> the problem is most acute in countries that are “technophilic, pluralistic, educated, *where women have rights*”. > promoting the idea that our culture faces

> the problem is most acute in countries that are “technophilic, pluralistic, educated, *where women have rights*”. > promoting the idea that our culture faces existential crisis unless we reproduce, the aims of pronatalists overlap with those of racist conspiracists who believe in the “great replacement theory” – the conviction that people of white European heritage are being demographically taken over by non-whites who have children at a faster rate. You could see those red flags from space. > They bought this house and the one next door for $575,000; they allow their neighbours to live in the second house rent free, in exchange for childcare. > He comes from a wealthy family and grew up in Dallas Shocking. Someone that has the luxury to have children, is pro-natalist? Color me surprised. > “The only cultural groups that survive will be the ones that don’t give women a choice. And that’s a terrifying world for us,” ... > “People are like, ‘You’re bringing a Handmaid’s Tale into the world!’ – that’s exactly what we’re trying to prevent.” > “In China, they’ve already restricted access to vasectomies and abortions,” Simone adds. > They have “quite a beef with anti-abortion people”, says Malcolm, because it turns out that restricting abortion is actually bad for birthrates. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublethink https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublethink > “When people say, ‘I can’t afford kids,’ what they mean is, ‘I cannot afford to have kids at the standards that I find to be culturally normative,” Malcolm continues. XD > “The more kids you have, the more likely you are to have kids that get it right somewhere.” Or, you know, supporting people with appropriate assistance so that they can live a reasonable life. But it's more important to these people to have a legacy, than think about other people.