Widespread ignorance regarding human fertility, exacerbated by anti-natalist messaging, prevents young people from making informed decisions about family planning.

“The more you do to help people have IVF or delay parenthood in any way, the lower the curve goes. Overall IVF of course great for many people of course but the more you kind of encourage later parenthood this this curve started like this and anchored at a young age because people are still having ki”

The fertility crisis is driven primarily by cultural factors rather than material or economic conditions, as childlessness has become a choice.

“I think the conclusion that a lot of people at natcon arrived at and one that I have as well is that the the main factors are essentially cultural like we've really you know once children became optional we've really kind of lost the the will to have them in the sense because they are really a burde”