The reason having kids is so awful today is because of a lack of in-person community and family. Kids don't need material things, they need attention - A LOOOT of attention! Women go into motherhood thinking they can care for a baby on their own no problem and then when the baby comes they become anxious, guilt-ridden messes who feel they aren't cut out to have more kids.
Well, that’s kind of right, but the missing piece today is very few people are having kids, and more women are working. Growing up as a boomer or generation X child, most families were raising children, and most women were stay at home mothers or worked only part time. That created safer, more trustworthy communities, so children were more able to roam free with other kids to be kids. Mothers didn’t need to contribute a massive amount of attention to their kids because we were out of the house doing kids things. My stay at home mother was a pretty good mom; she was an alright cook, she sewed some of our clothes, she gardened and canned some of our food, and she was involved in our school and church, but she didn’t entertain us. When school was cancelled for weather, we drove her up the wall because we were indoor all day; though she would go into mom-mode and we’d watch one of our 20 VCR tapes for the 20th time, watch the daytime game shows, help her go through old stuff in the basement, clean the aquarium, bake cookies, drive carefully to the nursing home to visit our great aunt, and help her make a really good dinner to surprise my stepdad with when he got home. Sometimes, I was allowed to help my stepdad too while he was at work; he drove a big pickup that could get through bad weather. Then he’d put us to work at his office found dumb things like shredding old files, organizing his old files to keep, and trudging through the weather to one of the few diners open to order lunch for the office, bring it back, then set the meeting room for lunch. If the weather wasn’t that bad, we’d call our friends, and meet at a park for a snowball fight, a game of hide and seek, or to build a snowman. What made raising kids easier was the community was safer, and we could leave the house to do kid things with other kids without fear of other people around us; and we didn’t need to be home until dinner (7:00pm on the dot). Those days are over.
@@lightblueseaglass Boomers and Generation X grew up during times when violent crime, homicides, robbery were MUCH more prevalent than today. The violent crime rate during the 1970s-1990s was much higher than today. Today is much safer than back then. It's literally just a myth that community back then was safer. The exact opposite was the case. However, Boomers and Gen X are parents nowadays and don't let their kids playing outdoors because Boomers and Gen X are believing the myth that it's more dangerous today than back then. 🤦♂
As a dad... this is absolutely true. But I'd add that dad's don't have it easier trust me. Work all day pay bills get home and the work continues... It's hard af.
Yeah it’s only a money thing because you have to get daycare or have the mother stay home, and current households only work financially with dual income. You need grandma and grandpa, aunts uncles, then ultimately siblings. It takes a village and our society is too siloed. So it’s financial but under that it’s cultural
My dad was born in the United States in the 1940s. His family was too poor to afford a house, so they lived in an old chicken coop. He had five brothers and sisters. A lack of money is not the reason people aren't having children.
That situation was more normal back then than it is now. Meaning, people saw that lifestyle as more feasible because more people were doing it. That is not the state of our current reality. I literally have 3 family members that grew up in chicken coups 😅
no one wants to post their family of 5 living in a chicken coop on the gram, they want their toddler in uggs and gucci with an iphone, ipad and a mercedes. Chicken coops dont get likes.
Raising children in a chicken coop is illegal, now. The reason homes are unaffordable, today, is the same- it is illegal to build affordable homes. The iconic Volkswagen Bug would be illegal to sell, if it were made today. Regulatory overreach has made illegal what was once foundational- affordable living. And people begged for every bit of it. Not people like me- people who are easily scared and think with emotion and believe that protecting children is more important than reasoning. You know who. Same folks who voted for Joe Biden and who support open borders. Yes it was a mistake.
I raised 4 daughters and although financially difficult some years the reward in my senior years is beyond description beautiful. They challenge you to become the best individual and help you increase your financial strength thru the years.
For the average person it’s very true. People that already have money won’t understand because they have an unrealistic view of the way things are at the moment. That’s like asking a guy who has been married for 25 years about how to find a woman in 2024. He has no clue what kind of market we’re dealing with right now.
One reason people have fewer children as cultures get wealthier is because kids move from potential economic contributors (pitching in, working the farm, etc.) into becoming greater financial liabilities (need “the best schools” for more and more years before independence, etc.) There are certainly other reasons, but birth rates tend to decrease as cultures become wealthier.
There is a large correlation between women in the workforce and less kids. Women being told you can have it all but ignoring the fertility window women have plays a major role in lack of children.
@@jamesdellaneve9005only on the surface. There's other correlating factors (to education) like for example urbanization rates, available p.p. living space, safety factors, or distance to relatives that could help with child rearing duties, decline of community and increasingly transient living arrangements, perceived economic instability, stress... It's not just about finances. All those factors matter. Not just education. As a dad I have some insight many don't. Somehow no one's ever asked me why I don't have more kids and what my problems are and when people do they just tell me I'm wrong and then keep wondering at the decline in birth rates 😂🤡
@@mysterioanonymous3206 What you say is true for immigrants, but for those that stay in their own countries, reading is the largest factor. It’s probably a super variable and brings in many other factors but the key indicator is literacy.
@@jamesdellaneve9005what I'm saying is that there's many underlying reasons for increased literacy. That's just the symptom, not the cause. Also, how would you adress birth rates if your identifier is literacy? It's impossible. I think no one would want to decrease literacy, would they? So what factor is it going to be? Give more money? Doesn't work. More childcare? Doesn't work... So?
We need to be honest with young people about having kids. To say it will make you happier as a blanket statement isn't true. Moment to moment it might not all the time - raising children is sometimes difficult, expensive and it requires sacrifice and unless you are super rich it is important to understand this going into it. When they are small you will have to forgo things that would have made you happier on a personal level in that moment. E.g not going to that fun NYE party your friends are at because you have no babysitters and can't afford the taxi fares. Or a decade of never sleeping much past 6am on a weekend. In a bigger picture sense for most people having a family will ultimately enrich your life. I have 4 grown/almost grown children and a grandchild now. They make me happy and fulfilled as I head towards older age even though there were times when we were broke and exhausted and I would have said the opposite if asked in that moment. That time passes quicker than you think though. The difficulty now is convincing many of the younger generation that it's worth it because they have a lot of reasons (fears about jobs, housing, food costs, climate change etc.) to think that it won't be worth it for them or their potential offspring and we also have a culture that increasingly encourages instant gratification. I do understand why they feel like that. If I was young now I'd probably think more than 1 or 2 children was unthinkable. I'll be surprised if any of my own children go on to have more than 2 and possibly at least one of them, like many of the younger generation, won't have any. I think they also don't realise that having children to raise gives many people the external motivation to strive for better. My husband is close to retirement now but recently he told me didn't think he would have got so far in his career without the incentive of a family. I'm not suggesting everyone will have or should have a 'big career' but I see young people worrying that they can't afford children when often the act of having them means for most people they just find a way to make it work because you have to make it work. Like Elon I don't know what the answer is other than housing provision and affordability clearly being a big issue to tackle in many countries. Maybe there isn't an answer that will fix the decline and as a species we will indeed go out with a whimper. Depressing thought.
Yes, it's very scalable and it's being done in the countries that takes it seriously and aren't run by their fossil fuel lobby groups. The Chinese INDUSTRIAL economy is going to be net zero before you know it so if they can do it of course any industrial /developed society can. There isn't a question of resource scarcity but of the interest to do so when fossil companies can instead keep making gross profits. If you didn't know Texas leads the US ( and cali) in wind energy production not because it isn't profitable but because it is. The small republican town majors love it because wind energy is far more labor intensive ( as proportion of cost) so it doesn't only have many more jobs during construction but also many more during sustainment forever after. Once one town gets it and sees the benefits to the local economy everyone wants it of course including the ranchers who make bank from renting out the land.
What is the lifespan of a wind turbine and solar panels, twenty years maybe. Now think about the cost of replacing those and the disposal of all the old ones.
I agree it is a false economy. THey always claim its cheaper than the alternatives, but when you factor all the costs in, honestly, its actually way more expensive and much harder to maintain and replace/recycle. And factor in the fact we just bury the old windmill blades too... then we are just poisoning the soil in a different way.
@@SnifferSock And the lack of ability to recycle the blades is a big issue. And even the drop of 20% for the panels is still quite bad, especially if its a cumulative thing. If that is your only source of power, a 20% drop in JUST 20 years is staggering.
I'm inclined to agree with Zuby. We were indoctrinated for decades that life can be enjoyable only without kids. That pursuing a career is everything. That family is a burden. What's more, it's an opressive structure, and somehow freedom is to say no to having a family (this is especially communicated towards women). And even if you have kids, it's only ok if you can give them a lavish life. And of course there are other factors too. I wouldn't exactly downplay financial difficulties either, but fixing that alone (it should be fixed!) won't change a thing.
Agree. But then, life has never been better if you don't have kids. Travel, entertainment... What's not to like about it? There will be plenty old, childless people who can keep each other's company. Im a dad myself but I understand that having kids is a hard sale nowadays. A very hard one. And again, from personal experience, it's not clear that having them is worth the hassle. And trust me, there's a lot of hassle 😅
@@mysterioanonymous3206 well I'm not saying the temptation is not real, and that it doesn't cost. I'll be a father this year. And frankly, when we decided to have our child, our ultimate reason was that we pictured ourselves at 80 years old and realized we'd fucking regret it if we didn't have one. But we intend to not look at it as life will be less but that life will be more. Maybe it helps that we both always had pets in our lives and are accustomed to the responsibility and restraints what taking care of somebody means. Maybe I think too much of myself and will be a trainwreck in two years. Possible. Still, I trust it is worth it.
@@nunterz well, congratulations. Again, as a dad myself, I wish you all the best, and lots and lots of strength - you'll need it, trust me 😂 It's rough but rewarding. It opens an new dimension to live thats for sure. If I could give you one unsolicited tip... Enjoy the little moments. Even when it gets rough. Because they do grow up f a s t (trust me, I would know, it's over quick and you'll never get those moments back). And don't forget: it gets easier with time. Just needs some getting used to 👍😅
I'm still shocked we're all in on Wind and Solar instead of Nuclear. Nuclear is a fraction of the cost and doesn't require incredible hollowing out of the planet of resources and subsidized infrastructure.
Nuclear is in fact very expensive by comparison and takes forever to get a return on investment. I am all for nuclear ( it's funnily even safer than solar/wind; less people falling off ladders) but it turns out the market understands how to make money and if Texas money chooses wind i think you are dumb to ignore them.
@@snappingclam8801 are you paid by the fossil fuel industry? Renewables are much more sustainable than drilling and burning fossil fuels which poison our soil, water, air...ever heard of oil spill in the golf of mexico or flint michigan fracking water?
In the US there is quite a bit of financial incentive to have kids, people just don't know it. The poverty line (where you qualify for government benefits) is determined by household size. For a family of two it's just under $20k. Two working adults with no kids will likely be well above that. But for a family of three it's $5k more AND if one of you stops working to be a full time parent you might be close to that. In addition many states set their qualification limits ABOVE Federal Poverty Limits for things like Food Stamps, Medicaid, and other benefits. In some states that comes out to $34k as a family of three, make less than that and you qualify for benefits. Have another kid and the limit goes up to 41k. The Duggans from 18 and counting probably had a year or two where their limit was over $100k (before the oldest kids started moving out). Even states with tighter Medicaid limits will still cover 100% of the cost of a pregnancy for most families. Then you start piling on the child tax credit and earned income credits. The median American household (2 parents, 2 children, $76k income) has a NEGATIVE 9% effective income tax rate, their refund is LARGER than what they paid in by several thousand dollars. You have to be upper middle class or childless to actually pay in.
I don’t understand why EV, solare panel, windmills and batteries are regarded sustainable “green” energy ! Try asking questions like how and where are this made? How about recycling ? Cost/ benefit ...
This, 1 million times this. I have screaming this point at anyone who will listen for a solid year now. Metals and minerals don't appear out of thin air, and we're glaringly short on the supply needed to do green tech at scale.
The cost benefit takes a lot into consideration in different energy systems. Elon’s point of decentralisation of power is a massively undervalued. It does not make solar better in every way to coal, not even close, but what it does do is give ppl a measure of control to their own means of production and lifestyle. In a world where the govt is increasingly tightening its grip and controlling us through extortion, their ability to switch off the power if we don’t “tow the line” *cough* social credit score *cough* is not just a remote possibility , it an increasingly probable scenario. So take it for what it is.
5:00 It is the same reason our birth rates are so low in the first place... the richer you are the more carful you have to be because you have more to lose - leading to even less kids If we could actually acknowledge that what we have done is *NOT* "progress" and undo it then it would fix our birthrates and a lot of other problems as well.
I'm not sure I've ever heard anyone bring up the concern that I have about having children. I'm not overly concerned about the environment, and I'm sure I'd figure the financials out, but I don't want to foist my genetics onto a kid, given the issues that I have.
This is a problem the least capable people don't worry about passing on their bad genes but lots of capable people who have been failed by society feel it is them that is broken rather than society and don't copulate.
@@FreeSpeechXtremist I have a birth defect in my brain that can be passed down genetically, as well as at least one other brain abnormality, and maybe another one, that has the same capability.
The fact that you think about this means you are a better person than most. In many ways having a kid forces you to be a better person, and that makes them a better person.
@@Dave-cf4vd Seems like you're saying that some people don't factor a kid into their decisions unless they have one, but I'm doing so without actually having one, so I'm slightly ahead of things. If that's the case, thanks for the compliment.
@@FreeSpeechXtremist I have a few issues I chose not to pass on decades ago. It was inherited. My decision has nothing to do with society, it is purely that I see no reason to further an evolutionary disadvantage.
The reason rich people have less kids is different from the reason why poor people don't have kids. At this rate, you'll never be able to encourage anyone to do it.
Solar, wind and batteries - that’s all we need folks. Once you achieve energy independence in your own life, you’ll get it. Solar panels, home battery, EV 🎉🎉🎉
Is Renewable Energy Sustainable? The clear answer is NO. The information showing it to be cost competitive and better that FF is an example of lying with statistics.
Everything you hear from every global corporation, government or Media outlet these days is an example of "lying with statistics" When Bill Gates gave his weird speech to the world about vaccines during the first month of the "Pandemic" he had 5 books next to him, one of them being "how to lie with statistics"
@@Les_S537 It’s way worse and not even close. It’s incapable of providing on demand energy that can meet the loads necessary to replace fossil fuels and lower the grid.
Of course. If you like expensive bills, a reliance on imported energy and the occasional black out (I live in England, we dont see the sun for 7 months of the year, yet we keep investing in solar)
I'd like to see how he thinks about "green" energy costs if we remove government subsidies, and if that still makes the costs comparable to fossil fuels and coal. Also, on his thought about renewable energy waste. I believe there is no method to dispose of solar panels, windmills, batteries, after it's shelf life, which can be as low as just 20 years, less if those things are damaged - case and point the solar farm in Nebraska.
There has been a lot of thought and effort put into the recycleability of lithium batteries, with an entire new industry waiting patiently for enough old batteries out there to see if it works in practice. Compare this to plastic recyclability, where they told the public "all this stuff needs to be sorted" and then they dump it in the congo. I see everything we are doing now as a transition to better tech. Solar panels are exponentially better than they were 10 years ago. Battery tech evolves faster than anything in the tech world I can think of. In 10 years we won't use cobalt or lithium. Windmills are obviously an outdated design. I think the real key to a sustainable future is decentralized energy production, meaning every other home has a way to generate just a little bit of power. The PG&Es out there are doing everything possible to kill any momentum.
The energy companies are installing green tech because it's just cheaper to do ; in fact some of them are shuttering still viable plants because their running cost are so high that they can do new clean tech builds that is cheap to maintain and thus quickly returns the investment. Who the fuck cares if solar panels are disposable or not ( coal ash isn't? ) when they can last a human lifetime ( we have research panels that are 50 years old now) and barely degrade over even that time. Even with windmills half the cost is in the tower ( foundations are ludicrously sized) which can be used into virtual perpetuity with the moveable sections swapped out as they become too old. You can't lose with windmills and very few are. The solar CONCENTRATOR ( mirrors, not solar panels) is a bit silly at this point but still viable while batteries are expensive as they basically double as that.
@angelo4670 Solar panels should not degrade significantly over time unless they are poorly made /low grade and in either case they are guaranteed to generate for 20 + years ( 25 years for some companies) at 80% and above. As for environmental concerns there is no question that even the dirtiest scenario for clean tech beats fossil fuel hands down as they move pollution outside of cities with health benefits more than compensating for anything that happens in the countryside. of course nothing much should be happening in the countryside unless there is no regulation in your country.
We were conditioned over the past 40-50 years to believe its ok to be selfish and get our careers established. We have constantly been shown how awful mothering is and then the education system works against parents and follow government policies- go figure. I just want out now at 59. 😅
No. Oil is actually sustainable. The main they we need is decentralized energy production, can incorporate micro turbines generators that can use diesel, natural gas, solar diversified and local. And end the energy cartels.
The better off are not having kids as they are taxed to the hilt, and quite literally penalized for having children. The poor have more children as they are paid more welfare if they have children.
They are almost 100% recyclable, it’s like having very pure ore in one place and after recycling the same elements can be reused. Batteries being non-recyclable is a common misconception
@@m9017tWe haven't even figured out how to recycle plastic. What makes you think we can economically recycle batteries? Enjoy living in your dream world.
Parenthold has never been "cool".... We just didn't used to be ultra narcissists who cared too much about being cool and doing cool things. We cared about life.... and a family os the most important part of life.
There are too many laws against marriage working for men or women. Many want to have kids but are trying to negotiate being able to have a family but not getting fucked from it.
In developed countries having children is expensive when you have no job security, high cost of living, jobs that don't pay enough to raise a family on, can't buy a house, high unemployment, can't find the right woman to have children with and no safety net like a Universal High or Basic Income. If a safety net like Universal High or Basic Income was given then people would start having children and more births of children would happen. Going onto other things Elon Musk how about making a Robot Suit with a Heater inside powered by Solar Recharge and Wind Recharge that I can wear to protect me from the outside freezing cold elements in winter?🥶
But if you do that how will the "green" energy companies exist since they are basically all funded by subsidies. I agree 100% btw the IRS needs to go bye bye.
Its all economics in the end. If someone makes more money with renewable products it will take over. No other argument is needed. EVs will be cheaper to purchase and run vs gas cars very soon. The used market will exist for years after but it will fade as well. The only reason most renewables haven't taken over already is sunk cost of non renewable infrastructure.
Is it financial or is it men are discouraged from having a family, women are encouraged to chase only the best men and put off starting a family until its too late for them? I dunno, but its all included. HOWEVER.... I know its sustainable for me to grow two acres of cattails, use the roots to produce ethanol, the leftovers to produce methane, and that is how I power my old muscle cars. *Local production, local use.* I make it here and run my vehicles on it. Costs me about 40 cents a gallon, biggest cost is yeast and the enzymes that convert starch to sugar, and cleaning supplies. One acre of wild cattails makes around 1000 gallons of fuel. (2x to 4x the yield per acre of corn) One acre of cultivated cattails that are fed effluence from livestock runoff, can produce 10,000 gallons of clean burning fuel, WHILE CLEANING THE WATER flowing past them.. All you need is some tanks for fermentation, a source of starch/sugar, some water that can be reused, plastic tubing, copper or pvc for a still, and a boiler that can be cleaned easily. Also some space because things take up room and trying this in your apartment is going to limit how much you can make, and the quality of fuel. Everything left over after fermentation can be fed to livestock or used for methane production, which can power the boilers, generators, and be used for cooking. Methane is essentially natural gas you can produce easily and cheaply. No drilling or digging required. Running ethanol is simple and requires no special parts to run in your vehicle, no expensive tanks (like hydrogen does) and it has a great many other uses besides fuel. Every internal combustion engine can run on ethanol, with some changes to the tuning. Methanol is the corrosive one, ethanol is nowhere near as corrosive as methanol. Ethanol is simply vodka, moonshine, whiskey, bourbon, wine, beer... Literally anyone can do it, cavemen made it, its thousands of years old tech... however the stills I use are vastly more efficient than a moonshiner's still. I built them myself and they make 180 to 190 proof fuel in a single run. The only emissions from ethanol and methane are Co2 and water, which comes from plants already growing on the surface of the earth, not dredged up from the ground.. Put the Co2 in a greenhouse and get the benefits from plants needing less water, producing more high quality food, and growing faster. If you want to go off grid, be self sufficient/sustainable, and actually do something to help the environment, getting into ethanol production can be very beneficial. There is a lot more you can do that I am not talking about here, its not a one trick expensive pony.
In a conversation with an economist friend about this sort of topic he brought to my attention the strategy of reversing the traditional salary system, meaning, pay a worker more when they are young, with lots of debt, buying a house, kids etc., and lower their salary as they approach retirement when they need less money, they are empty-nesters with the mortgage paid off etc. This would be very attractive in getting the best talent and retaining the best talent. It would take one company to try this and if they succeed all others will follow.
😂 Yeah but no... Not happening anytime soon. If you haven't noticed, only money matters. People don't matter. The environment doesn't matter either. Morals and values? Community mental health? Humanitarian values? Beauty? Nope. Only Money matters now. Welcome to capitalism. "To get rich is glorious" (Deng Xiaoping). Hope you all like it. Now pull yourselves up by your bootstraps, will y'all?
A) 'renewable energy' is not renewable as it relies on materials that are not renewable. B) 'Renewable Energy' is only sustainable if Governments continue to use tax payer money to subsidize it.
Having kids is untenable while Western legal systems continue to allow women to use their children as negotiating chips against their husbands when they decide they want a divorce (which happens at an approximately 50% rate of all marriages).
We had electric cars 100 years ago. Think about that. And yet we’re still using them as if it’s all new. We’re over 100 years behind were we should be in regards to technology. There are sources available other than solar & windmills .
I ride an euc pev inmption v8f daily comute.. i love these battery powered vehicles. , but why litium when they used sodium ion batteri in the late 1900s early 20s. Look into it. Much more sustainable. Them there is the other scaleable stable sources to power anything free.
Kids are expensive then its worse if you get a divorce then end up on child support. Automatic joint custody to limit the stress on Men will help but theres more to do then just that.
I appreciate all that Elon has done for protecting America by securing Twitter; although I will never use that platform ever again, and Tesla & SpaceX. BUT I completely 100% disagree solar, wind and batteries will be sustainable reliable power in the next couple of decades. The two power sources are cyclical; requiring sunlight and wind so batteries are thought to supplement one or both during the down times. What a HUGE waste of money for 3 separate power sources when a single nuclear generating station can replace tens of thousands of acres of solar farms, wind farms and batteries-all of which need to be replaced in 25 years or less-producing more power in a much smaller footprint on Earth while preventing devastation of large portions of the landscape
Elon is not entirely correct saying that nothing will make you happier than having kids. Well, nothing will make you more miserable than being dragged through family court and abused for decades simply because your neurotic wife isn't happy and wants something she can never find. THAT is the main reason men are shying away from marriage and fatherhood. It's not the children, it's the wife and the legal system. Come on Zuby...
It's part of it, but not everything. Between the financial obligations, time constraints and the emotional toll I see why people may choose the single life... Travel, leisure, entertainment... I get it.
Do you come up with these bad ideas on your own or do you watch the dumbest people online? Do you think you could build a coal fire power plant or a diesel generator from parts? Lucky for us our existing electrical distribution networks are a great aid to solar and wind as it means we wont have to each install inefficient home systems but in fact be able to draw from efficient large scale wind , solar and battery projects.
No, dont think so. The main problem is to find a partner commiting stay together. Loving mom is science fiction nowadays and that is the end of civilicatIon.
She has huge incentives to throw dad out and be as spiteful and capricious as possible. What man is going to sign up for a contract that pays the other party to financially destroy him and take his kids from him? Until that is fixed and women are not rewarded for being like that, the decline will continue.
Re: "Is Renewable Energy Sustainable?" -Elon Musk. Yes, but not with the current level of Global Population making demands on it that are physically impossible.
@SnifferSock LOl, I haven't engaged in an argument and have no need. There is more than enough data to back up my statement, only an ignorant person could fail to know the truth..
I like Zuby's political ideas, but like most non-progressives unfortunately, he knows little about climate change or the issues surrounding it. Everyone who is in the climate conversation understands that people in developing countries are more concerned with their immediate needs and economic development of their country than "environmental issues" (that term doesn't accurately describe climate change, really), and also realizes that the changes the world needs to make can be more difficult for developing countries. That is why there is something called "Common But Differentiated Responsibility," which is the idea that all nations must play a role in addressing climate change, but that the richer ones and/or the ones who have done most to cause the problem should do the most. It's also why there are international funds to help the developing nations transition and to cover loss and damage. So when Zuby was talking about this being a luxury issue at the beginning, he missed out on mentioning all of this. What he also clearly doesn't realize is that climate change is a problem the world MUST solve. Nothing that is necessary can be considered luxury, by definition, so climate change cannot be a luxury issue. It only seems that way to those who don't realize the threat it poses. In fact, it poses the greatest threat to many of the poorest nations, and the poorest people in all nations. That further shows how wrong it is to call it a luxury issue.
Climate change is a natural process and beyond human control. CO2 is not a pollutant. That said, it doesn't mean that we as a species shouldn't take better care of the environment.
Gaza had the highest fertility rate. And they also had one of the highest unemployment rates. When you work, you don’t have time to be part of a tribe and you don’t really want to be part of it because it will try and destroy you especially if you try and date someone in the tribe if you’re a guy
The initial statement is flawed - unfortunately condescendent and vertical; Why assume that the "developing world" is not ready to be sustainable? By using Global North metrics, the Global South has on average 7-9 times smaller ecological footprints. It seems rather that thr GN has the greatest challenge because their energy consumption status quo is already so high.
All renewable energy requires storage storage means batterys. This is a problem as it is just as damaging to the environment as fossil fuel. Now there is a much better solution that most experts not on the payroll of large corperations agree on Hydrogen its made from water and the only byproduct is pure water. Almost every car engine can be easily and cheaply converted to run on Hydrogen. This means that the cost of building new engines would almost be Zero and we get to keep our beloved classic cars on the road. Many say that to produce Hydrogen is a very complicated procedure and dangerous. However we use the same or very similar process all the time. Its called electroplating.or chroming brass plating etc. The average car produces enough energy to have its own built in Hydrogen producing unit. The exhurst fumes would be harmless water. So why arnt the big wigs and goverments around the world pushing for this instead of electric?????? As electric cars are more damaging and forces us to buy new cars to replace the cars that have already been built????? Its simple MONEY for them despite the damage they cause. Not to mension electric cars are dangerous as they spontaneously combust and will burn your house down if stored in the garage
It’s just so tone deaf. ⚠️ Of course if you have the money and resources and are healthy yourself with energy, having kids is instinctual and would make you happy. If you have hired help and the money and connections then I’m sure it seems more like a breeze. This is sad and hits hard. The elites are out of touch with the common man.
The planet was fine with 200 million people living on the globe in year “0” and civilisations of antiquity did just fine. We will be fine again with 1 billion or even half of it. Of course the transition is painful for society and a lot of downsizing of infrastructure will happen. However, technology applied correctly, everyone everywhere can live in abundance and poverty can be eliminated. Population reduction is only a problem for the currently old & the rich as customers for their businesses disappear and workforce regains its value.
Musk is so wrong on children, so many kids are growing up without two parents, without a home, without medical and dental care. many have no respect later on for their parents. they leave and go away and some never return.
@@Dave-cf4vd …one for free…a lithium ion based battery should be replaced…every 10 mortal years… Let’s say AUD because of their…drive for renewables…purchasing a Tesla power wall 2 battery is around the $9,680 mark… Go find out the full price…for remaining items…labour…and company profit…if said installers do add company profit in… 😈…
As long as they teach gay in school I wont be making any more kids... After watching Bad dads with bill burr i realise that I dont have the energy to deal with these people.
What he won't come out and say is women have to choose kids and marriage younger than they've been trained to for 50 years in the West. Single income pay needs to be higher for their men at a level to sustain the household so she has the ability to stay home. But governments, companies and the activist left will never let that happen for their own agendas. Like most things, we have to experience the results of their bad ideas before coming to the realization. We need a "meh" option for videos other than just thumbs up or down.
I'd imagine in a natural enviorment most women would be having kids around 16. The longer you wait the more chance the child will have genetic issues. Unfortunately in the west it's financially impossible to have kids that young. Really only feasible in the 30s for the average person. I think that's a big reason.
@Sam97-oi4vc Being 'denied' a choice in the past has NOTHING to do with anything other than maybe wanting an overcorrection and some sort of vengeance. Options mostly changed when the Pill came along. As far as 'miserable' goes... you think women are happy now? Moving into their 40's and 50's with nothing but a career? Of course some are but we'll keep this to generalities because you can't base societal issues on outlier or the minority position. Of course young women were trained since the 60's. It came from all facets of life bombarding us with 'don't be just a housewife'. I was trained too as a man to accept it but I knew better and just kept my mouth shut. When you're in a slow boiling pot, you don't notice it until it's too late. It was supposed to be about options for women. Staying home with kids when young was frowned upon as if a lesser person. Still is. It also became harder and harder to not have both the husband and wife working. Salaries were kept low enough to maintain that. Governments, businesses, most institutions all benefited from women choosing careers and having less kids. We'll just fill gaps with immigration. We also moved from having humble homes to having to have 2 of everything in the home. Cars, tv's etc. More stuff to keep up with the Jones'. Requiring 2 incomes at the given wages.
Issue with Elons view is that we are not there yet and the wind Solar we are chasing is high cost no benefit, it will all be rubbish in a few years. Solar batteries are not eve; at an individual home level yet let alone a city.
making blanket statements that having kids makes you happier is silly. There are subreddits dedicated for miserable parents. Let’s be honest, Elon does not have time to spend much time with his ten kids. One of them would be lucky to have a full hour of his time a day
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The reason having kids is so awful today is because of a lack of in-person community and family. Kids don't need material things, they need attention - A LOOOT of attention! Women go into motherhood thinking they can care for a baby on their own no problem and then when the baby comes they become anxious, guilt-ridden messes who feel they aren't cut out to have more kids.
Well, that’s kind of right, but the missing piece today is very few people are having kids, and more women are working.
Growing up as a boomer or generation X child, most families were raising children, and most women were stay at home mothers or worked only part time.
That created safer, more trustworthy communities, so children were more able to roam free with other kids to be kids.
Mothers didn’t need to contribute a massive amount of attention to their kids because we were out of the house doing kids things. My stay at home mother was a pretty good mom; she was an alright cook, she sewed some of our clothes, she gardened and canned some of our food, and she was involved in our school and church, but she didn’t entertain us. When school was cancelled for weather, we drove her up the wall because we were indoor all day; though she would go into mom-mode and we’d watch one of our 20 VCR tapes for the 20th time, watch the daytime game shows, help her go through old stuff in the basement, clean the aquarium, bake cookies, drive carefully to the nursing home to visit our great aunt, and help her make a really good dinner to surprise my stepdad with when he got home. Sometimes, I was allowed to help my stepdad too while he was at work; he drove a big pickup that could get through bad weather. Then he’d put us to work at his office found dumb things like shredding old files, organizing his old files to keep, and trudging through the weather to one of the few diners open to order lunch for the office, bring it back, then set the meeting room for lunch.
If the weather wasn’t that bad, we’d call our friends, and meet at a park for a snowball fight, a game of hide and seek, or to build a snowman.
What made raising kids easier was the community was safer, and we could leave the house to do kid things with other kids without fear of other people around us; and we didn’t need to be home until dinner (7:00pm on the dot). Those days are over.
@@lightblueseaglass Boomers and Generation X grew up during times when violent crime, homicides, robbery were MUCH more prevalent than today. The violent crime rate during the 1970s-1990s was much higher than today. Today is much safer than back then. It's literally just a myth that community back then was safer. The exact opposite was the case.
However, Boomers and Gen X are parents nowadays and don't let their kids playing outdoors because Boomers and Gen X are believing the myth that it's more dangerous today than back then.
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As a dad... this is absolutely true. But I'd add that dad's don't have it easier trust me. Work all day pay bills get home and the work continues... It's hard af.
Yeah it’s only a money thing because you have to get daycare or have the mother stay home, and current households only work financially with dual income. You need grandma and grandpa, aunts uncles, then ultimately siblings. It takes a village and our society is too siloed. So it’s financial but under that it’s cultural
Having kids isnt awful.
Musk finally made it on the Zuby podcast! What a big win for him! Musk is really moving up in this world!
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Zuby is rad.
My dad was born in the United States in the 1940s. His family was too poor to afford a house, so they lived in an old chicken coop. He had five brothers and sisters. A lack of money is not the reason people aren't having children.
That situation was more normal back then than it is now. Meaning, people saw that lifestyle as more feasible because more people were doing it. That is not the state of our current reality. I literally have 3 family members that grew up in chicken coups 😅
I blame feminism for the low birth rates around the world.
no one wants to post their family of 5 living in a chicken coop on the gram, they want their toddler in uggs and gucci with an iphone, ipad and a mercedes. Chicken coops dont get likes.
Raising children in a chicken coop is illegal, now. The reason homes are unaffordable, today, is the same- it is illegal to build affordable homes. The iconic Volkswagen Bug would be illegal to sell, if it were made today. Regulatory overreach has made illegal what was once foundational- affordable living. And people begged for every bit of it. Not people like me- people who are easily scared and think with emotion and believe that protecting children is more important than reasoning. You know who. Same folks who voted for Joe Biden and who support open borders. Yes it was a mistake.
Yeah what a great advertisement for having kids and living in poverty 😂
I raised 4 daughters and although financially difficult some years the reward in my senior years is beyond description beautiful. They challenge you to become the best individual and help you increase your financial strength thru the years.
For the average person it’s very true. People that already have money won’t understand because they have an unrealistic view of the way things are at the moment. That’s like asking a guy who has been married for 25 years about how to find a woman in 2024. He has no clue what kind of market we’re dealing with right now.
One reason people have fewer children as cultures get wealthier is because kids move from potential economic contributors (pitching in, working the farm, etc.) into becoming greater financial liabilities (need “the best schools” for more and more years before independence, etc.)
There are certainly other reasons, but birth rates tend to decrease as cultures become wealthier.
There is a large correlation between women in the workforce and less kids. Women being told you can have it all but ignoring the fertility window women have plays a major role in lack of children.
There’s a direct relationship between having children and reading.
@@jamesdellaneve9005only on the surface. There's other correlating factors (to education) like for example urbanization rates, available p.p. living space, safety factors, or distance to relatives that could help with child rearing duties, decline of community and increasingly transient living arrangements, perceived economic instability, stress... It's not just about finances.
All those factors matter. Not just education. As a dad I have some insight many don't. Somehow no one's ever asked me why I don't have more kids and what my problems are and when people do they just tell me I'm wrong and then keep wondering at the decline in birth rates 😂🤡
@@mysterioanonymous3206 What you say is true for immigrants, but for those that stay in their own countries, reading is the largest factor. It’s probably a super variable and brings in many other factors but the key indicator is literacy.
@@jamesdellaneve9005what I'm saying is that there's many underlying reasons for increased literacy. That's just the symptom, not the cause.
Also, how would you adress birth rates if your identifier is literacy? It's impossible. I think no one would want to decrease literacy, would they? So what factor is it going to be?
Give more money? Doesn't work. More childcare? Doesn't work... So?
We need to be honest with young people about having kids. To say it will make you happier as a blanket statement isn't true. Moment to moment it might not all the time - raising children is sometimes difficult, expensive and it requires sacrifice and unless you are super rich it is important to understand this going into it. When they are small you will have to forgo things that would have made you happier on a personal level in that moment. E.g not going to that fun NYE party your friends are at because you have no babysitters and can't afford the taxi fares. Or a decade of never sleeping much past 6am on a weekend.
In a bigger picture sense for most people having a family will ultimately enrich your life. I have 4 grown/almost grown children and a grandchild now. They make me happy and fulfilled as I head towards older age even though there were times when we were broke and exhausted and I would have said the opposite if asked in that moment. That time passes quicker than you think though.
The difficulty now is convincing many of the younger generation that it's worth it because they have a lot of reasons (fears about jobs, housing, food costs, climate change etc.) to think that it won't be worth it for them or their potential offspring and we also have a culture that increasingly encourages instant gratification. I do understand why they feel like that. If I was young now I'd probably think more than 1 or 2 children was unthinkable. I'll be surprised if any of my own children go on to have more than 2 and possibly at least one of them, like many of the younger generation, won't have any.
I think they also don't realise that having children to raise gives many people the external motivation to strive for better. My husband is close to retirement now but recently he told me didn't think he would have got so far in his career without the incentive of a family. I'm not suggesting everyone will have or should have a 'big career' but I see young people worrying that they can't afford children when often the act of having them means for most people they just find a way to make it work because you have to make it work.
Like Elon I don't know what the answer is other than housing provision and affordability clearly being a big issue to tackle in many countries. Maybe there isn't an answer that will fix the decline and as a species we will indeed go out with a whimper. Depressing thought.
Not just is it sustainable, but also ask: is it scalable?
(it's was not scalable)
Yes, it's very scalable and it's being done in the countries that takes it seriously and aren't run by their fossil fuel lobby groups. The Chinese INDUSTRIAL economy is going to be net zero before you know it so if they can do it of course any industrial /developed society can. There isn't a question of resource scarcity but of the interest to do so when fossil companies can instead keep making gross profits. If you didn't know Texas leads the US ( and cali) in wind energy production not because it isn't profitable but because it is. The small republican town majors love it because wind energy is far more labor intensive ( as proportion of cost) so it doesn't only have many more jobs during construction but also many more during sustainment forever after. Once one town gets it and sees the benefits to the local economy everyone wants it of course including the ranchers who make bank from renting out the land.
What is the lifespan of a wind turbine and solar panels, twenty years maybe. Now think about the cost of replacing those and the disposal of all the old ones.
I agree it is a false economy. THey always claim its cheaper than the alternatives, but when you factor all the costs in, honestly, its actually way more expensive and much harder to maintain and replace/recycle. And factor in the fact we just bury the old windmill blades too... then we are just poisoning the soil in a different way.
Panels are rated to be at 80% rating in 20 years. Turbines on the other hand, do need consistent maintenance.
@@SnifferSock And the lack of ability to recycle the blades is a big issue. And even the drop of 20% for the panels is still quite bad, especially if its a cumulative thing. If that is your only source of power, a 20% drop in JUST 20 years is staggering.
The big problem with birth rates declining is well documented in the movie "Idiocracy".
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Few people can muster integrity, these two ooze it !!!!!
Ive got loads of it
I'm inclined to agree with Zuby. We were indoctrinated for decades that life can be enjoyable only without kids. That pursuing a career is everything. That family is a burden. What's more, it's an opressive structure, and somehow freedom is to say no to having a family (this is especially communicated towards women). And even if you have kids, it's only ok if you can give them a lavish life.
And of course there are other factors too. I wouldn't exactly downplay financial difficulties either, but fixing that alone (it should be fixed!) won't change a thing.
Agree. But then, life has never been better if you don't have kids. Travel, entertainment... What's not to like about it? There will be plenty old, childless people who can keep each other's company.
Im a dad myself but I understand that having kids is a hard sale nowadays. A very hard one. And again, from personal experience, it's not clear that having them is worth the hassle. And trust me, there's a lot of hassle 😅
@@mysterioanonymous3206 well I'm not saying the temptation is not real, and that it doesn't cost. I'll be a father this year. And frankly, when we decided to have our child, our ultimate reason was that we pictured ourselves at 80 years old and realized we'd fucking regret it if we didn't have one.
But we intend to not look at it as life will be less but that life will be more. Maybe it helps that we both always had pets in our lives and are accustomed to the responsibility and restraints what taking care of somebody means. Maybe I think too much of myself and will be a trainwreck in two years. Possible. Still, I trust it is worth it.
@@nunterz well, congratulations. Again, as a dad myself, I wish you all the best, and lots and lots of strength - you'll need it, trust me 😂
It's rough but rewarding. It opens an new dimension to live thats for sure. If I could give you one unsolicited tip... Enjoy the little moments. Even when it gets rough. Because they do grow up f a s t (trust me, I would know, it's over quick and you'll never get those moments back). And don't forget: it gets easier with time. Just needs some getting used to 👍😅
@@mysterioanonymous3206 thanks a lot, man :)
@@nunterz you got this 👍
I'm still shocked we're all in on Wind and Solar instead of Nuclear. Nuclear is a fraction of the cost and doesn't require incredible hollowing out of the planet of resources and subsidized infrastructure.
I'm actually a bit surprised that Musk didn't mention nuclear.
Nuclear is in fact very expensive by comparison and takes forever to get a return on investment. I am all for nuclear ( it's funnily even safer than solar/wind; less people falling off ladders) but it turns out the market understands how to make money and if Texas money chooses wind i think you are dumb to ignore them.
Renewable energy is sustainable and practical in the same sense that mRNA jabs are safe and effective.
Touche !
@@snappingclam8801 are you paid by the fossil fuel industry? Renewables are much more sustainable than drilling and burning fossil fuels which poison our soil, water, air...ever heard of oil spill in the golf of mexico or flint michigan fracking water?
In the US there is quite a bit of financial incentive to have kids, people just don't know it. The poverty line (where you qualify for government benefits) is determined by household size. For a family of two it's just under $20k. Two working adults with no kids will likely be well above that.
But for a family of three it's $5k more AND if one of you stops working to be a full time parent you might be close to that. In addition many states set their qualification limits ABOVE Federal Poverty Limits for things like Food Stamps, Medicaid, and other benefits. In some states that comes out to $34k as a family of three, make less than that and you qualify for benefits. Have another kid and the limit goes up to 41k. The Duggans from 18 and counting probably had a year or two where their limit was over $100k (before the oldest kids started moving out). Even states with tighter Medicaid limits will still cover 100% of the cost of a pregnancy for most families.
Then you start piling on the child tax credit and earned income credits. The median American household (2 parents, 2 children, $76k income) has a NEGATIVE 9% effective income tax rate, their refund is LARGER than what they paid in by several thousand dollars. You have to be upper middle class or childless to actually pay in.
I don’t understand why EV, solare panel, windmills and batteries are regarded sustainable “green” energy ! Try asking questions like how and where are this made? How about recycling ? Cost/ benefit ...
exactly, they are fake green tech. Hugely inefficient and generate more waste to power ratio
Yup agreed, they are not all that ‘green’.
This, 1 million times this. I have screaming this point at anyone who will listen for a solid year now. Metals and minerals don't appear out of thin air, and we're glaringly short on the supply needed to do green tech at scale.
The cost benefit takes a lot into consideration in different energy systems.
Elon’s point of decentralisation of power is a massively undervalued.
It does not make solar better in every way to coal, not even close, but what it does do is give ppl a measure of control to their own means of production and lifestyle.
In a world where the govt is increasingly tightening its grip and controlling us through extortion, their ability to switch off the power if we don’t “tow the line” *cough* social credit score *cough* is not just a remote possibility , it an increasingly probable scenario.
So take it for what it is.
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It is the same reason our birth rates are so low in the first place... the richer you are the more carful you have to be because you have more to lose - leading to even less kids
If we could actually acknowledge that what we have done is *NOT* "progress" and undo it then it would fix our birthrates and a lot of other problems as well.
What does it say on Zuby’s shirt? Been tryna work it out for the last 5 mins 😅
I'm not sure I've ever heard anyone bring up the concern that I have about having children. I'm not overly concerned about the environment, and I'm sure I'd figure the financials out, but I don't want to foist my genetics onto a kid, given the issues that I have.
This is a problem the least capable people don't worry about passing on their bad genes but lots of capable people who have been failed by society feel it is them that is broken rather than society and don't copulate.
@@FreeSpeechXtremist I have a birth defect in my brain that can be passed down genetically, as well as at least one other brain abnormality, and maybe another one, that has the same capability.
The fact that you think about this means you are a better person than most. In many ways having a kid forces you to be a better person, and that makes them a better person.
@@Dave-cf4vd Seems like you're saying that some people don't factor a kid into their decisions unless they have one, but I'm doing so without actually having one, so I'm slightly ahead of things. If that's the case, thanks for the compliment.
@@FreeSpeechXtremist I have a few issues I chose not to pass on decades ago. It was inherited. My decision has nothing to do with society, it is purely that I see no reason to further an evolutionary disadvantage.
The reason rich people have less kids is different from the reason why poor people don't have kids. At this rate, you'll never be able to encourage anyone to do it.
Solar, wind and batteries - that’s all we need folks. Once you achieve energy independence in your own life, you’ll get it. Solar panels, home battery, EV 🎉🎉🎉
Migrant day laborers will have 3+ kids and a wife that wont divorce him.
Its cultural and not incentivized in “western” societies.
Is Renewable Energy Sustainable? The clear answer is NO. The information showing it to be cost competitive and better that FF is an example of lying with statistics.
A wind or solar farm PAIRED with energy storage like batteries is just as good as fossil fuels.
@@Les_S537 That’s not true at all.
Everything you hear from every global corporation, government or Media outlet these days is an example of "lying with statistics"
When Bill Gates gave his weird speech to the world about vaccines during the first month of the "Pandemic" he had 5 books next to him, one of them being "how to lie with statistics"
@@Chino780 You're right, it's better.
@@Les_S537 It’s way worse and not even close. It’s incapable of providing on demand energy that can meet the loads necessary to replace fossil fuels and lower the grid.
It seems like yesterday I found Zuby's podcast on Spotify, when he had just a handful of interviews online. They certainly grow up fast, don't they?
Of course. If you like expensive bills, a reliance on imported energy and the occasional black out (I live in England, we dont see the sun for 7 months of the year, yet we keep investing in solar)
I'd like to see how he thinks about "green" energy costs if we remove government subsidies, and if that still makes the costs comparable to fossil fuels and coal. Also, on his thought about renewable energy waste. I believe there is no method to dispose of solar panels, windmills, batteries, after it's shelf life, which can be as low as just 20 years, less if those things are damaged - case and point the solar farm in Nebraska.
@angelo4670 Good points on both the subsidies and the battery maker remark. LOL
There has been a lot of thought and effort put into the recycleability of lithium batteries, with an entire new industry waiting patiently for enough old batteries out there to see if it works in practice. Compare this to plastic recyclability, where they told the public "all this stuff needs to be sorted" and then they dump it in the congo. I see everything we are doing now as a transition to better tech. Solar panels are exponentially better than they were 10 years ago. Battery tech evolves faster than anything in the tech world I can think of. In 10 years we won't use cobalt or lithium. Windmills are obviously an outdated design. I think the real key to a sustainable future is decentralized energy production, meaning every other home has a way to generate just a little bit of power. The PG&Es out there are doing everything possible to kill any momentum.
The energy companies are installing green tech because it's just cheaper to do ; in fact some of them are shuttering still viable plants because their running cost are so high that they can do new clean tech builds that is cheap to maintain and thus quickly returns the investment. Who the fuck cares if solar panels are disposable or not ( coal ash isn't? ) when they can last a human lifetime ( we have research panels that are 50 years old now) and barely degrade over even that time. Even with windmills half the cost is in the tower ( foundations are ludicrously sized) which can be used into virtual perpetuity with the moveable sections swapped out as they become too old. You can't lose with windmills and very few are. The solar CONCENTRATOR ( mirrors, not solar panels) is a bit silly at this point but still viable while batteries are expensive as they basically double as that.
@angelo4670 Solar panels should not degrade significantly over time unless they are poorly made /low grade and in either case they are guaranteed to generate for 20 + years ( 25 years for some companies) at 80% and above. As for environmental concerns there is no question that even the dirtiest scenario for clean tech beats fossil fuel hands down as they move pollution outside of cities with health benefits more than compensating for anything that happens in the countryside. of course nothing much should be happening in the countryside unless there is no regulation in your country.
The title of this should have been about having children. Great video
Is there a reason it took 30 seconds to get Elin Musk in the video? Just asking???
Cultural values have changed. People valued having a family.
This is not about green energy, it’s about depopulation
We were conditioned over the past 40-50 years to believe its ok to be selfish and get our careers established. We have constantly been shown how awful mothering is and then the education system works against parents and follow government policies- go figure. I just want out now at 59. 😅
No. Oil is actually sustainable. The main they we need is decentralized energy production, can incorporate micro turbines generators that can use diesel, natural gas, solar diversified and local. And end the energy cartels.
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Hi Zuby!
A lot of folks are concerned about bringing a child into Western societies that no longer prioritize families.
“The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.” - Voltaire
The better off are not having kids as they are taxed to the hilt, and quite literally penalized for having children. The poor have more children as they are paid more welfare if they have children.
Yup, these poor people often have five to seven children. Welfare checks start flowing in. Rich people are indirectly raising other people's children.
Cost competitive ? How much does a Tesla cost?
It's a shame that batteries aren't sustainable!
They are almost 100% recyclable, it’s like having very pure ore in one place and after recycling the same elements can be reused. Batteries being non-recyclable is a common misconception
@@m9017tWe haven't even figured out how to recycle plastic. What makes you think we can economically recycle batteries? Enjoy living in your dream world.
Parenthold has never been "cool".... We just didn't used to be ultra narcissists who cared too much about being cool and doing cool things. We cared about life.... and a family os the most important part of life.
There are too many laws against marriage working for men or women. Many want to have kids but are trying to negotiate being able to have a family but not getting fucked from it.
I don’t see how Solar is cost effective without the Government subsidizing it.
In developed countries having children is expensive when you have no job security, high cost of living, jobs that don't pay enough to raise a family on, can't buy a house, high unemployment, can't find the right woman to have children with and no safety net like a Universal High or Basic Income. If a safety net like Universal High or Basic Income was given then people would start having children and more births of children would happen. Going onto other things Elon Musk how about making a Robot Suit with a Heater inside powered by Solar Recharge and Wind Recharge that I can wear to protect me from the outside freezing cold elements in winter?🥶
All I'm hearing is " i want a larger population to recruit from as supply > demand = cheaper labour"
I'm an Elon supporter, but having kids while being broke, will not improve one's happiness level.
The law of energy conservation says that, " green," energy is not sustainable. Nor is it environmentally friendly.
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Also Elon Musk how about working on reversing the aging process and curing ageing and bringing out Human immortality?
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@@Eidolon1andOnly I have corrected it taken out the e it is now aging without the e.
The title has nothing to do with the video
Reduce all government and taxes and we'll all have more time for kids, friends,family and the environment.
But if you do that how will the "green" energy companies exist since they are basically all funded by subsidies. I agree 100% btw the IRS needs to go bye bye.
The way to incentivize parenthood. Is give full paid maternity leave for married couples.
Its all economics in the end. If someone makes more money with renewable products it will take over. No other argument is needed. EVs will be cheaper to purchase and run vs gas cars very soon. The used market will exist for years after but it will fade as well. The only reason most renewables haven't taken over already is sunk cost of non renewable infrastructure.
Children are too expensive, and the State automatically has more control over them than the parents.
Is it financial or is it men are discouraged from having a family, women are encouraged to chase only the best men and put off starting a family until its too late for them? I dunno, but its all included. HOWEVER....
I know its sustainable for me to grow two acres of cattails, use the roots to produce ethanol, the leftovers to produce methane, and that is how I power my old muscle cars. *Local production, local use.* I make it here and run my vehicles on it. Costs me about 40 cents a gallon, biggest cost is yeast and the enzymes that convert starch to sugar, and cleaning supplies.
One acre of wild cattails makes around 1000 gallons of fuel. (2x to 4x the yield per acre of corn)
One acre of cultivated cattails that are fed effluence from livestock runoff, can produce 10,000 gallons of clean burning fuel, WHILE CLEANING THE WATER flowing past them..
All you need is some tanks for fermentation, a source of starch/sugar, some water that can be reused, plastic tubing, copper or pvc for a still, and a boiler that can be cleaned easily. Also some space because things take up room and trying this in your apartment is going to limit how much you can make, and the quality of fuel.
Everything left over after fermentation can be fed to livestock or used for methane production, which can power the boilers, generators, and be used for cooking. Methane is essentially natural gas you can produce easily and cheaply. No drilling or digging required.
Running ethanol is simple and requires no special parts to run in your vehicle, no expensive tanks (like hydrogen does) and it has a great many other uses besides fuel. Every internal combustion engine can run on ethanol, with some changes to the tuning. Methanol is the corrosive one, ethanol is nowhere near as corrosive as methanol. Ethanol is simply vodka, moonshine, whiskey, bourbon, wine, beer...
Literally anyone can do it, cavemen made it, its thousands of years old tech... however the stills I use are vastly more efficient than a moonshiner's still. I built them myself and they make 180 to 190 proof fuel in a single run.
The only emissions from ethanol and methane are Co2 and water, which comes from plants already growing on the surface of the earth, not dredged up from the ground.. Put the Co2 in a greenhouse and get the benefits from plants needing less water, producing more high quality food, and growing faster.
If you want to go off grid, be self sufficient/sustainable, and actually do something to help the environment, getting into ethanol production can be very beneficial. There is a lot more you can do that I am not talking about here, its not a one trick expensive pony.
In a conversation with an economist friend about this sort of topic he brought to my attention the strategy of reversing the traditional salary system, meaning, pay a worker more when they are young, with lots of debt, buying a house, kids etc., and lower their salary as they approach retirement when they need less money, they are empty-nesters with the mortgage paid off etc. This would be very attractive in getting the best talent and retaining the best talent. It would take one company to try this and if they succeed all others will follow.
😂 Yeah but no... Not happening anytime soon. If you haven't noticed, only money matters. People don't matter. The environment doesn't matter either. Morals and values? Community mental health? Humanitarian values? Beauty? Nope. Only Money matters now. Welcome to capitalism. "To get rich is glorious" (Deng Xiaoping). Hope you all like it. Now pull yourselves up by your bootstraps, will y'all?
with this scheme mc donalds will be run with old people not teens.
The concept of the question posed is hilarious. Are renewables renewable😂😂😂
the poor still want the same opportunity the west has. renewable energy does not give that to them
A) 'renewable energy' is not renewable as it relies on materials that are not renewable. B) 'Renewable Energy' is only sustainable if Governments continue to use tax payer money to subsidize it.
Having kids is untenable while Western legal systems continue to allow women to use their children as negotiating chips against their husbands when they decide they want a divorce (which happens at an approximately 50% rate of all marriages).
It is entirely possible the aristocracy wants fewer peasants and has set up the legal system to make reproduction as painful as possible.
Good luck with the 'localised solar/battery on your house' power source in the UK.
We had electric cars 100 years ago. Think about that. And yet we’re still using them as if it’s all new. We’re over 100 years behind were we should be in regards to technology. There are sources available other than solar & windmills .
the biggest issue is people are not dating anymore.
I ride an euc pev inmption v8f daily comute.. i love these battery powered vehicles. , but why litium when they used sodium ion batteri in the late 1900s early 20s. Look into it. Much more sustainable. Them there is the other scaleable stable sources to power anything free.
Awesome!!!!
Kids are expensive then its worse if you get a divorce then end up on child support. Automatic joint custody to limit the stress on Men will help but theres more to do then just that.
I appreciate all that Elon has done for protecting America by securing Twitter; although I will never use that platform ever again, and Tesla & SpaceX. BUT I completely 100% disagree solar, wind and batteries will be sustainable reliable power in the next couple of decades. The two power sources are cyclical; requiring sunlight and wind so batteries are thought to supplement one or both during the down times. What a HUGE waste of money for 3 separate power sources when a single nuclear generating station can replace tens of thousands of acres of solar farms, wind farms and batteries-all of which need to be replaced in 25 years or less-producing more power in a much smaller footprint on Earth while preventing devastation of large portions of the landscape
Elon is not entirely correct saying that nothing will make you happier than having kids. Well, nothing will make you more miserable than being dragged through family court and abused for decades simply because your neurotic wife isn't happy and wants something she can never find. THAT is the main reason men are shying away from marriage and fatherhood. It's not the children, it's the wife and the legal system. Come on Zuby...
It's part of it, but not everything. Between the financial obligations, time constraints and the emotional toll I see why people may choose the single life... Travel, leisure, entertainment... I get it.
Impressive. The smartest and the wealthiest can show that he does not know the answer. I could work with that. Elon for president.
He can't be president of the USA.
I don't understand how Elon is so disconnected on this matter.
Large scale renewables are just not feasible for the common people.
Is it cause he sells ev cars to plebs?
Do you come up with these bad ideas on your own or do you watch the dumbest people online? Do you think you could build a coal fire power plant or a diesel generator from parts? Lucky for us our existing electrical distribution networks are a great aid to solar and wind as it means we wont have to each install inefficient home systems but in fact be able to draw from efficient large scale wind , solar and battery projects.
Malthus was right. It's simple arithmetic.
People have been propagandized into selfishness to be lovers of self
No, dont think so. The main problem is to find a partner commiting stay together. Loving mom is science fiction nowadays and that is the end of civilicatIon.
She has huge incentives to throw dad out and be as spiteful and capricious as possible. What man is going to sign up for a contract that pays the other party to financially destroy him and take his kids from him? Until that is fixed and women are not rewarded for being like that, the decline will continue.
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Yup you summed it up nicely 👍
@@SweatyFatGuysucks that there aren't many alternatives, and not even prenups do that good.
@@SweatyFatGuy i agree with you, the way that women are behaving nowadays, it's not worth for the man to be married.
Re: "Is Renewable Energy Sustainable?" -Elon Musk.
Yes, but not with the current level of Global Population making demands on it that are physically impossible.
Blatant BS, the whole solar, wind and battery storage is utterly nonsensical.
Bulletproof argument.
@SnifferSock LOl, I haven't engaged in an argument and have no need. There is more than enough data to back up my statement, only an ignorant person could fail to know the truth..
I like Zuby's political ideas, but like most non-progressives unfortunately, he knows little about climate change or the issues surrounding it. Everyone who is in the climate conversation understands that people in developing countries are more concerned with their immediate needs and economic development of their country than "environmental issues" (that term doesn't accurately describe climate change, really), and also realizes that the changes the world needs to make can be more difficult for developing countries. That is why there is something called "Common But Differentiated Responsibility," which is the idea that all nations must play a role in addressing climate change, but that the richer ones and/or the ones who have done most to cause the problem should do the most. It's also why there are international funds to help the developing nations transition and to cover loss and damage. So when Zuby was talking about this being a luxury issue at the beginning, he missed out on mentioning all of this. What he also clearly doesn't realize is that climate change is a problem the world MUST solve. Nothing that is necessary can be considered luxury, by definition, so climate change cannot be a luxury issue. It only seems that way to those who don't realize the threat it poses. In fact, it poses the greatest threat to many of the poorest nations, and the poorest people in all nations. That further shows how wrong it is to call it a luxury issue.
Climate change is a natural process and beyond human control. CO2 is not a pollutant. That said, it doesn't mean that we as a species shouldn't take better care of the environment.
Gaza had the highest fertility rate. And they also had one of the highest unemployment rates. When you work, you don’t have time to be part of a tribe and you don’t really want to be part of it because it will try and destroy you especially if you try and date someone in the tribe if you’re a guy
The initial statement is flawed - unfortunately condescendent and vertical; Why assume that the "developing world" is not ready to be sustainable? By using Global North metrics, the Global South has on average 7-9 times smaller ecological footprints. It seems rather that thr GN has the greatest challenge because their energy consumption status quo is already so high.
All renewable energy requires storage storage means batterys. This is a problem as it is just as damaging to the environment as fossil fuel. Now there is a much better solution that most experts not on the payroll of large corperations agree on Hydrogen its made from water and the only byproduct is pure water. Almost every car engine can be easily and cheaply converted to run on Hydrogen. This means that the cost of building new engines would almost be Zero and we get to keep our beloved classic cars on the road. Many say that to produce Hydrogen is a very complicated procedure and dangerous. However we use the same or very similar process all the time. Its called electroplating.or chroming brass plating etc. The average car produces enough energy to have its own built in Hydrogen producing unit. The exhurst fumes would be harmless water. So why arnt the big wigs and goverments around the world pushing for this instead of electric?????? As electric cars are more damaging and forces us to buy new cars to replace the cars that have already been built????? Its simple MONEY for them despite the damage they cause. Not to mension electric cars are dangerous as they spontaneously combust and will burn your house down if stored in the garage
well, that did nothing to explain why more people on earth would be better than less people? what's the actual argument/issue/concern? 🤔
i'ts been 4 weeks and 0 dislikes lmao, this is like getting in on Tesla at $20..
It’s just so tone deaf. ⚠️ Of course if you have the money and resources and are healthy yourself with energy, having kids is instinctual and would make you happy. If you have hired help and the money and connections then I’m sure it seems more like a breeze. This is sad and hits hard. The elites are out of touch with the common man.
The planet was fine with 200 million people living on the globe in year “0” and civilisations of antiquity did just fine. We will be fine again with 1 billion or even half of it. Of course the transition is painful for society and a lot of downsizing of infrastructure will happen. However, technology applied correctly, everyone everywhere can live in abundance and poverty can be eliminated. Population reduction is only a problem for the currently old & the rich as customers for their businesses disappear and workforce regains its value.
Musk is so wrong on children, so many kids are growing up without two parents, without a home, without medical and dental care. many have no respect later on for their parents. they leave and go away and some never return.
The battery price…is not cost effective…
The Elon Musk mortal…within his ivory tower…
And what do you know about the battery prices? Do you know the price has been dropping significantly every year for the last 10 years?
@@Dave-cf4vd …one for free…a lithium ion based battery should be replaced…every 10 mortal years…
Let’s say AUD because of their…drive for renewables…purchasing a Tesla power wall 2 battery is around the $9,680 mark…
Go find out the full price…for remaining items…labour…and company profit…if said installers do add company profit in…
😈…
It's not afordable to have a family in the USA.
As long as they teach gay in school I wont be making any more kids... After watching Bad dads with bill burr i realise that I dont have the energy to deal with these people.
What he won't come out and say is women have to choose kids and marriage younger than they've been trained to for 50 years in the West. Single income pay needs to be higher for their men at a level to sustain the household so she has the ability to stay home. But governments, companies and the activist left will never let that happen for their own agendas. Like most things, we have to experience the results of their bad ideas before coming to the realization.
We need a "meh" option for videos other than just thumbs up or down.
I'd imagine in a natural enviorment most women would be having kids around 16. The longer you wait the more chance the child will have genetic issues. Unfortunately in the west it's financially impossible to have kids that young. Really only feasible in the 30s for the average person. I think that's a big reason.
@Sam97-oi4vc Being 'denied' a choice in the past has NOTHING to do with anything other than maybe wanting an overcorrection and some sort of vengeance. Options mostly changed when the Pill came along.
As far as 'miserable' goes... you think women are happy now? Moving into their 40's and 50's with nothing but a career? Of course some are but we'll keep this to generalities because you can't base societal issues on outlier or the minority position.
Of course young women were trained since the 60's. It came from all facets of life bombarding us with 'don't be just a housewife'. I was trained too as a man to accept it but I knew better and just kept my mouth shut. When you're in a slow boiling pot, you don't notice it until it's too late. It was supposed to be about options for women. Staying home with kids when young was frowned upon as if a lesser person. Still is.
It also became harder and harder to not have both the husband and wife working. Salaries were kept low enough to maintain that. Governments, businesses, most institutions all benefited from women choosing careers and having less kids. We'll just fill gaps with immigration. We also moved from having humble homes to having to have 2 of everything in the home. Cars, tv's etc. More stuff to keep up with the Jones'. Requiring 2 incomes at the given wages.
Way to dig on his sustainable answer🙄
When are people going to wake up about this toymaker?
Fathers need rights men doing it anymore
Issue with Elons view is that we are not there yet and the wind Solar we are chasing is high cost no benefit, it will all be rubbish in a few years. Solar batteries are not eve; at an individual home level yet let alone a city.
NIOE.
Nope nope nope nope.
The cost of sustainable energy.
Nope nope nope.
it's called renewable, duh
making blanket statements that having kids makes you happier is silly. There are subreddits dedicated for miserable parents. Let’s be honest, Elon does not have time to spend much time with his ten kids. One of them would be lucky to have a full hour of his time a day
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I haven't been able to figure if I'm doing the world a favor by not reproducing, or if I'm doing a disservice.
Africa needs fossil fuels
No is the answer.
Elon genuinely is the most important human being alive today . And check his shoes . He Captain James T Kirk from the waist down 😂😂🤣
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Literacy rates now aren't that good haha... in Charles dickens times nearly the whole of society was actually literate. Even slaves.
Sorry Elon but the cost of energy isn't dropping from the consumers perspective, it's actually the opposite, getting more expensive.