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Oct 6Liked by Sol Hando

I largely agree with your critique of his list. I don't see anything on it that I expect to meaningfully move the needle.

You mention the Amish several times. Most people don't have a good understanding of exactly why and how they maintain their high birthrates. I've tried to explain it here https://www.f0xr.com/p/the-amish-fertility-miracle-part

Some of their culture and practices might be compatible with your concept of a liberal society; many are not. But most of their culture would have been fairly normal 150 years ago.

Whether someone would like to increase the birthrate, or is indifferent, knowing which factors actually raise it allows you to weigh that against the current environment and make an educated argument. Most of the debate right now is fighting over factors that are completely irrelevant anyway.

Or, hilariously, reversing the effects of certain factors, like everyone campaigning for more financial support for parents while the data clearly shows that wealth is INVERSELY correlated with fertility.

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