“Fertility Roundup #2” by Zvi

The world is slowly waking up to the fertility crisis. There is more acknowledgement of the problem, and there is more talk of potential practical solutions. I do not believe the topic is a realistic target for Balsa Policy Institute, but I will continue to keep an eye on the ball and issue periodic roundups like this one.

In Brief

A basic problem is that we do not consider infertility a big deal for things such as DALYs. Many would strongly disagree.

Fertility clinics that get new corporate ownership by a fertility chain have 28.2% increased clinic volume and 13.6% higher success rates, dramatically improving overall outcomes.

Mishra has the fertility take on Barbie.

Mishra: Weirdly this is a take I haven’t seen anywhere but to me the point of Barbie is that the most important thing is kids and everything else is meaningless without [...]

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Outline:

(00:22) In Brief

(01:40) Causes

(07:21) Causes: Pessimism

(09:57) Causes: Escalating Signals

(11:41) The Baby Boom

(14:24) You’ll Need More

(19:50) I’ll Tell You What I Want What I Really Really Want

(21:48) Negative Dakka

(23:01) Not Enough Dakka

(31:38) More Dakka

(35:49) Cato Brings the Fire

(50:53) I’m Doing My Part

(52:35) Artificial Wombs

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First published:
October 17th, 2023

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/YjT88Avga8xTvtZzw/fertility-roundup-2

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.