Elon Musk argued on Monday that it's 'total nonsense' that people were not having kids because it was bad for the environment, and made another plug for people to have more children to prevent the collapse of civilisation. | BISouthAfrica
Elon Musk argued for higher birth rates again, saying otherwise we will all"end up in adult diapers."
He claimed without evidence that the environment can support it"even if we doubled the size" of the global population.For more stories visit Business Insider. Elon Musk argued on Monday that it's"total nonsense" that people were not having kids because it was bad for the environment, and made another plug for people to have more children to prevent the collapse of civilization.
"Some people think that having fewer kids is better for the environment. It's total nonsense. The environment is going to be fine, the environment is going to be fine even if we doubled the size of the humans," the Tesla CEO told the closed-door"At least maintain our numbers," he said."We don't necessarily need to grow dramatically, but least let's not gradually dwindle away until civilization ends with all of us in adult diapers, in a whimper.
Musk did not provide evidence to back up his claims. Swedish researchers in 2017 found that having one fewer child per family could reduce carbon emissions by about 58.6 metric tons each year in developed countries,
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