Elon Musk has been talking about population control for a long time, CNN's John Sutter says. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO is one of several high-profile figures who have expressed interest in the theory that humans are descended from Genghis Khan. "I've now spoken with quite a few people who've known him for a longTime," Sutter writes.
Paris Marx is joined by Julia Black to discuss tech billionaires’ embrace of pronatalism and how it’s part of a broader rationalist project to remake society and protect their privileged positions.
Julia Black is a senior correspondent at Insider and previously worked at Esquire and Vox. Follow Julia on Twitter at @mjnblack.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.
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