Elon Musk responds to what is claimed to be Russia's 'State Secret': Almost all ...
Online influencer and founder of IBC Group Mario Nawfal recently shared an excerpt from Newsweek on falling population in Russia. He shared the news excerpt on social media platform, Twitter. Nawfal wrote that Russia's population is at 200-year low and that it is a State Secret. Tesla and SpaceX CEO
Elon Musk
quoted the same and replied that Russia is not an exception in falling birth rate.
What Mario Nawfal wrote on Russia
In his post, quoting Newsweek as source, Nawfal wrote:
RUSSIA'S BIRTH RATE JUST FELL TO A 200-YEAR LOW—AND NOW IT'S A STATE SECRET
Russia is running out of people.
Births dropped so sharply this year that officials stopped publishing monthly numbers. A top demographer says March 2025 may have had the fewest births since the 1700s.
Population projections? Down from 146 million today to 132 million by 2045. Worst-case: just 83 million by 2100.
The government's response includes banning 'childfree ideology,' tightening abortion access, offering cash to pregnant women, and even proposing to release prisoners so they can have children.
Also: they might censor TV shows like Harry Potter and Sex and the City for promoting the wrong message.
Source: Newsweek
Elon Musk's reply to Mario Nawfal's post on Russia
Quoting Nawfal's post, Elon Musk wrote, "Almost all countries are experiencing birth rate collapse."
Incidentally, Elon Musk has raised his concern about falling birth rates in several countries across the world many a times. World's richest man has repeatedly voiced concerns about declining global birth rates, warning that population collapse could be an "existential crisis". He has compared the current trend to the demographic struggles of the Roman Empire and warned that this could lead to the disappearance of civilizations. He has also singled out countries like Singapore, South Korea, and Japan as being particularly vulnerable to population decline.
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