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2023-12-17 Science & Technology

Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk say human population not nearly big enough: ‘If we had a trillion humans, we would have at any given time a thousand Mozarts'

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Posted by Besoeker 2023-12-17 06:10|| || Front Page|| [17 views ] Top

#1 A thousand Mozarts? Okay... but when you get serious about shooting for a trillion, call Bach.

Posted by Jeremiah Splat4654 2023-12-17 07:00|| 2023-12-17 07:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Idiot savants.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-12-17 07:03|| 2023-12-17 07:03|| Front Page Top

#3 A trillion humans, I mean. Trillion Mozarts might be a bit much.

Posted by Jeremiah Splat4654 2023-12-17 07:04|| 2023-12-17 07:04|| Front Page Top

#4 That would be a lot of Tesla recall mailings.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-12-17 07:10|| 2023-12-17 07:10|| Front Page Top

#5 A thousand Mozarts and how many Carrot Tops? I want to see a graphic intersection of those lines before I support an optimal population.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-12-17 08:52|| 2023-12-17 08:52|| Front Page Top

#6 We're already headed to a 'natural' population crash.

The principal cause of this phenomenon is the abrupt decline in the global total fertility rate, from 5.3 in 1963 to 2.4 in 2019, as the world continues to move through the stages of the Demographic Transition .[4] The decline in the total fertility rate has occurred in every region of the world and has brought renewed concern from some for population decline.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-12-17 11:35|| 2023-12-17 11:35|| Front Page Top

#7 No, no, no.

PANIC OVERPOPULATION PANIC OVERPOPULATION PANIC OVERPOPULATION PANIC PANIC PANIC

Posted by Tom 2023-12-17 12:51|| 2023-12-17 12:51|| Front Page Top

#8 Look. I know Prime subscriptions are down and StarLink isn't making it's numbers, but...

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-12-17 13:08|| 2023-12-17 13:08|| Front Page Top

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