spor
@sporadica · Jul 16, 2025
i've come to realize that unless we get full-on Superintelligence in the next 10-20 years, economic growth is going to come to an end and civilization more than likely collapses shortly thereafter
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
A catastrophically low birth rate necessarily leads to civilizational collapse in the absence of AI/robotics.
Birth rate collapse is a natural tendency for civilizations that experience an extended period of prosperity with no major external threat. The Romans debated and lamented this endlessly.
05:06 AM · July 17, 2025 · 83.1K views
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