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Simone and Malcolm Collins
Known forPronatalism
Notable workThe Pragmatist's Guide to Governance
Websitehttps://pronatalist.org/aboutus/

Simone Collins (née Smith; born 1987) and Malcolm Collins (born 1986) are an entrepreneurial husband-and-wife team who are primarily known for their views and advocacy related to pronatalism, a stance encouraging higher birth rates and expressing concerns about demographic decline and its implications on society and the economy.[1][2][3][4] They are the founders of Pronatalist.org,[5][2] The Collins Institute for the Gifted,[6][3] and The Pragmatist Foundation.[2][1]

Education[edit]

Malcolm Collins graduated from University of St. Andrews with a neuroscience degree and Stanford University Graduate School of Business with an MBA.[3]

Career[edit]

Simone and Malcolm Collins previously worked in venture capital and technology sectors. Simone previously served as the managing director for Dialog, a secretive invite-only social club co-founded by investor Peter Thiel.[2] Malcolm previously worked as a venture capitalist at TheVentures in South Korea.[2][7][8] The Collinses currently are the managing directors of the corporate wholesale travel agency Travelmax.[3]

The couple has written five books in their Pragmatist Guide series.[9][10] Their book The Pragmatist's Guide to Governance: From high school cliques to boards, family offices, and nations: A guide to optimizing governance models was briefly on the Wall Street Journal Bestseller List in 2023.[11]

Pronatalism advocacy[edit]

The Collinses are prominent[12][10][2] figures within the pronatalist movement, which advocates for higher birth rates as a means to address demographic and economic challenges.[1][12] They are the founders of Pronatalist.org, a non-profit initiative aimed at promoting and supporting high birth rates.[2][13]

The Collinses fear that low fertility rates, especially among people they view as high-achieving, could lead to a decline in innovation and societal progress as well as the extinction of cultures, economic breakdown, and the collapse of civilization.[14][15] They are part of a network of tech elites,[2] including figures like Elon Musk,[12][2] who publicly express concerns about demographic trends leading to population collapse.[10][16] The Collinses are vocal supporters of using advanced reproductive technologies, including in vitro fertilisation and genetic screening, to promote higher birth rates among economically and intellectually productive populations.[13][17] They have been featured in discussions about their use of preimplantation genetic testing to select embryos.[18][1][19]

The Collinses have been labelled as "hipster eugenicists" due to their advocacy for selecting embryos based on perceived desirable traits, such as high IQ,[20][19] and they were speakers at The Natal Conference in 2023,[21][16] a conference linked to far-right eugenicists.[22][23][16] Concerns have also been raised about the potential societal impacts of their views, with some suggesting that their approach could exacerbate social inequalities and promote divisive ideologies.[2][20][24][25] The Collinses are said to find the moniker "hipster eugenicists" rather amusing, but strongly disavow any form of racism and "scoffed at the idea that they were eugenicists".[20][2]

Personal lives[edit]

Simone and Malcolm Collins married after Malcolm proposed on Reddit in 2013.[26][4]

The Collinses have stated that they plan to have seven to thirteen children total.[1][27] As of 2024, they have four children.[16] They are, by order of birth: Octavian (son), Torsten (son), Titan Invictus (daughter),[1] and Industry Americus (daughter).[16] The Collinses refuse to give their daughters traditionally feminine names, because they believe social research shows that women with feminine names are taken less seriously.[2] Beginning with their thirdborn Titan Invictus, the Collinses have used preimplantation genetic testing during IVF to select embryos with a desirable genetic makeup.[1][18][16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Black, Julia (2022-11-01). "Billionaires like Elon Musk want to save civilization by having tons of genetically superior kids. Inside the movement to take 'control of human evolution.'". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Dodds, Io (2023-04-17). "Meet the 'elite' couples breeding to save mankind". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  3. ^ a b c d Breen, Amanda (2022-05-03). "The 'Bizarrely Authoritarian' U.S. Education System Inspired This Husband and Wife to Co-Found a 'Genius School' for Future Entrepreneurs and Leaders". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ a b Collins, Malcolm (2013-08-06). "How I Proposed to My Girlfriend on Reddit". HuffPost. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  5. ^ "About US – Pronatalist.org". Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  6. ^ "Our Story – The Collins Institute for the Gifted". collinsinstitute.org. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  7. ^ "더벤처스, 말콤 콜린스 前아트코기 대표 영입". 더벨뉴스 (in Korean). 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  8. ^ "[인사동정]말콤 콜린스, 더벤처스 전략 디렉터에 영입". 미래를 보는 신문 - 전자신문 (in Korean). 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  9. ^ "Homepage - The Pragmatist Foundation". Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  10. ^ a b c Cook, Michael (2022-11-24). "The power couple on a mission to save the world from demographic disaster". Mercator. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  11. ^ "Bestselling Books Week Ended March 25". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  12. ^ a b c Kirkey, Sharon (2023-12-18). "The new push for more babies: How tech elites think it will save the planet". National Post. Retrieved 2024-04-29.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ a b Collins, Malcolm (2023-01-28). "The world needs more big families like ours for humans to survive". New York Post. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  14. ^ "Simone and Malcolm Collins: the pro-birthers trying to grow populations". RNZ. 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  15. ^ Ohio Star Staff (2023-05-05). "Commentary: The Population Crash". The Ohio Star.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ a b c d e f Del Valle, Gaby (2024-04-28). "The Far Right's Campaign to Explode the Population". Politico. Retrieved 2024-05-01.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ Harrington, Mary (2023-11-03). "Can liberals save themselves from extinction?". UnHerd. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  18. ^ a b Goldbert, Carey (2022-05-26). "The Pandora's Box of Embryo Testing Is Officially Open". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-04-29.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ a b Fiano-Chesser, Cassy (2022-11-30). "'Hipster eugenicist' couple hopes to make real-life 'Gattaca' babies through genetic screening". Live Action News. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  20. ^ a b c Mahdawi, Arwa (2023-04-21). "'Hipster eugenics': why is the media cosying up to people who want to build a super race?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  21. ^ "Home". Natal Conference. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  22. ^ Slawson, Nicola (2023-09-04). "First Thing: US pro-birth conference's links to far-right eugenicists revealed". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  23. ^ Wilson, Jason (2023-09-04). "Revealed: US pro-birth conference's links to far-right eugenicists". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  24. ^ Bradford, Mark (2023-12-26). "Pronatalists Want A Child, But Not THAT One". Word on Fire. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  25. ^ Hunter (2023-04-20). "Meet the elite couples who want to overpopulate the planet with their elite babies". Daily Kos. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  26. ^ Cole, Samantha (2023-04-19). "The 'Elite' Breeding Couple Are Terminally Online Redditors Who've Gone Viral Before". Vice. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  27. ^ Morgan, Piers (2023-05-04). Breeder Is Going To KEEP Having Children Until Her 'Uterus Is Removed' (Video). Retrieved 2024-04-29 – via www.youtube.com.
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