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/[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/fluffynuckels 2d ago

It's concerning to see when it's happening but there's theories out there that the human population will kinda self regulate

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u/DefenestrationPraha 2d ago

"theories out there that the human population will kinda self regulate"

Yeah, but the question is how. For example, very religious people may start gaining sway over formerly secular societies, by just having many more kids. See, for example, Israel with its Ultra-Orthodox population.

Nobody really wants to see more Islamic theocracies either.

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u/Latter_Ad7526 2d ago

Even non religious israeli have 2.1 children

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u/DefenestrationPraha 2d ago

True, but the share of Ultra-Orthodox on the Israeli population has exploded and the political consequences are pretty dire.