How ‘Eggmaxing’ Became the Latest Fertility Quest

Among the many private group chats circulating through Silicon Valley these days, one of the more unusual ones is a thread called “To Make an Omelette.” The chat, which was started last year, numbers more than 80 women, including tech founders and other white-collar professionals. (It was originally assembled by Aella, a figure within the Bay Area’s AI rationalist scene, who is also a pseudonymous sex worker.) I spoke with several “To Make an Omelette” participants, most of whom did not want...