Recently, a collective opinion piece published on April 15, 2025 in the French newspaper Le Monde denounced a shortage of many psychotropic drugs essential for the treatment of certain psychiatric problems in France. The list is long and growing by the week:

The process of cultural decay is front of mind for those engaged in the pronatalist movement. The question of how it happens was raised by Robin Hanson in his recent appearance at NatalCon. His goal is to discover what cultural elements have contributed to fertility decline, which he contends will accelerate movement towards a self-destructive way of life.