The Real Problem is Too Few Children Being Born
Author's note: Please check the links to my YouTube channel and published works at the end of the article. " Assuming there is a benevolent future with AI, I think the biggest problem the world will face in 20 years is population collapse. " Elon Musk The above quote comes from an article on CNBC titled, "Elon Musk and Jack Ma agree: The biggest problem the world will face is population collapse." (9/3/19) "But wait" you may ask, "Isn't the population growing too fast for sustainability?" We hear alarmists say we need to get young people, particularly in western nations and the USA, to stop having kids for the sake of the environment. The alternative, they say, is human overpopulation and environmental disaster. Yet it appears they are taking a complex issue and making assumptions that don't really fit reality. First, at least in reference to developed nations, population is going up, but this is because we are finding...