Oddbean new post about login | logout You can point wherever you want, but it isn't going to help us get the birth rate back up.
Monkeys don’t masturbate in the wild, but they’re widely known to do it in captivity. I think it’s important to realize we’re in captivity in the modern world. Nihilism and anti-natalism are part and parcel.
Perhaps, but I have yet to see anyone make any suggestion toward reforming marriage to better fit our new reality.
There's also the fairly strong possibility that they don't want a new reality and instead are doing everything that they can do to return to the old ways. Cognitive dissonance can take a huge mental toll. A surprising amount of the global population flat-out doesn't like to learn and adapt to changing circumstances. 🤷♂️
That's always been the case. There are a few forward thinkers and everyone relies on them to show how to adapt.
Also, my suggestions are actually a return to (Germanic) tradition, focused on property ownership, away from the modernist system of income redistribution, based upon monetary debasement.