Silicon Valley's most vocal 'pronatalists' spent years dismantling workplace flexibility, only for a global energy crisis to resurrect its unexpected link to higher birth rates. A landmark 2026 study by Davis et al. demonstrates remote work significantly boosts fertility, adding 0.32 to 0.45 children per woman among partnered adults. This effect, termed the 'intensive margin,' is larger than the entire U.S. early childhood spending apparatus, achieved without taxpayer cost.

Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen, who fathered fourteen children and championed fertility tech funding, testified against multifamily housing while their companies mandated five-day office returns, citing culture. Their network poured $800 million into fertility tech while killing the policy proven to raise children per mother.