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Elon Musk can't get a particular problem out of his head.
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For a few weeks now the tech tycoon has been sounding the alarm about the continued decline of populations in wealthy countries due to collapsing birth rates.
"At risk of stating the obvious, unless something changes to cause the birth rate to exceed the death rate, Japan will eventually cease to exist," Musk posted on Twitter on May 7 TheStreet reported at the time. "This would be a great loss for the world."
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Musk Fears Extinction of Italy's Population
Since then, Musk hasn't stopped posting messages that raise alarms about declining population and that celebrate children. This problem has become a personal concern. During Twitter exchanges on May 24, the father of seven drew attention to Italy, South Korea and Hong Kong.
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ymetca
(1,182 posts)of the edict money does not equal brains.
Of course, let us not forget the all-too-NOT-subtle racism of that remark.
NickB79
(19,253 posts)He's fucking insane. We're cooking and strip-mining the planet at 8 billion; imagine the hellscape 16 billion would be.
grumpyduck
(6,240 posts)Next thing we know, he'll be running for office.
AntiFascist
(12,792 posts)Justice matters.
(6,933 posts)massive famine starts killing millions in vast regions of the world which will be victims of excessive heat and wheat shortages caused by putler's war crimes in Ukraine.
It's only the beginning.