On Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:40:16 -0800 (PST), "(David P.)"
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imbibe@mindspring.com> wrote:
12/7/21: Elon Musk is more concerned with under-population than >over-population. He said Monday that there are "not enough people"
in the world & it could threaten human civilization.
"I think one of the biggest risks to civilization is the low
birth rate and the rapidly declining birthrate," Musk said at
the Wall St. Journal's annual CEO Council. The 50-year-old was
answering a question about how the proposed Tesla Bot could
solve some of the world's labor issues. Musk had previously
called the bot a "generalized substitute for human labor over time."
"And yet, so many people, including smart people, think that
there are too many people in the world & think that the population
is growing out of control. It's completely the opposite. Please
look at the numbers – if people don't have more children,
civilization is going to crumble, mark my words."
Musk is completely correct -- in a sense -- but an important sense.
Fertility rates in the well educated high IQ developed world (North
America, Europe, and East Asia) have declined well below replacement
rate, and continue to plummet. On the other hand, the populations of
the shit holes of Africa, and large parts of Central and South
America, South Asia, and the Middle East are generally above a
replacement rate of about 2.1. In general, smart, well educated
populations are not replacing themselves while the ignorant low IQ
back waters of the world are bursting at the seams.
Here are some stats ...
The World Factbook -- Country Comparisons -- Total fertility rate
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/total-fertility-rate/country-comparison
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