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How All Population Science Tilts Into Eugenics

How All Population Science Tilts Into Eugenics

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Apr 11, 2023
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“IF PEOPLE DON’T have more children, civilization is going to crumble,” proclaimed Elon Musk from a Tesla factory in late 2021. As usual, he was treated as an oracle. Deepening the effect, he added, preposterously: “Mark my words.”

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