{"podcast":{"title":"Based Camp | Simone & Malcolm Collins","slug":"based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161","podcast_index_feed_id":6378161,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1643534/s/64409.rss","website_url":"https://basedcamppodcast.substack.com/s/based-camp-simone-and-malcolm","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1643534/s/64409/a478854e7b409f02072d443b587bdd1d.jpg","author":"Based Camp | Simone & Malcolm Collins","episode_count":790,"summary":"We will try to have in depth conversations about intellectually engaging topics in a way that does not fall into simple left right pandering (and thus is both based and camp). This is the podcast by the creators of the Pragmatist Guide series and the Pronatalist movement, Simone Collins and Malcolm Collins.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161"},"episode":{"title":"Everyone Is Wrong About Pragmata (The Pronatalist Game)","slug":"everyone-is-wrong-about-pragmata-the-pronatalist-game","published_at":"2026-05-01T11:50:42+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/everyone-is-wrong-about-pragmata-the-pronatalist-game","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161","url":"https://basedcamppodcast.substack.com/p/everyone-is-wrong-about-pragmata","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196101923/b500e0c43d72fb3f653c2544d7785520.mp3","summary":"Malcolm & Simone Collins discuss the viral controversy around the game Pragmata — a title that explicitly celebrates fatherhood and pronatalism. Is “dad corn” (games that stimulate parental instincts) as sinful as traditional porn? How should we think about masturbating evolutionary pathways for bonding with children? In this unfiltered Based Camp episode, they break down:• Why Pragmata triggers leftists• The difference between healthy vs toxic ways to engage with parental instincts• Why gamers actually have more kids than non-gamers (with data)• Hassan’s “gamers are unfuckable losers” take demolished• Deontology vs consequentialism in faith, gaming, and family formation• Historic Christian attitudes toward sex, beauty, and pronatalism A must-watch for anyone interested in pronatalism, video game culture, evolutionary psychology, and building high-fertility families in the modern world. Video Game Developer Dads Here’s the spreadsheet referenced in the episode . It includes: * 30 notable male video game developers * Key games/works * Father status: Father, Childless, or Unknown * Children count where available * Evidence summaries * Source URLs in both the main sheet and a dedicated Sources sheet * A Summary sheet with formulas and a pie chart Summary results: * Fathers: 20 of 30, 66.7% * Explicitly childless: 2 of 30, 6.7% * Unknown/publicly undocumented: 8 of 30, 26.7% Episode Transcript Malcolm Collins: [00:00:00] Corn, what it does is all humans, because of evolutionary reasons, have a collection of pathways that cause pleasure when you do things tied to the birthing and rearing of the next generation. if you’re here saying pragmata is not core, right? Functionally, how is it different? If I’m in my room and I’m playing pragmata, which I’m playing the game, I am fa…","meta_description":"Malcolm & Simone Collins discuss the viral controversy around the game Pragmata — a title that explicitly celebrates fatherhood and pronatalism. Is “dad c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4406,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/episodes/everyone-is-wrong-about-pragmata-the-pronatalist-game/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/everyone-is-wrong-about-pragmata-the-pronatalist-game.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}