Elon Musk has done it again! The tech mogul has welcomed a third baby into the world with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis. And in classic Musk style, he kept it on the down-low, leaving the world to wonder if he was launching a new rocket or a new kid.
The 52-year-old Tesla and Neuralink whiz set the record straight to Page Six, saying, “Secretly fathered? Pfft, not even close! Our friends and family know all about it. Just because we didn’t throw a baby shower on Mars doesn’t mean it’s a secret.”
Musk, always one to mix diaper talk with data, shared his worries about the global population nosedive. He said, “Lots of countries are already reproducing less than a pair of rabbits at a magic show, and soon almost all will be. This isn’t some wacky theory. With 2.1 kids per family being the magic number to keep things steady, we’re about to go below that, globally.”
Now, you might be scratching your head wondering what this “replacement rate” is and why Elon’s fixated on the number 2.1 like it’s the price of Dogecoin. Well, it’s simple math. According to the University of Pennsylvania, “The U.S. population’s total fertility rate is now about 1.7 births per female, which is below the 2.1 needed to keep the population from playing hide-and-seek with extinction.” Translation: Women need to have 2.1 kids each to keep the world from turning into a ghost town.
Musk has been ringing this population alarm bell for a while now, probably hoping to inspire a baby boom that could staff his future Mars colonies.
Speaking of booms, let’s meet the Musk tribe. Elon’s not just busy with rockets; he’s been making his own crew! He’s got three kids with his ex, Grimes (no, their names are not R2-D2), six kids with his ex Justine Musk, and now three with Shivon. Sadly, he and Justine lost their son Nevada in 2002 at just 10 weeks old.
Elon Musk, the man who’s determined to save humanity one baby (and one spaceship) at a time.
