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Musk’s Mask Is Slipping
To say this is concerning is an understatement.
Musk has said some crazy things over the years. At this point, I feel like I could write an entire book on the questionable things that have passed the billionaire’s lips. However, potentially, one of the most dangerous and revealing declarations Musk has made is that “population collapse due to low birth rates is a much bigger risk to civilisation than global warming” and that “America is trending towards extinction.” You see, Musk subscribes to the idea that in the near future, we will experience a sudden and catastrophic population collapse. So much so that he recently argued that the US eliminate the voting rights for people without children. Not only is this a demonstrably false stance, but how Musk is trying to tackle this made-up problem illuminates the deeply concerning ideology he holds beneath the surface.
You see, almost all scientists who actually study population growth and decline entirely disagree with Musk. Even those who take the most pessimistic population projections estimate the world population will be 8.8 billion by 2100. The UN’s far more supported estimate is a global population of 10.4 billion by 2100. Now, there is evidence across the board that a minuscule decline or plateau in population will happen globally and in the US after 2080. However, experts are almost…
