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by 0xDEAFBEAD 1003 days ago
In our resource-abundant modern world, you should expect genes that cause people to want kids to do very well. Fertility is low in most developed countries, but that masks particular sub-populations that are growing at a rapid rate. See this article for instance: https://medium.com/migration-issues/how-long-until-were-all-...

Similarly, expect future generations to be full of people who just can't stand wearing a condom during sex.

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Anecdotally, it was my more risk taking and carefree friends that had kids first. I can see why - with just a little effort it's very easy not to have kids in the modern world, and the cost-benefit analysis for children is pretty bad.

What that means for the future of humanity, I don't know.

It's not necessarily that simple though. Maybe if you have an unplanned child early, you realize that thing about the cost-benefit analysis being bad, stop having kids, and reproduce at below replacement.

Here is one paper I found on correlates of reproductive success in the US, from 2005 though: https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/48563240/Sex_Status_an...