Fertility rates in the developed world are too low and that's bad, blah blah. Here's my proposal to raise fertility rates (coming from a current uni student): Promote parenthood in universities via student run clubs. Reading groups about different parenting styles, or more subtle pro-fertility clubs like knitting groups where...
[There are no affiliate links in this post and I haven't been paid by anyone; I just happened to have bought the charms from Shein. You can probably get similar things on Temu, Aliexpress or Amazon] I made a cute LessWrong themed necklace/earring set for cheap, here's how. For the...
Fertility rates in the developed world are too low and that's bad, blah blah.
Here's my proposal to raise fertility rates (coming from a current uni student):
Promote parenthood in universities via student run clubs. Reading groups about different parenting styles, or more subtle pro-fertility clubs like knitting groups where students make clothes for sick kids (very un-EA, I know). Maybe networks for "future mom friends", similar to alumni networks? These ideas aren't great yet but hopefully you get the picture. If you have any ideas at all (no matter how vague) please write a comment about it.
It's wild to me that there isn't even a school club for students that are parents.
The goal... (read more)
[There are no affiliate links in this post and I haven't been paid by anyone; I just happened to have bought the charms from Shein. You can probably get similar things on Temu, Aliexpress or Amazon]
I made a cute LessWrong themed necklace/earring set for cheap, here's how.
For the necklace, buy a pair of these earrings from Shein:
Then remove the dangly charm and use a wire to attach it to a necklace chain.
(I bought a cheap necklace from Shein to use as the chain but it tarnished within days. Amazon seems to sell decent chains/necklaces for ~20$, but I haven't bought any so can't personally recommend them (I used an old... (read more)
I appreciate this framing a lot and I really enjoyed the post.
On the topic of living forever, I worry that people who aren't super smart might not be able to find nearly as much joy in random activities/concepts. If I were locked in a room with Richard Feynman I'm not sure that I would actually love physics; I might just come out very confused and a bit drained.
I worry that my brain is simply unable to deeply understand and appreciate theoretical physics, and even if it were, I don't know if I have the willpower to sit through Feynman explaining quartz to me for the tenth time. Would I find this willpower... (read more)
The meetup is on the bottom floor : )