Elon Musk spoke at the Wall Street Journal’s annual conference talking, surprisingly, about thedemographic trend at international level. As always, Musk is used to surprising the audience with unexpected positions. According to the number one of Tesla and SpaceX, in fact, there are not enough people on earth. Our planet, according to Musk’s point of view, would suffer from a problem opposite to overcrowding which is often referred to as one of the main problems of today’s society.
According to Elon Musk, there are few people on Earth
Elon Musk’s point of view is clear. There are not enough people on Earth and the decline in the birth rate could threaten human civilization (according to World Bank, indeed, the birth rate has been falling steadily since 1960). In the long run, according to Tesla’s CEO, this factor risks becoming a very serious problem for human civilization.
There is also talk of aging
During the same event, Musk also spoke about theaging and that people shouldn’t “try to live for a long time”. On the subject, Musk points out: “I think it’s important for us to die because most of the time people don’t change their minds, they just die. If they live forever, then we could become a very ossified society in which new ideas cannot succeed “