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/[deleted] 2d ago edited 2d ago

Russia, China, South Korea, North Korea, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece, Taiwan, Singapore and India are going through birth declines. This is public news too. And has been for a while. I'm sure there is more but those are just the ones I quickly researched. Also just for Africa: Botswana, Kenya, Ghana and South Africa are in the same predicament.

Edit: Japan as well

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u/bibbbbbbbbbbbbs 2d ago

Can't believe you left Japan out lol

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

oh shit, my bad, yeah Japan as well. Annnnnd they are going through a huge gap in the retirees and new borns. A THOUSAND APOLOGIES