Elon Musk on ‘population collapse’: ‘At current birth rates, China will lose…
Elon Musk has been voicing his opinion over the fears of a population collapse for quite some time now. Elon Musk has yet again raised an alarm on Twitter over a possible “population collapse”, which, according to him, the world may see in near future. The 50-year-old tech billionaire has been voicing his opinion on the matter for quite some time now. This time, he took China’s example to bolster his argument. “Most people still think China has a one-child policy. China had its lowest birthrate ever last year, despite having a three-child policy! At current birth rates, China will lose ~40% of people every generation! Population collapse. (sic),” Musk tweeted in response to a BBC article The article says that the Asian country’s population grew from 1.41212 billion to just 1.41260 billion in 2021 – a record low increase of just 480,000. From 2.6 in the late 1980s, China’s birth rate has dropped from 2.6 in 1980s to 1.5 in 2021, the report further highlight...