[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Mario Nawfal [@MarioNawfal](/creator/twitter/MarioNawfal) on x 2.3M followers Created: 2025-07-26 09:57:52 UTC TECH DIDN’T KILL THE BIRTH RATE - BUT AI MIGHT BRING IT BACK The US birth rate has been in freefall for decades - way before smartphones, social media, or AI took over our lives. As Elon wisely put it: "That was happening even before the Internet. US birth rate has been below replacement since ~1971, except for a split second echo of the baby boom." Blaming tech is a cop-out. Factors like economic pressures, delayed marriages, women's education/career advances, and high living costs have been the real drivers since the '70s. The fertility rate hit XXXX in 2023, and it's projected to dip further without policy shifts like better child care support or incentives. But here's the optimistic twist: AI could flip the script. By boosting productivity, slashing costs for essentials (housing, education, health), and enabling flexible work/life balance, AI might make family-building appealing again.  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [rates](/topic/rates) [elon musk](/topic/elon-musk) [coins ai](/topic/coins-ai) [Post Link](https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1949046501365170507)
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Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal on x 2.3M followers
Created: 2025-07-26 09:57:52 UTC
TECH DIDN’T KILL THE BIRTH RATE - BUT AI MIGHT BRING IT BACK
The US birth rate has been in freefall for decades - way before smartphones, social media, or AI took over our lives.
As Elon wisely put it: "That was happening even before the Internet. US birth rate has been below replacement since ~1971, except for a split second echo of the baby boom."
Blaming tech is a cop-out. Factors like economic pressures, delayed marriages, women's education/career advances, and high living costs have been the real drivers since the '70s.
The fertility rate hit XXXX in 2023, and it's projected to dip further without policy shifts like better child care support or incentives.
But here's the optimistic twist: AI could flip the script. By boosting productivity, slashing costs for essentials (housing, education, health), and enabling flexible work/life balance, AI might make family-building appealing again.
XXXXXX engagements
