Elon Musk 
Tech billionaire and Time’s 2021 Person of the Year Elon Musk has urged people to have more children, saying that low and declining birth rates are “one of the biggest risks to civilisation”.
Speaking recently at a Wall Street Journal event, Mr Musk said there “are not enough people”.
“I can’t emphasise this enough, there are not enough people,” he said.
These comments come as increasing numbers of people forego having children, citing concerns over climate change and global instability.
Mr Musk said that too many “good, smart people” think that there are too many people in the world and that the population is growing out of control as a result.
“It’s completely the opposite,” he said, adding, “If people don’t have more children, civilisation is going to crumble. Mark my words.”
Asked whether this is why he has so many children, the father of six said he’s trying to set a good example and that he has to practice what he preaches.