Darwin’s Four Postulates in Light of “Don’t Die”

Neel Somani
For most of history, more people meant more power. I came across this X post that I initially found alarming for Western civilization: Source: Arnaud Bertrand on X But what I realized is that the argument is subtly incorrect, because it fails to recognize the important shifts happening. It’s easy to see why a negative birth rate society is concerning to most. In “On the Origin of Species,” Darwin presents his famous four postulates argument. He frames these as sufficient conditions for natural s