> But whether sperm counts are falling or not we need more funding towards artificial reproduction and extracorporal pregnancies

Seems like a pretty extreme solution to the problem of declining birth rates. Perhaps we’d be better served by encouraging people to reproduce through financial incentives and, frankly, positive propaganda.

Part of the problem is that young folks feel like raising children is financially burdensome (fine), but IMO a bigger part of the problem is the presence of negative propaganda (having kids is destroying the earth, having kids sucks, wouldn’t you rather chase your career and party with friends every night?, etc.)

It's not a negative propaganda but truth. Having a child today means your life does not have anything else in it besides being a provider. At most you can argue that it's something extremely good, but you can't refute extreme amounts of time having children takes.

those things are popular in america but the US doesnt even have a big birth rate issue. Some of the most pro-welfare countries are having the worst crisis in europe. I dont think financial help would do. People really now consider children to be more somewhat a burden to things they want to do in life. I think it was all deliberate, not a forced hand