Elon Musk has always been vocal about his belief that people should have more babies and contribute to the planet's population growth. He has repeatedly said that “we don't have enough people,” and has also reportedly said that population decline is “one of the greatest risks to civilization.” Mr. X expressed his own opinion about Japan's birth rate being at an all-time low.
The tech billionaire shared his reaction to the article shared on the microblogging platform. In an article titled “Japan's birth rate hits record low: More than 2 die for every baby born,'' the article states, “The loss of nearly 1 million babies per year continues, out of a population of about 125 million.'' It is impossible.”
Elon Musk shared a news article on his X handle and wrote, “If something doesn't change, Japan will disappear.”
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Since it was posted the day before, the share has garnered more than 55.1 million views, and that number is still growing. This share prompted people to post even more varied reactions.
What are X users saying about this tweet?
“South Korea may beat them in the race to oblivion,” user X posted. To which Tesla's CEO replied, “It's true.” “No, that's not true,” protested another.
A third said: “Elon, as far as I know, the birth rate in Europe is much lower. If Europe doesn't change, it will disappear before Japan.” A fourth wrote: “I really hope that doesn't happen.”
