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by freddie_mercury 2332 days ago
> The fundamental problem with this theory is that there are sub-populations that have been able to maintain high fertility despite the decline in broader society.

Amish fertility has fallen just as much as overall American fertility has.

"In the modern period, we can see that, from the early 1980s to 2000, Amish fertility had actually fallen way more than U.S. TFR [Total Fertility Rate] on the whole. Then it spiked in the late 2000s, and has fallen since."