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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 James Collins (born 1986) are a 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]

Simone Collins graduated George Washington University with a bachelors in business administration in marketing, international business, and fine arts in 2010 and she earned a Master's degree in technology policy from the University of Cambridge in 2016.[7][8]

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][9][10] 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.[11][12] 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.[13]

Pronatalism advocacy[edit]

The Collinses are prominent[14][12][2] figures within the pronatalist movement, which advocates for higher birth rates as a means to address demographic and economic challenges.[1][14] They are the founders of Pronatalist.org, a non-profit initiative aimed at promoting and supporting high birth rates.[2][15]

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.[16][17] They are part of a network of tech elites,[2] including figures like Elon Musk,[14][2] who publicly express concerns about demographic trends leading to population collapse.[12][18] 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.[15][19] They have been featured in discussions about their use of preimplantation genetic testing to select embryos.[20][1][21]

The Collinses have been labelled as "hipster eugenicists" due to their advocacy for selecting embryos based on perceived desirable traits, such as high IQ,[22][21] and they were speakers at The Natal Conference in 2023,[23][18] a conference linked to far-right eugenicists.[24][25][18] 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][22][26][27] 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".[22][2]

Personal lives[edit]

Malcolm is the great grandson of Carr Collins Sr., founder of the Fidelity Union Life Insurance Company, and grandson of James M. Collins, a Dallas, Texas businessman and politician.[28] In 1997, Malcolm's parents undertook a contentious divorce and custody dispute; the proceedings were characterized by one judge as "extensive, bitter and long-lasting."[29][30] During the divorce, Malcolm was ordered to live at private boarding school funded by a family trust.[30] The divorce was finalized in 2001.[29] Reflecting on his childhood, Collins noted that he has “no beef with my parents. My childhood was hard, but my adulthood has been easy. Can I say a parent did a bad job if I’m happy with my life today? I don’t think so.”[30]

At some point in her life, Simone experienced eating disorders that gave her fertility issues.[30]

Simone and Malcolm Collins married after Malcolm proposed on Reddit in 2013.[31][4] The Collinses are atheist.[30]

The Collinses have stated that they plan to have seven to thirteen children total.[1][32] As of 2024, they have four children.[18] They are, by order of birth: Octavian George (son), Torsten Savage (son), Titan Invictus (daughter),[1] and Industry Americus (daughter).[18] 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 third child Titan Invictus, the Collinses have used preimplantation genetic testing during IVF to select embryos with a desirable genetic makeup.[1][20][18] The Collinses employ corporal punishment in disciplining their children, which they say is based on the behavior of tigers in the wild.[30]

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. ^ "Simone Collins". LinkedIn. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Simone Collins". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  9. ^ "더벤처스, 말콤 콜린스 前아트코기 대표 영입". 더벨뉴스 (in Korean). 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  10. ^ "[인사동정]말콤 콜린스, 더벤처스 전략 디렉터에 영입". 미래를 보는 신문 - 전자신문 (in Korean). 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  11. ^ "Homepage - The Pragmatist Foundation". Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Bestselling Books Week Ended March 25". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  14. ^ 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)
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Simone and Malcolm Collins: the pro-birthers trying to grow populations". RNZ. 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  17. ^ Ohio Star Staff (2023-05-05). "Commentary: The Population Crash". The Ohio Star.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ 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)
  19. ^ Harrington, Mary (2023-11-03). "Can liberals save themselves from extinction?". UnHerd. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  20. ^ 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)
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ "Home". Natal Conference. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ Bradford, Mark (2023-12-26). "Pronatalists Want A Child, But Not THAT One". Word on Fire. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  27. ^ Hunter (2023-04-20). "Meet the elite couples who want to overpopulate the planet with their elite babies". Daily Kos. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  28. ^ Hunter, Glenn. "Why Many Entrepreneurs Are Turning to a 'Search-Fund' Model". Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  29. ^ a b "In re Collins, Case No. 01-30320-SAF-7, Adversary No. 02-3113 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  30. ^ a b c d e f Kleeman, Jenny (25 May 2024). "America's premier pronatalists on having 'tons of kids' to save the world: 'There are going to be countries of old people starving to death'". The Guardian.
  31. ^ Cole, Samantha (2023-04-19). "The 'Elite' Breeding Couple Are Terminally Online Redditors Who've Gone Viral Before". Vice. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  32. ^ 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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