"
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What is pro-natalism? How fast are birth rates falling around the world? How long will it take for us to really feel the effects of population collapse? What are the primary drivers of population collapse? How does the current difficulty of raising children compare to other periods in history? What roles do various religions and philosophies play in population dynamics? What are some non-coercive ways to encourage population growth? What constitutes an intergenerationally durable culture?
Simone and Malcolm Collins are a husband-wife team driving the pronatalist movement, which seeks to bring attention to the risks of a hard landing on demographic collapse. In addition to running the Pronatalist Foundation, the Collins Institute, and a collection of private equity companies, they enjoy writing, having so far published five bestselling books (The Pragmatist's Guide series). To hear more from them, check out their podcast (on Substack, YouTube, or whenever you listen to podcasts), follow them on Twitter at @SimoneHCollins, or check out their books:
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