Elon Musk issues a bizarre warning that Singapore and other countries are going ‘extinct’.
The tech mogul has been voicing his concerns about birth rates for some time now.
He has previously warned that declining birth rates is the ‘biggest problem that humanity faces’ and in reference to his large family, he joked ‘I’m doing my part’.
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But yesterday (December 4), Musk took to his own social media platform X, formerly Twitter, to share his fears that entire countries could go extinct.
The billionaire reposted a tweet that read: “Singapore’s birth rate has hit rock bottom—just 0.97 kids per woman, far below the 2.1 needed to sustain a population.
“Translation? More seniors, fewer workers, and a shrinking labor force.
“From factories to food delivery, robots are stepping in where manpower is falling short.
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“By 2030, nearly 1 in 4 Singaporeans will be over 65, and the support ratio has plummeted to 4 working adults per senior. In 2014, it was 6.
“The government is urging more hiring of older workers and turning to robots—Singapore has the world’s second-highest robot density—to plug the gaps.”
In response to the claims, Musk wrote: “Singapore (and many other countries) are going extinct.”
His comments on the declining birth rates in Singapore sparked a reaction from people online.
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Taking to the comment section on X, one user wrote: “It really comes down to not being able to afford kids. Life is not affordable in many places.”
And another said: “People are just surviving. People need more capital to feel comfortable to start a family.”
Over on Reddit, more people shared their thoughts.
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One user commented: “Birth rate does not equal population growth rate.”
A second said: “Of course Singapore as a country and jurisdiction will live on given the rate of immigration.”
A third person wrote: “Our grandparents are mostly immigrants, it will be the same for those 3 generations down.”
And a fourth person joked: “His solution is to open an office here and start f***ing his employees.”
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According to The Times, Musk has been actively seeking out women who are willing to have children with him.
The news outlet reported that the SpaceX CEO will sometimes offer his sperm to women he knows.
People who claimed to have been at a dinner party thrown by Musk spoke to The Times and alleged that he had said he could give his sperm to ‘a married couple he had met socially only a handful of times’.