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- Elon Musk says people should worry less about the cost of having children, and ‘start immediately’ (newsbreak.com)
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, urges people to have children without worrying about the costs. Despite rising inflation and interest rates, Musk believes there’s no better time than now to start a family.
Musk, who has 11 children, advises against overthinking and encourages people to simply have them, stating that it will all work out. He warns of population decline if people don’t reproduce.
Surveys show an increase in childless adults in the US who cite financial concerns as a primary reason for not having children. However, Musk dismisses these fears, suggesting that people’s lifestyles, not children, are expensive.
Other wealthy individuals, such as Kevin O’Leary, have also downplayed the financial burden of having children. O’Leary encourages couples to marry sooner and have more children, expressing regret over not having his own sooner.