Elon Musk: Earth can sustain 10 times more people without harming the environment. Elon Musk: “How many people can Earth…

Elon Musk: Earth can sustain 10 times more people without harming the environment.

Elon Musk: “How many people can Earth sustainably support without causing what most people would consider significant environmental damage? If you really crunch the numbers, I think the potential is to support ten times the current population.”

Jordan Peterson: “That’s a very countercultural statement. Since the mid-1960s, the moral declaration has been that there are too many people in the world. I think Paul Ehrlich was a strong proponent of this view.”

Musk: “His analysis was very unscientific. How much land do we need to grow food? What impact does this have on natural habitats? What is the actual potential for food production? We are actually doing quite well with it and getting better. And is there enough water? Because the Earth is 70% water. There’s really no water shortage.”

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