(Original title: Musk issued a warning on Japan's population decline: if there is no change, "Japan will eventually cease to exist", Japanese netizens are hotly discussed)
In response to Japan's population decline, Musk, who recently bought Twitter, commented on May 8 that "unless there is a change that causes the birth rate to exceed the death rate, Japan will eventually cease to exist." ”
Musk's remarks quickly sparked widespread discussion on the Japanese Internet.
Screenshot of Musk's tweet
As of the 9th, japanese tweets about Musk's remarks had received more than 10,000 retweets and 35,000 likes
Japan's Kyodo News Agency Previously reported that the demographic data released by Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on April 15 showed that as of October 1, 2021, Japan's total population was 125.5 million, a decrease of 644,000 compared with October 2020.
The report was retweeted by a netizen on May 8.
In response to the news, Musk replied to the comment on the same day, saying, "At the risk of telling the obvious facts, unless there is a change that causes the birth rate to exceed the death rate, Japan will eventually cease to exist." This will be a huge loss for the world. ”
Musk's remarks quickly sparked a wide discussion on the Japanese Internet, and as of the 9th, a tweet about his remarks had received more than 10,000 retweets and 35,000 likes.
Regarding Japan's population problem and Musk's remarks, some netizens commented that "Japan's wages have been decreasing for 25 years, which is a political failure."
If [the Japanese government] governs normally and raises wages by 2 to 3 times, then the Japanese people will be happy to have many children. ”
Someone said, "In the end, having children is for yourself, and you can become a reliance on old age, but there are many things to worry about in the process of [birth and maintenance]." In addition, in modern times, there are many ways to have fun (full life) even if you do not have children. ”
It has been said that "if [the Japanese government] does not reconsider childcare support policies, as well as Japan's average annual income and tax revenue," it will be difficult to change.
Some Japanese netizens directly shouted, "Elon (Musk), give me money." ”
On the other hand, some netizens commented, "Indeed, if this continues, Japan will disappear." But is this a painful thing for the world? I don't care anymore, I'm tired. ”
Others said, "I'm thankful that Musk said, 'This is going to be a huge loss to the world,' but there's no need for him to force himself to say that." ”
"Japan Economic News" reported on the 8th that Musk has repeatedly sounded the alarm about the tendency of the global birth rate to decline, but he said that Japan is rare.
Musk said in 2017 that "the world's population (change) is accelerating toward collapse, but most people are not paying attention to it." ”
And in September 2021, he stressed again, "The biggest risk to human civilization is the rapidly declining birth rate." ”
The report also mentioned that in response to the decline and aging of the population, Tesla, a company under Musk, will start the development project of "Optimus Prime" humanoid robots to replace human labor in 2021, with the goal of completing the prototype in 2023.
Musk said in April 2022, "People will eventually understand that 'Optimus Prime' will be more valuable than the auto industry." ”
(Original title: Musk issued a warning on Japan's population decline: if there is no change, "Japan will eventually cease to exist", Japanese netizens are hotly discussed)