{"id":1447581,"date":"2022-04-20T11:46:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T15:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1447581"},"modified":"2022-04-20T11:46:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T15:46:37","slug":"musk-again-bucks-the-smart-people-to-warn-against-low-birthing-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-again-bucks-the-smart-people-to-warn-against-low-birthing-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk Again Bucks The \u2018Smart People\u2019 To Warn Against Low Birthing Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusk-again-bucks-the-smart-people-to-warn-against-low-birthing-rates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1447581&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-454939582.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Elon Musk again warned against low birthing rates, a position he has noted puts him at odds with the so-called \u201csmart people\u201d of the world, particularly climate alarmists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost people in the world are operating under the false impression that there are too many people,\u201d the Tesla and SpaceX boss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2WX_mgnAFA0\">told<\/a> Axel Springer. \u201cThis is not true. Earth could maintain a population many times the current level. And the birth rate has been dropping like crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk went on to ridicule the \u201cridiculous population estimates from the [United Nations],\u201d which he said need to be \u201cupdated, because really, they don\u2019t make any sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tech billionaire focused in on Japan to illustrate his point. The nation has an alarming \u201cnegative trend for birth rate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The World Economic Forum in January <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2022\/01\/japan-global-birthrate-decline\/\">reported<\/a> on Japan\u2019s birthing rate shrinking faster than experts expected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\">\u201cUsing the health ministry\u2019s calculation formula and preliminary birth figures, the Asian newspaper [The Asahi Shimbun] has calculated that in 2021, birthrates in Japan declined to around 805,000 \u2013 a figure not expected until 2028,\u201d the World Economic Forum said, adding that in 2021 \u201cthe Japanese government announced that the number of births fell to 840,832 in 2020, a dip of 2.8% from the year before and the lowest since records began in 1899.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Most people in the world are operating under the false impression that we&#8217;ve got too many people. This is not true. Earth could maintain a population many times the current level. The birth rate has been dropping like crazy.&#8221; \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5BpOYThLRM\">pic.twitter.com\/5BpOYThLRM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pranay Pathole (@PPathole) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PPathole\/status\/1516474757126193154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier this year, Musk classified low birthing rates as \u201cone of the\u00a0biggest risks to civilization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t emphasize this enough, there are not enough people,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mark-my-words-elon-musk-bucks-leading-smart-people-with-warning-about-birth-rate\">told<\/a> The Wall Street Journal in January. \u201cAnd I think one of the biggest risks to civilization is the low birth rate and the rapidly declining birth rate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd yet, so many people, including smart people, think that there are too many people in the world and think that the population is growing out of control,\u201d Musk continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s completely the opposite,\u201d he asserted. \u201cPlease look at the numbers. If people don\u2019t have more children, civilization is going to crumble. Mark my words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Studies have shown more and more people are opting out of having children due to fears surrounding climate change alarmism, or other reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan Stanley analysts told investors this summer the \u201cmovement to not have children owing to fears over climate change is growing and impacting fertility rates quicker than any preceding trend in the field of fertility decline,\u201d CNBC\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/12\/07\/elon-musk-civilization-will-crumble-if-we-dont-have-more-children.html\">highlighted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the full interview, below:<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mark-my-words-elon-musk-bucks-leading-smart-people-with-warning-about-birth-rate\">\u2018Mark My Words\u2019: Elon Musk Bucks Leading \u2018Smart People\u2019 With Warning About Birth\u00a0Rate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/elon-musk-can-f-off-reaction-explodes-online-over-musk-bid-to-outright-buy-twitter-take-it-private\">\u2018Elon Musk Can F*** Off\u2019: Reaction Explodes Online Over Musk Bid To Outright Buy Twitter, Take It\u00a0Private<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-twitter-board-passes-poison-pill-to-stop-musk-takeover\">Twitter Board Passes \u2018Poison Pill\u2019 To Stop Musk\u00a0Takeover<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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