> The answer seems to be a very high total fertility rate. We found that the typical Amish woman has 6.1 children on average, which is much higher than the national average of 1.5 children. When considering only married Amish women, this rises to an average of 7.2 children by age 50.
> Approximately 85% of people who are born Amish remain, and it seems even fewer have left in recent years. That's an enviable retention rate for any minority religious or ethnic group. Even those who leave tend to stay closely adjacent to Amish populations.
But otherwise, the article seems incapable of seeing or articulating that Amish culture focuses heavily on the group's long-term future. Vs. mainstream America's late-stage capitalist obsession with jiggling shiny personalized carrots in front of each individual, to maximize the short-term output from their personal economic extraction treadmill.
Or - perhaps the author is quite aware of that, but knows to keep quiet. Lest the late-stage capitalists funding her research and institution take offense.
tl;dr;
> The answer seems to be a very high total fertility rate. We found that the typical Amish woman has 6.1 children on average, which is much higher than the national average of 1.5 children. When considering only married Amish women, this rises to an average of 7.2 children by age 50.
> Approximately 85% of people who are born Amish remain, and it seems even fewer have left in recent years. That's an enviable retention rate for any minority religious or ethnic group. Even those who leave tend to stay closely adjacent to Amish populations.
But otherwise, the article seems incapable of seeing or articulating that Amish culture focuses heavily on the group's long-term future. Vs. mainstream America's late-stage capitalist obsession with jiggling shiny personalized carrots in front of each individual, to maximize the short-term output from their personal economic extraction treadmill.
Or - perhaps the author is quite aware of that, but knows to keep quiet. Lest the late-stage capitalists funding her research and institution take offense.