[dan_mctree]

Yes, this absolutely appears to be the main reason. Both in practical terms through birth control, but also through cultural terms in that it's now seen as a choice rather than as an obvious thing you do. To change this course, we probably need to change the culture first so that a birth control ban will be supported. That's currently not looking likely, so population collapse it is

[munificent]

> To change this course, we probably need to change the culture first so that a birth control ban will be supported.

This is the most casually psychotic thing I've read on HN.

You're advocating forcing women to bear children they don't want and taking away control over their own body.

[lotsofpulp]

US voters chose to put people with that view in charge of the federal US government. 1990s and 2000s me would have never believed it.

[4gotunameagain]

We need to strike the right balance between personal benefit/freedom and societal benefit.

Clearly we are way too on the individualistic side of the pendulum now.

[tkfoss]

Why don't you have a few extra children for societal benefit, being aware of the importance thereof?

[4gotunameagain]

Oh I'm on it don't you worry son

[wiseowise]

Proofs or didn't happen.

[senordevnyc]

That's far from clear.

[rune-dev]

How is forcing people to have children they don’t want a good outcome?

How about we set up society in such a way that choosing to have children is a more appealing option.

[waynesonfire]

> birth control ban will be supported

Wtf... totally the wrong tool to change the calculus of intentionally having children.