Opinion Elon musk isn't happy about declining birth rate

[The Diplomat]

Musk gives an assload of money to charities. His success isn't why others fail.

Donating billions of Tesla stock to the Musk foundation would certainly quantify as an assload, so you're not wrong.

 

[Don Quixote]

The wolves are complaining the sheep aren’t breeding enough lol.

 

[Cole train]

Btw just learned one of elons and grimes kids is called techno mechanicus

Hot dam what a name

 

[gspieler]

As a species, we can't perpetually increase in concentration on this planet, without something eventually giving. Birth rates at or slightly below replacement value, are not a net negative, IMO.

 

[eddymotto]

I for one applaud Musk for continuing to procreate despite all of his children hating him. A lesser man would have stopped.

 

[RemyR]

I dislike the mofo very much but he's right that the declining birth rate is absolutely going to be an issue in the future.

AI might help slightly but in a system built upon growth a declining workforce will absolutely cause issues down the line with well, everything.

Pretty tone deaf of guys like him to wonder why people are having less kids though.

 

[Volador]

Countries like Finland and Switzerland are among the richest in the entire world. Declining birth rates are noticeable, even in countries where poverty is not a major problem. Actually, this issue is particularly prevalent in those countries, and many low income groups and nations have lots of children, which goes against your logic. Your OP makes no fucking sense really. It's a legitimate discussion to have.

 

[dildos]

Btw just learned one of elons and grimes kids is called techno mechanicus

Hot dam what a name

techno viking was taken.

 

[fingercuffs]

Musk gives an assload of money to charities. His success isn't why others fail.

You've looked into his procreation record, I assume?

 

[fingercuffs]

And if you have, @Seano your thoughts on his geo adjusting his children?

 

[icemun]

Poor guy. On track to make trillions, while everyday people can’t cover basic expenses and face AI-driven job losses. How dare they choose not to have children.

Cant see the tweeters

Deadbeat dad thinks people should have more kids???

 

[MeatheadMike]

Looking around the world where they're breeding like rabbits, where their dollar is worth .03 cents American, I don't know if I buy the poverty reasoning for this decline. Hell, even in Western nations, poor people are popping out six or seven kids just for the benefits. This seems like a middle/upper class thing in the west.

It has little to do with benefits, education and fertility are just inversely proportional. People who have completed higher levels of education have lower birthrates than those with lower education. On a macro level, countries with higher degrees of education per capita yield lower (and often sub-replacement) birthrates.

 

[The Diplomat]

Looking around the world where they're breeding like rabbits, where their dollar is worth .03 cents American, I don't know if I buy the poverty reasoning for this decline. Hell, even in Western nations, poor people are popping out six or seven kids just for the benefits. This seems like a middle/upper class thing in the west.

And yet they had the audacity to end federal abortion rights.

 

[jk7707]

He's in a unique position to help with this "problem". Donating 90% of his wealth to organizations that help people with infertility in those countries he's worried about would be a great start. Oh wait, he's a complete piece of shit.

 

[gspieler]

I dislike the mofo very much but he's right that the declining birth rate is absolutely going to be an issue in the future.

AI might help slightly but in a system built upon growth a declining workforce will absolutely cause issues down the line with well, everything.

Pretty tone deaf of guys like him to wonder why people are having less kids though.

Perhaps that indicates a gradual shift in said system is warranted? I mean; is infinite growth even possible? Does it not by necessity have to plateau at some point?

In any case, AI/automation are going to continue to proliferate, while the total population continues to grow linearly(albeit with regional variation).

 

[Sinister]

Guess not enough women are taking him up on that free horse...

 

[nostradumbass]

Lol, still going with the demonstrably preposterous "people would have more kids if they had more money" claim? Yeah, if only the richest countries in history were as prosperous as Chad, Congo and Afghanistan, they would have more kids, or as rich as their own grandparents, great grandparents, and every previous generation, and as rich as the poorest people within the country.

Birth Rate by Country 2025

Data on the birth rate by country, highlighting both top ten countries with the highest and lowest birth rates per 1000 people.

worldpopulationreview.com

 

[fingercuffs]

And yet they had the audacity to end federal abortion rights.

And brag about it, which has ended up with women who actually wanted to be pregnant not being allowed an abortion when the foetus was never going to survive once born being left infertile.

 

[Khaosan]

Obsessing over this is creepy.

 

[Fanu]

Musk gives an assload of money to charities. His success isn't why others fail.

how about instead of giving money to charity, he (and other billionaires like him) pay assload of taxes? do you really care if Elon has 300 billion on his account, or 5 billion? These motherfuckers are hoarding wealth for themselves and giving peanuts back to the community. No wonder infrastructure, healthcare is crumbling while workers rights are eroding

and his donations to charity are probably nothing more than elaborate tax evasions - but I do wonder what an "assload" of money is, so please do give some links to his donations so we can read more about them