Elon Musk Says Human Beings Need To Procreate More Otherwise Civilisation Will Crumble

In today's edition of 'things Elon Musk says', the billionaire now wants to put a Doge on the moon and set up a self-sustaining civilisation on Mars.

Speaking at the Wall Street Journal¡¯s annual CEO Council the Tesla CEO and SpaceX boss said, ¡°I think one of the biggest risks to civilization is the low birth rate and the rapidly declining birthrate."

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Musk is a father of seven, and believes that there are "not enough people" on this planet which could threaten human civilisation.

Musk added, ¡°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. It¡¯s completely the opposite. Please look at the numbers ¡ª if people don¡¯t have more children, civilization is going to crumble, mark my words."

This conversation took place when Musk responded to a question about how the Tesla Bot could solve labour issues.

Also, this is not the first time the Tesla CEO has said something bizarre or controversial. In July this year, Musk had said that population collapse is a bigger problem than people realize and that¡¯s just for Earth.

¡°Mars has a great need for people, seeing as population is currently zero. Humans are the custodians of other life on Earth. Let us bring life to Mars!" Musk had tweeted.

¡°Population collapse could be upon us, but we appreciate that you good sir are still making tangible efforts to stave it off," it had written.

Population collapse is potentially the greatest risk to the future of civilizationhttps://t.co/VVN8kElTlS

¡ª Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 27, 2021

Musk has been wanting to take humans to Mars for quite some time now, and has now finally put out a timeline for it. ¡°Five and a half years," he mentioned in February.

¡°The important thing is that we establish Mars as a self-sustaining civilization," he said.

SpaceX's website says, ¡°You want to wake up in the morning and think the future is going to be great - and that¡¯s what being a spacefaring civilization is all about. It¡¯s about believing in the future and thinking that the future will be better than the past. And I can¡¯t think of anything more exciting than going out there and being among the stars."

Bloomberg

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