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While demographic collapse is inevitable, cultural mass extinction can be avoided and harm to vulnerable groups can be minimized if we take action now.
Humanity hangs in the balance
As nations develop (when citizens earn an average of over $5,000 a year) birth rates fall below replacement rate. Fertility rates are falling much faster than dominant social narratives imply. For example, at its current fertility rate (0.78), for every hundred South Koreans there will be 5.9 great grandchildren (the average fertility rate in the developed world is currently 1.56). In addition, the regions we use to supplement collapsing birth rates in countries like the US are themselves undergoing fertility collapse (with South America, Central America, and the Caribbean collectively falling below repopulation rate in 2019).
This matters for two reasons: (1) When countries have more residents who are net tax drains than net tax contributors (what we call a dependency ratio cascade) they'll no longer be able to sustain social services that support society's most vulnerable members and millions will suffer, and (2) We run the risk of a cultural mass extinction, losing low-fertility cultures, including South Koreans, Emiratis, Jains, Native Americans, and many more.
South Korea's approximate TFR, meaning there will be 5.9 great grandchildren for every hundred South Koreans alive today
The year when Central and South America collectively fell below replacement rate
Per capita GDP at which fertility begins to plummet
Four ways we address demographic collapse
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We work with journalists, policymakers, influencers, and community leaders to raise awareness about demographic collapse, pronatalism, and fertility ratio cascades.
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We propose and promote low-cost, non-coercive interventions likely to bolster fertility rates and/or reduce the harms caused by demographic collapse.
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We advocate for measures protecting cultural autonomy and promote cultures that produce human flourishing (including high fertility) in the face of modernity.
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We connect pronatalist individuals and families with helpful resources and each other to reinforce the pluralistic, big-tent community that comprises the pronatalist movement.
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Simone and Malcolm publish near-daily. Here's a starting selection on demographic collapse, the data behind it, and what a lower-birth-rate future looks like.
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