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johnnymorgan | 2 years ago

And you would be correct, if people drilled down into the data you'd see the birth rate drops off massively by 2nd/3rd gen when they hit the modern world.

It's the Amish and Mennonites that seem to retain people well by having it be optional.

America is more likely to be Amish than anything else if we got solely by the trend.

I'd say there is a lot more too it than that

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satvikpendem|2 years ago

> It's the Amish and Mennonites that seem to retain people well by having it be optional.

Both groups have many instances of rape happening that much of the wider world is not aware of, as they are cloistered societies, so, combined with the fact that many stay silent due to fear of retaliation, those are not the best examples to use.

https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-48265703

https://www.npr.org/2020/01/19/797804404/investigation-into-...

emodendroket|2 years ago

I think that’s part and parcel of any similar project.

emodendroket|2 years ago

Yeah, if you're willing to make a cloister and isolate your children it might work. Not that many groups looking to live that way though.