Based Camp with Simone & Malcolm Collins | Would Taking Away Women’s Right to Own Property Solve the Fertility Crisis? (Hypergamy???) @SimoneandMalcolm | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 12 hours ago.
In this eye-opening episode, Malcolm and Simone dive into a fascinating Swedish study that reveals surprising insights about how winning the lottery impacts men and women differently when it comes to marriage and fertility. The study shows that men who win the lottery tend to marry and have more children, while women's fertility doesn't increase, and low-income women often get divorced. The conversation delves into the biological and social factors behind these trends, the importance of men and women working together in marriage, the perils of atomized child-rearing, and the role of income and status in shaping fertility decisions. Join them as they explore the implications of these findings for pronatalist policies and the future of the family.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction: The surprising findings of the Swedish lottery study
01:55 Why do men have more kids while women leave their partners after winning?
05:08 The importance of women building up their husbands and marrying for potential
09:12 The horseshoe graph: Fertility rates by income level in the U.S.
12:54 The misguided call for women to be excluded from the workforce
16:18 The historical reality of women's work and the brief aberration of the housewife era
20:37 The need for couples to work together and combine their skills
23:08 The perversion of separate bank accounts and identities in marriage
25:16 Life as an iterative movement away from the self and towards family
27:26 The challenges of financial decision-making in marriage
30:45 The importance of free markets and the dangers of artificially disempowering women
33:08 Conclusion: The need for a results-oriented approach to pronatalist policies
In this eye-opening episode, Malcolm and Simone dive into a fascinating Swedish study that reveals surprising insights about how winning the lottery impacts men and women differently when it comes to marriage and fertility. The study shows that men who win the lottery tend to marry and have more children, while women's fertility doesn't increase, and low-income women often get divorced. The conversation delves into the biological and social factors behind these trends, the importance of men and women working together in marriage, the perils of atomized child-rearing, and the role of income and status in shaping fertility decisions. Join them as they explore the implications of these findings for pronatalist policies and the future of the family.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction: The surprising findings of the Swedish lottery study
01:55 Why do men have more kids while women leave their partners after winning?
05:08 The importance of women building up their husbands and marrying for potential
09:12 The horseshoe graph: Fertility rates by income level in the U.S.
12:54 The misguided call for women to be excluded from the workforce
16:18 The historical reality of women's work and the brief aberration of the housewife era
20:37 The need for couples to work together and combine their skills
23:08 The perversion of separate bank accounts and identities in marriage
25:16 Life as an iterative movement away from the self and towards family
27:26 The challenges of financial decision-making in marriage
30:45 The importance of free markets and the dangers of artificially disempowering women
33:08 Conclusion: The need for a results-oriented approach to pronatalist policies
