Elon Musk: Contraceptives are to blame for the coming «collapse» of civilization

Elon Musk, pictured during an interview with Tucker Carlson, shared his concerns about the 'demographic collapse' on many occasions Photo: Fox News via AP

Elon Musk has blamed birth control and abortion for the impending «collapse» of civilization.

The billionaire tycoon said childbearing has been «undermined» by modern methods. contraception, which means that the «limbic instinct» can be satisfied without it.

“If you have contraceptives and abortions and what not, now you can still satisfy the limbic instinct but not procreate,” he said in an interview with Fox News. Tucker Carlson on Tuesday.

«We haven't gotten around to it yet,» the Tesla billionaire and Twitter owner added.

Mr Musk said he was «concerned» that if not enough people are born to «support» the population, the civilization will «collapse».

«It's the old question, will civilization end with an explosion or a whimper?» asked Mr. Carlson.

«Well, it's currently trying to end up whimpering in adult diapers,» Mr. Musk replied, apparently referring to childless seniors.

Mr. Musk shared his concerns about » demographic collapse» in many cases.

He called it the «biggest danger» to humanity, exceeding climate change, and warned that Japan, which has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, «will eventually stop exist.»

In January, he tweeted:

Population decline is humanity's existential problem, not overpopulation!

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk), January 17, 2023

Last year, he suggested he was «doing his part» to address «underpopulation» after it was revealed he had twins with one of his employees.

Mr Musk appeared to have made oblique references to his latest offspring on Twitter in July, after news broke that Siobhan Zilis, a top executive at Mr Musk's neurotech company Neuralink, had given birth twins from him in November 2021.

«Falling birth rates are the biggest threat facing civilization,» Musk, the father of nine, tweeted.

Doing everything in my power to help the depopulation crisis.

Declining birth rates are the biggest danger facing civilization.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 7, 2022

The billionaire has two children with Canadian singer Grimes and five with his first wife, Justine Wilson.