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Musk has said underpopulation is one of the biggest threats to civilization.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2022

For example, MacAskill claims that from a longtermist perspective we should be much more worried about underpopulation than overpopulation, since the more people there are, the more technological "progress" there will be.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2022

When the news broke earlier this month that he fathered twins with an executive at his brain-implant start-up, Neuralink, he tweeted, “Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2022

While Musk didn’t directly confirm the report, he tweeted: “Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis,” shortly after the claims surfaced.

From The Verge • Jul. 9, 2022

Indeed, as women become more and more independent economically, as they certainly would in a coöperative commonwealth, there seems to be more danger of underpopulation than overpopulation.

From Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come by Kelly, Edmond