How this single billionaire quietly fathered 100+ kids worldwide
Durov is even funding free treatments for those willing to use it. He sees it as a civic duty, recalling how a clinic once told him his 'high-quality donor material' was in short supply. Now, he says, he wants to help destigmatise sperm donation and leave his estimated USD 14 billion fortune equally to all of his biological children.'They are all my children and will all have the same rights! "I don't want them to tear each other apart after my death,' he told Le Point.THE RISE OF PRONATALISMDurov's quest to expand his genetic legacy echoes a rising trend among tech moguls. Tesla chief and the world's richest man, Elon Musk, has repeatedly warned of a 'population collapse' and has fathered 11 children, advocating that intelligent and capable people should have more offspring.This ideology, known as pronatalism, views procreation as a civic or even evolutionary responsibility, particularly for those with wealth or intelligence.However, critics warn of ethical pitfalls, from the risk of accidental incest to psychological distress among donor-conceived children.Despite growing ethical concerns, there are still no strict global laws regulating how many children can be conceived from a single sperm donor. While countries like France enforce national limits, others, including Russia and the United States, have no legal caps on the number of donations one individual can make.Trending Reel
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