One of the more prominent arguments for having fewer children is that it allows for a higher concentration of resources for each child, granting them greater access to human capital (e.g., education and health) and resulting in greater reproductive success for the parent.
I do not necessarily disagree with this argument, but many of its proponents seem to base their belief on the bluepilled premise that nurture can override one's nature. However, as we are all aware, one is bound to be capped by their genetic potential at some point.
I would say that in high-income nations, parental investment reached a phase of diminishing marginal returns, or even negative marginal returns in cases like South Korea, where excessive investment in private education is harming children's physical and social development. At this point, it would be more rational to have more children, sacrificing a bit in quality for much greater returns in quantity.
Conversely, the blackpill and its genetic determinism has the potential to encourage high fertility. Due to genetic recombination, random fertilization, etc., there is a non-negligible degree of genetic variance among siblings, and they are not born equal. Hence, according to the blackpill, in order to maximize the quality of one's offspring, one should actually have as many children as possible, in order to find the best combination of the parents' genes. I suppose with enough trials, it is theoretically possible for sub5s like us to beget a LTN or even a MTN and ascend our bloodline.
I do not necessarily disagree with this argument, but many of its proponents seem to base their belief on the bluepilled premise that nurture can override one's nature. However, as we are all aware, one is bound to be capped by their genetic potential at some point.
I would say that in high-income nations, parental investment reached a phase of diminishing marginal returns, or even negative marginal returns in cases like South Korea, where excessive investment in private education is harming children's physical and social development. At this point, it would be more rational to have more children, sacrificing a bit in quality for much greater returns in quantity.
Conversely, the blackpill and its genetic determinism has the potential to encourage high fertility. Due to genetic recombination, random fertilization, etc., there is a non-negligible degree of genetic variance among siblings, and they are not born equal. Hence, according to the blackpill, in order to maximize the quality of one's offspring, one should actually have as many children as possible, in order to find the best combination of the parents' genes. I suppose with enough trials, it is theoretically possible for sub5s like us to beget a LTN or even a MTN and ascend our bloodline.
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