What Happens To A Society That Stops Reproducing? - Lyman Stone
The decline in American fertility rates is driven primarily by rising cultural expectations for parenting quality and a mating crisis caused by declining young male incomes, rather than absolute poverty or biological infsummaryThe guest argues that the 'fertility crisis' narrative is counterproductive, as anxiety and depression are the strongest predictors of low birth rates, and advocates for improving mental health and reducing the psychologsummarySurviving Fertility Targeting: Historical data shows humans target a specific number of surviving children. In the past, high birth rates (e.g., 6 children) were necessary to ensure a few survived; today, with near-zero takeaway
