Alex Kaschuta is a writer, cultural critic and podcaster from Romania. She is the host of the Subversive Podcast and YouTube channel (@AlexKaschuta) and also publishes on Substack: https://www.alexkaschuta.com/ Check out our first interview with Alex here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzWx8U4POCg Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Music by: Music by: Xentric | info@xentricapc.com | https://www.xentricapc.com/ YouTube:  @xentricapc   Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media:  https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry:  Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 Intro  01:32 The Fertility Crisis  06:14 Are Falling Birthrates Cultural? 10:25 Contributing Factors to Childlessness 12:45 What Can We Do About The Fertility Crisis? 14:53 Do We Prioritise Immediate Pleasure Too Much? 18:34 The Rise of Surrogacy  22:35 How to Promote the Benefits of Parenthood 25:39 Sponsor Message: Locals 26:40 What Can be Done Culturally to Promote Parenthood? 30:58 The Correlation Between Birthrates & Immigration 35:16 How Status & Social Media Affect our Worldview 40:05 Can We Move Away from the Internet? 43:08 The Left/Right Paradigm  50:34 Problems With Democracy & Government 54:53 Decentralised Ways of Organising Society 58:44 Value-Based Societies 1:05:21 Equality of Opportunity Vs Equality of Outcome 1:13:05 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices