insanrides on Nostr: The discussions to be had on fertility rates ought to take into account the possible ...

The discussions to be had on fertility rates ought to take into account the possible effect of depoliticisation (in a Schmittian sense) and the absence of the theological as missing "existential" markers in a nihilistic and consumerist world.

We know that part of this decrease is the powerful projection of smaller families as a Western ideal (stemming from a combination of lower mortality rates and eugenics), making larger families appear low status, even as historically speaking it was the aristocracy who typically possessed higher TFR

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