Simone previously served as the managing director for Dialog, a secretive invite-only social club co-founded by investor Peter Thiel.

[9] The Collinses are prominent[10][8][2] figures within the pronatalist movement, which advocates for higher birth rates as a means to address demographic and economic challenges.

[12][13][14] The Collinses fear that low fertility rates, especially among people they view as high-achieving, could lead to a decline in innovation and societal progress as well as the extinction of cultures, economic breakdown, and the collapse of civilization.

[15][16] They are part of a network of tech elites,[2] including figures like Elon Musk,[10][2] who publicly express concerns about demographic trends leading to population collapse.

[8][14] The Collinses are vocal supporters of using advanced reproductive technologies, including in vitro fertilisation and genetic screening, to promote higher birth rates among economically and intellectually productive populations[weasel words].

[25] In 1997, Malcolm's parents undertook a contentious divorce and custody dispute; the proceedings were characterized by one judge as "extensive, bitter and long-lasting".

[27] The Collinses also employ corporal punishment in disciplining their children, which is based on Simone's personal observation of lions and tigers during a safari trip.

They base Techno-Puritanism on the book The Martyrdom of Man by William Winwood Reade as well as the Bible; they consider both of these works divinely inspired scripture.