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Why are birth rates plummeting? And how much does it matter? (with Malcolm & Simone Collins)

May 18, 2023

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Introduction

4min

The Future of Diversity and Plurality

2min

The Impact of Pernatalism on Birth Rates

2min

The Fragment of Sky to Crafting Religion

4min

The Role of Modernity in Birth Rates

2min

The Effect of Birth Rate on Economic Productivity

2min

The Exponent of Population Decline in Korea

2min

The Economic Consequences of Demographic Collapse

2min

The Future of Prenatalism

2min

10.

The Mischaracterization of What's Really Happening in China

3min

11.

Modernity and the Importance of Social Justice

4min

12.

The Pleasure of Meaning Tradeoff of Having Kids

2min

13.

The Value of Kids

5min

14.

The Role of Religiosity in Birth Rate Collapse

3min

15.

The Pragmatist Guide to Crafting Religion

4min

16.

The Effects of Polygenic Risk Scores on Education

2min

17.

The Fall of the Roman Empire

2min

18.

How to Start a Successful Startup

2min

19.

The Importance of Removing Unreasonable Standards for Parenting

2min

20.

How to Convince Your Kids to Have Kids

4min

21.

Designing a Culture That Can Propagate Through Time

4min

22.

The Power of Pledge

3min

23.

How to Create a Diverse Culture

6min

24.

The Importance of Prosperity, Gender Equality, and Access to Education

7min

Read the full transcript here.

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: