Here via IDN. One thing that terrifies me about the sperm count decline is how is it affecting other species/biodiversity? If the decline is related to plastic pollution, pesticides, etc., all life on Earth is exposed. Whatever problems this may pose for humanity, I can only assume it may be exponentially worse for threatened species with only a few thousands individuals to start with.
Given how badly we've overshot the world in terms of our numbers and exploitation of nature, reduced fertility is a great thing. I haven't seen any modeling or hard evidence showing that declining birth rates overall will lead to an abrupt catastrophic decline in our global numbers. There's a lot of fear mongering about this in the media. So I remain unconvinced that will happen, and will continue to celebrate the fertility decline. Thanks for your essay, Matt.
Well said Tony and Arwen
Here via IDN. One thing that terrifies me about the sperm count decline is how is it affecting other species/biodiversity? If the decline is related to plastic pollution, pesticides, etc., all life on Earth is exposed. Whatever problems this may pose for humanity, I can only assume it may be exponentially worse for threatened species with only a few thousands individuals to start with.
One seldom sees information on fertility trends for other-than-human life. We are so self-absorbed! And that will be our downfall. https://scaledown.substack.com/p/this-isnt-normal
Given how badly we've overshot the world in terms of our numbers and exploitation of nature, reduced fertility is a great thing. I haven't seen any modeling or hard evidence showing that declining birth rates overall will lead to an abrupt catastrophic decline in our global numbers. There's a lot of fear mongering about this in the media. So I remain unconvinced that will happen, and will continue to celebrate the fertility decline. Thanks for your essay, Matt.