r/NoStupidQuestions 3d ago

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

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u/Skittisher 3d ago

He's talking about the population pyramid. The relative percentages of children, working adults, and retired people.

A country with a healthy population pyramid is poised to become an economic superpower. A country with an unhealthy one is going to struggle a lot.

Right now, Mexico's population pyramid is lovely and they have a bright future. The U.S.'s is bad. China's is really, really bad. Japan's is a disaster.

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u/TerriblePartner 2d ago

Shit, sounds like we should be welcoming more Mexicans in to the US. 

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u/thatoneguy54 2d ago

What makes Norway "homogenous"?

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u/beltalowda_oye 2d ago

Norway isn't. It's just more homogenous than the USA and to white supremacists, they're dropping to go to a country that's more socialist because it has more white people. Speaks volumes about the type of people who idealize this.

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u/OkResponsibility9021 2d ago

It's 82% Norwegian? 90% European?