On declining birthrates, feminism and environmentalism.

Today's recommended reading, an article from Quillette on a movement called BirthStrike (note capitaliZation!). Excerpt:

'For decades, strains of radical feminism have been convincing women to seek liberation from the “barbaric” nature of pregnancy and the patriarchal constraints of the nuclear family. Children and husbands aside, women are being redirected towards the true embodiment of enlightenment: the 60-hour workweek.'

Can't agree more with this statement, one of my key themes for the book is going to be the demographic problems of Western (and other advanced) societies and the part feminism has caused in this. 

The article ends with this point:

'We must challenge the misanthropic belief that there is something intrinsic to human beings that is the ultimate cause of all our problems. Climate anxiety is just one symptom of the West’s collective nihilism. It is emblematic of a culture that is too exhausted to defend itself, wishes to cease thinking through complicated questions, and yearns instead to be told what to do.'

A key theme I wish to explore in my writings is coming up with new a renewed, pro-growth and reproduction-based system of thought. 


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