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The Collinses are prominent<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Kirkey |first=Sharon |date=2023-12-18 |title=The new push for more babies: How tech elites think it will save the planet |url=https://nationalpost.com/feature/pronatalism-reborn |url-status=live |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=National Post}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":3" /> figures within the pronatalist movement, which advocates for higher birth rates as a means to address demographic and economic challenges.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" /> They are the founders of Pronatalist.org, a non-profit initiative aimed at promoting and supporting high birth rates.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Malcolm |date=2023-01-28 |title=The world needs more big families like ours for humans to survive |url=https://nypost.com/2023/01/28/the-world-needs-more-big-families-like-ours-for-humans-to-survive/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=New York Post |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, they were speakers at The Natal Conference in Austin, Texas.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Slawson |first=Nicola |date=2023-09-04 |title=First Thing: US pro-birth conference's links to far-right eugenicists revealed |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/04/first-thing-us-pro-birth-conferences-links-to-far-right-eugenicists-revealed |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Jason |date=2023-09-04 |title=Revealed: US pro-birth conference's links to far-right eugenicists |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/04/natal-conference-austin-texas-eugenics |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=":9" />
The Collinses are prominent<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Kirkey |first=Sharon |date=2023-12-18 |title=The new push for more babies: How tech elites think it will save the planet |url=https://nationalpost.com/feature/pronatalism-reborn |url-status=live |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=National Post}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":3" /> figures within the pronatalist movement, which advocates for higher birth rates as a means to address demographic and economic challenges.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" /> They are the founders of Pronatalist.org, a non-profit initiative aimed at promoting and supporting high birth rates.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Malcolm |date=2023-01-28 |title=The world needs more big families like ours for humans to survive |url=https://nypost.com/2023/01/28/the-world-needs-more-big-families-like-ours-for-humans-to-survive/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=New York Post |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, they were speakers at The Natal Conference in Austin, Texas.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Slawson |first=Nicola |date=2023-09-04 |title=First Thing: US pro-birth conference's links to far-right eugenicists revealed |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/04/first-thing-us-pro-birth-conferences-links-to-far-right-eugenicists-revealed |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Jason |date=2023-09-04 |title=Revealed: US pro-birth conference's links to far-right eugenicists |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/04/natal-conference-austin-texas-eugenics |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=":9" />


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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-10 |title=Simone and Malcolm Collins: the pro-birthers trying to grow populations |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018918907/simone-and-malcolm-collins-the-pro-birthers-trying-to-grow-populations |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ohio Star Staff |date=2023-05-05 |title=Commentary: The Population Crash |url=https://theohiostar.com/commentary/commentary-the-population-crash/ohstarstaff/2023/03/05/ |url-status=live |work=The Ohio Star}}</ref> They are part of a network of tech elites,<ref name=":3" /> including figures like [[Elon Musk]],<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":3" /> who publicly express concerns about demographic trends leading to [[population collapse]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Del Valle |first=Gaby |date=2024-04-28 |title=The Far Right's Campaign to Explode the Population |url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/04/28/natalism-conference-austin-00150338 |url-status=live |access-date=2024-05-01 |work=Politico}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harrington |first=Mary |date=2023-11-03 |title=Can liberals save themselves from extinction? |url=https://unherd.com/2023/11/can-liberals-save-themselves-from-extinction/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=UnHerd |language=en-GB}}</ref> They have been featured in discussions about their use of [[Pre-implantation genetic testing|preimplantation genetic testing]] to select embryos.<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Goldbert |first=Carey |date=2022-05-26 |title=The Pandora's Box of Embryo Testing Is Officially Open |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-05-26/dna-testing-for-embryos-promises-to-predict-genetic-diseases |url-status=live |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Fiano-Chesser |first=Cassy |date=2022-11-30 |title='Hipster eugenicist' couple hopes to make real-life 'Gattaca' babies through genetic screening |url=https://www.liveaction.org/news/hipster-eugenicist-gattaca-babies-genetic-screening/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Live Action News |language=en-US}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-10 |title=Simone and Malcolm Collins: the pro-birthers trying to grow populations |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018918907/simone-and-malcolm-collins-the-pro-birthers-trying-to-grow-populations |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ohio Star Staff |date=2023-05-05 |title=Commentary: The Population Crash |url=https://theohiostar.com/commentary/commentary-the-population-crash/ohstarstaff/2023/03/05/ |url-status=live |work=The Ohio Star}}</ref> They are part of a network of tech elites,<ref name=":3" /> including figures like [[Elon Musk]],<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":3" /> who publicly express concerns about demographic trends leading to [[population collapse]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Del Valle |first=Gaby |date=2024-04-28 |title=The Far Right's Campaign to Explode the Population |url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/04/28/natalism-conference-austin-00150338 |url-status=live |access-date=2024-05-01 |work=Politico}}</ref> The Collinses are vocal supporters of using advanced reproductive technologies, including [[in vitro fertilisation]] and [[Genetic testing|genetic screening]], to promote higher birth rates among economically and intellectually productive populations.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harrington |first=Mary |date=2023-11-03 |title=Can liberals save themselves from extinction? |url=https://unherd.com/2023/11/can-liberals-save-themselves-from-extinction/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=UnHerd |language=en-GB}}</ref> They have been featured in discussions about their use of [[Pre-implantation genetic testing|preimplantation genetic testing]] to select embryos.<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Goldbert |first=Carey |date=2022-05-26 |title=The Pandora's Box of Embryo Testing Is Officially Open |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-05-26/dna-testing-for-embryos-promises-to-predict-genetic-diseases |url-status=live |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Fiano-Chesser |first=Cassy |date=2022-11-30 |title='Hipster eugenicist' couple hopes to make real-life 'Gattaca' babies through genetic screening |url=https://www.liveaction.org/news/hipster-eugenicist-gattaca-babies-genetic-screening/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Live Action News |language=en-US}}</ref>


Concerns have been raised about the potential societal impacts of their views, with some suggesting that their approach could exacerbate social inequalities and promote divisive ideologies.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Mahdawi |first=Arwa |date=2023-04-21 |title='Hipster eugenics': why is the media cosying up to people who want to build a super race? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/apr/20/pro-natalism-babies-global-population-genetics |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bradford |first=Mark |date=2023-12-26 |title=Pronatalists Want A Child, But Not THAT One |url=https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/pronatalists-want-a-child-but-not-that-one/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Word on Fire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hunter |date=2023-04-20 |title=Meet the elite couples who want to overpopulate the planet with their elite babies |url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/20/2164822/-Meet-the-elite-couples-who-want-to-overpopulate-the-planet-with-their-elite-babies |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Daily Kos |language=en}}</ref> The Collinses have also been labelled as "hipster [[Eugenics|eugenicists]]" due to their advocacy for selecting embryos based on perceived desirable traits, such as high IQ;<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":7" /> they are said to find the moniker rather amusing, but strongly disavow any form of racism and "scoffed at the idea that they were eugenicists".<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />
Concerns have been raised about the potential societal impacts of their views, with some suggesting that their approach could exacerbate social inequalities and promote divisive ideologies.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Mahdawi |first=Arwa |date=2023-04-21 |title='Hipster eugenics': why is the media cosying up to people who want to build a super race? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/apr/20/pro-natalism-babies-global-population-genetics |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bradford |first=Mark |date=2023-12-26 |title=Pronatalists Want A Child, But Not THAT One |url=https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/pronatalists-want-a-child-but-not-that-one/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Word on Fire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hunter |date=2023-04-20 |title=Meet the elite couples who want to overpopulate the planet with their elite babies |url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/20/2164822/-Meet-the-elite-couples-who-want-to-overpopulate-the-planet-with-their-elite-babies |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Daily Kos |language=en}}</ref> The Collinses have also been labelled as "hipster [[Eugenics|eugenicists]]" due to their advocacy for selecting embryos based on perceived desirable traits, such as high IQ;<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":7" /> they are said to find the moniker rather amusing, but strongly disavow any form of racism and "scoffed at the idea that they were eugenicists".<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />

Revision as of 23:53, 2 June 2024

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

Simone Haruko 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

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

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] Simone is running as a Republican candidate for the Pennsylvania General Assembly in the 2024 elections.[11]

The couple has written five books in their Pragmatist Guide series.[12][13] 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.[14]

Pronatalism advocacy

The Collinses are prominent[15][13][2] figures within the pronatalist movement, which advocates for higher birth rates as a means to address demographic and economic challenges.[1][15] They are the founders of Pronatalist.org, a non-profit initiative aimed at promoting and supporting high birth rates.[2][16] In 2023, they were speakers at The Natal Conference in Austin, Texas.[17][18][19]

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.[20][21] They are part of a network of tech elites,[2] including figures like Elon Musk,[15][2] who publicly express concerns about demographic trends leading to population collapse.[13][19] 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.[16][22] They have been featured in discussions about their use of preimplantation genetic testing to select embryos.[23][1][24]

Concerns have 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][25][26][27] The Collinses have also been labelled as "hipster eugenicists" due to their advocacy for selecting embryos based on perceived desirable traits, such as high IQ;[25][24] they are said to find the moniker rather amusing, but strongly disavow any form of racism and "scoffed at the idea that they were eugenicists".[25][2]

Personal lives

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][11] During the divorce, Malcolm was ordered to live at a private boarding school funded by a family trust.[11] The divorce was finalized in 2001.[29] It would be discovered in 2021, upon the death James Collins's wife Dorothy Dann Collins Torbert, that some $29,000,000 had been embezzled from the family trust fund by Barbara Chalmers, the family bookkeeper.[30][31][32] Reflecting on his childhood, Malcolm 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."[11]

Simone was born in Japan[33] as a self-described "mistake baby" and the only child to a failed polyamorous marriage.[11] At some point in her life, Simone experienced eating disorders that gave her fertility issues.[11]

The Collinses married after Malcolm proposed on Reddit in 2013.[34][4] The Collinses are atheist.[11]

The Collinses have stated that they plan to have seven to thirteen children total.[1][35] As of 2024, they have four children.[19] 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][11] Beginning with their third child, the Collinses have used preimplantation genetic testing during IVF to select embryos with a desirable genetic makeup.[1][23][19] The Collinses claim that every decision they make is backed by data.[11] The Collinses also employ corporal punishment in disciplining their children, which is based on Simone's personal observation of lions and tigers during a safari trip.[11][36]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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.
  12. ^ "Homepage - The Pragmatist Foundation". Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Bestselling Books Week Ended March 25". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  15. ^ 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)
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ a b c d 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)
  20. ^ "Simone and Malcolm Collins: the pro-birthers trying to grow populations". RNZ. 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  21. ^ Ohio Star Staff (2023-05-05). "Commentary: The Population Crash". The Ohio Star.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ Harrington, Mary (2023-11-03). "Can liberals save themselves from extinction?". UnHerd. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  23. ^ 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)
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ 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.
  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. ^ Mekelburg, Madlin (2022-12-30). "Prominent Texas Family Has $29 Million Embezzled by Bookkeeper". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  31. ^ Staff (2022-12-30). "Lewisville woman pleads guilty to embezzling $29 million from Collins family businesses". Dallas News. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  32. ^ Farris, Bella (2023-01-03). "Millions Embezzled from Dallas Family". Dallas Express. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  33. ^ "Meet the Staff! An Interview with Simone Smith". HubPages Blog. 27 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-09-15.
  34. ^ Cole, Samantha (2023-04-19). "The 'Elite' Breeding Couple Are Terminally Online Redditors Who've Gone Viral Before". Vice. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  35. ^ 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.
  36. ^ "Jordan Peterson Vs Us Parenting Strategies". 19:50. 22 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
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