The economic model championed by figures like Musk makes raising children economically irrational for most households.
The economic model championed by figures like Musk makes raising children economically irrational for most households.
Brazilian journalist and researcher.
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Elon Musk recently declared on X that “an immediate increase in the birth rate is needed”. It’s the kind of statement that sounds dramatic, urgent and vaguely civilisational, but it is also profoundly disconnected from reality. However, Musk is far from an isolated voice within the far right and among the world’s billionaires.
"It’s easy to tell people to repopulate the world when you’ve never had to decide between medication and milk."
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"Young families can’t afford children. Yet, conservatives insist women have them anyway."
