Hidden Payoff of Civilizational Ruin - Dr. Dani Sulikowski, DemystifySci #360
Danielle Sulikowski, professor of evolutionary psychology, presents a controversial theory on why global fertility rates and birth rates are collapsing. She argues that an evolutionary strategy known as female mate suppression—where dominant women repress the reproductive success of rivals—has shifted in humans into a modern form of antinatal social contagion. Rather than direct biological suppression, the strategy manifests as propaganda and cultural messaging that discourage motherhood, promote career over family, and accelerate population decline. We explore how intrasexual competition among women could shape civilization itself, why some groups might defect against their own society to gain an evolutionary edge, and how this connects to broader debates in feminism, cultural evolution, and civilizational collapse. The conversation also ties in the density-dependent dynamics of Calhoun’s Rat Utopia experiments as a possible parallel to modern urbanization, social media, and declining birth rates.PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/demystifysciPARADIGM DRIFThttps://demystifysci.com/paradigm-drift-showOUR HOMEBREWED MUSICCheck out our band's new album:https://secretaryofnature.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-so-good-hereVinyl pre-orders available now: https://buy.stripe.com/14A5kC3Od5d21Ms7zPdEs0900:00 Go! Introducing the Central Crisis of Western Civilization00:05:53 Intrasexual mate Suppression in Animals00:09:03 The Mechanisms of Intrasexual Competition00:12:29 Competitive Mothering Dynamics00:18:03 Advising on Haircut Strategies00:20:07 Understanding Intrasexual Competition Measurement00:21:56 Female Competitiveness Dynamics00:25:10 Personal Experiences with Gender Dynamics00:29:32 Navigating Social Circles and Competition00:33:00 Changes in Intersexual Competitiveness Among Women00:38:05 Feminism and Reproductive Suppression00:42:27 Societal Trends and Competitive Behavior00:43:10 Human Behavior and Civilization Cycles00:46:08 Decline of Birth Rates and Societal Institutions00:50:20 Reproductive Strategies and Societal Feedback Loops00:53:07 The Role of Intellectual Discourse in Civilizational Shifts00:56:15 Rationalizing Birth Rate Declines01:00:21 Evolutionary Explanations for Civilizational Behavior01:05:25 Empirical Examination of Birth Rate Decline01:09:12 Exploring Male Responses and Societal Dynamics01:12:15 Intersecting Ideologies and Population Messaging01:20:00 Internet Influence on Cultural Dynamics01:25:00 Mechanistic and Functional Explanations of Behavior01:27:03 Discussion on Societal Decline and Birth Rates01:31:21 Exploring Societal Change and Its Cyclical Nature01:35:34 The Role of Technology and Interconnectedness01:40:13 Urbanization Effects and Cultural Dynamics01:44:27 Gender Dynamics and Cultural Evolution01:47:44 Discussion on Social Influence and Elite Classes01:51:50 Class and Reproductive Strategies01:54:43 Urbanization's Impact on Society02:00:08 Evolution vs. Morality in Society02:02:57 Urban Density and Human Behavior02:07:45 Bioconservatism vs. Transhumanism02:09:00 Transhumanism and the Unknown Future02:12:53 Understanding Unseen Forces02:15:11 The Quest for Understanding#evolutionarypsychology , #civilization, #feminism, #sociology, #anthropology, #culturewars, #birthrates, #psychology, #society, #population, #decline, #history, #civilizations, #future #philosophypodcast , #longformpodcast ABOUS US: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities.
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