In March, for the second time, Austin was the center of a movement known as “natalism” when the NatalCon conference chose the city as its host.
The presenters at this conference, where a standard ticket was $10,000, have some varying views, but the big idea they share is that the human population is declining and people need to have more babies.
There is some overlap with natalism and eugenics – the idea that the babies that people should be having should be those of the best genetic quality. That opens up a conversation that can quickly get into racism, ableism and more…