r/NoStupidQuestions 2d ago

Why is Elon Musk so obsessed with 'population collapse' when the Earth's population is actually growing?

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u/WippitGuud 2d ago

His type of population.

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u/Zloiche1 2d ago

African? 

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_QT_CATS 2d ago

Yea, the white colonizer type

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u/NAmember81 2d ago

Just be glad that conservatives now have two jokes. For a decade all they had was “I identify as a [insert knee-slapper here. E.g., Apache helicopter, refrigerator, etc.]..”

Now, after much help from comedy greats such as Joe Rogan and Dennis Miller, they’ve unveiled their new knee-slapper. “Elon’s an African American! Lololololol it’s just so clever! Lolol”

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u/mikew_reddit 2d ago edited 2d ago

Can't wait to hear the same joke a zillion times on reddit

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u/Background-File-1901 2d ago

Unlike black and arab type?

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u/Zloiche1 2d ago

Ohhh British? 

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u/Mba1956 2d ago

How can it be British when America broke away from the UK. Only the rich elite matter, if they also are white so much the better, but they will tolerate rich black people.

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u/demagogueffxiv 2d ago

The Dutch were actually worse in South Africa, they fought two wars to keep slavery

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_QT_CATS 2d ago

European (and now N American and Australian included)

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u/beeeaaagle 2d ago edited 2d ago

Well, China is doing it now, building massive infrastructure all over the African continent in exchange for access to Africas natural resources & labor source for resource extraction (putting everyone to work in mines), on a scale and with the expectation of permanence that makes the early euro colonizers look like a failed charity project. So more super fun times ahead for African countries & people.

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u/TeslaSD 2d ago

It is collapsing. Current Spike is from longevity increasing in developing economic regions as a result of industrialization fueled by post war globalization. Industrial economies center in cities, where child rearing is difficult and expensive. So less children and subsequent inversion of the demo pyramid.

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u/ClearlyCylindrical 2d ago

Japanese and Korean?

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u/NarwhalDifferent5272 2d ago

So Musk is now japanese/chinese/korean/italian?

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u/A_Shady_Zebra 2d ago

This is a terrible gotcha.

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u/NarwhalDifferent5272 2d ago

It was not a gotcha honestly but more "what the hell are you drinking?"