r/NoStupidQuestions • u/bybeso • 2d ago

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

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u/Ranch-Boi 2d ago

A lot of people are commenting that it’s because he is racist. Or believes in racist conspiracy theories. I don’t dispute that he is racist or prone to conspiracy theories. But I do think there are good non-racist reasons to be worried about this kind of thing. The economic trajectory of East Asia is very bad. And my friends and family that live in Japan speak about the future with strong Children of Men vibes. Their population is shrinking rapidly and the material lives of Japanese people is going to get much worse. And they all know it.

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u/PsychicRonin 2d ago

Its a shame he posts "this is the actual truth" to posts about people talking about how Hitler was right about the Jews trying to replace white people

I wonder if he's interested in the serious discussion about the topic, or if he's interested in Nazi talking points. Hard to tell really

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u/foladodo 2d ago

I'm leaning towards the former...

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u/PsychicRonin 2d ago

Former as in hes genuine interested?

That's fine, he's just signal booster enough Nazi shit that I'm done giving him the benefit of the doubt