Elon Musk On The Importance of Having Kids

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[@stoltmarketing]

Got my first child 3 month ago. Best 3 month of my life

[@dapper892]

Amen.

[@ValorDucky]

My first child came into this world just last week. Besides being deprived of sleep and dealing with loud cries often, I've never been happier with my little family. My dad always told me that having kids is what life is about. I can finally understand that.

[@eg5569]

Congratulations 🎉

[@squamish4244]

It can be. If you missed your window to have children because of circumstances beyond your control, like me and my chronic health problems and doctor-prescribed addiction, I don't feel like my life is worthless because I will never have children. Life is not about having kids, it is about love and whether you are happy and fulfilled. Kids can be a part of that, but they aren't essential and to some people can even be counterproductive. And there are plenty of much older people than me who never had kids and are quite happy with their choice. They aren't selfish, or all the other stereotypes around people who choose not to have kids. And again, what about the ones who have no choice? There are so many people out there who *should not* have children. I look at some parents and I wonder what the hell they were thinking bringing a life into the world, literally the most important thing you will ever do, and they are terrible at it. And you could tell they would be terrible at it before they even had kids. For the love of god, don't procreate!

[@alphabogeyman7462]

Congratulations, you're welcome to the club,you'll get used to the sleep deprivation. Me and my wife used to take turns,then she'll make me go to sleep for some hours so that I can function properly at work the next day.

[@rsingh2595]

Bless you, keep going bro you got it

[@hhholmes714]

Congratulations...God Bless you all🙏🏼❣️

[@aimhigh3701]

As a South African it’s hard to hear musk speak with such sadness about his youth in South Africa. I totally understand though. This country is a tough place. It just shows how terrible crime is - it pushes away or destroys our most talented minds.

[@Sataka23clips]

Atleast y'all got djs AMapiano lmao kkkk south Africa is in deep shit the people need to wake up

[@Moorsho]

The white ruling class in the apartheid era were selfish.How can you think your way of Governing was going to last in a World that is changing daily.I just think that kind of ruling brings animosity and hatred.

[@GhettoGatesss]

Asking a billionaire about anything to do with financial struggles is the most asinine thing I’ve ever heard

[@donaldquirk7801]

Being the primary caregiver of a paraplegic mother for most of my childhood made me not want to have children. I was so exhausted from having to take care of my parent I never wanted to have to care for anyone ever again.

[@teaching-learning]

If Elon works most of the day and even has a place to crash at the office I doubt he is the one taking care of his kids. It’s not that easy.

[@blutamis7697]

Look it up he makes time. He has them wherever he is so he has see them regularly.

[@MH-et5sn]

​@@blutamis7697Doubt it. He has multiple baby mommas too. He doesn't see them nearly as often as any normal parent.

[@remusomega]

A man provides the life and environment for his family for them to thrive. I doubt it’s his woman who’s doing that. Even if he’s not home as often, I think you fundamentally don’t understand or disagree with family roles and responsibilities.

[@damonm4156]

Love how you judge someone who you have zero idea about. Unless your his PA i mean where do you get your info 😆

[@KarlaBedminister]

@@blutamis7697 I wonder if his employees can say the same because when u have money the song and emotions are different from someone who struggles.

[@questioneverything0]

This is honestly a really beautiful conversation between two grown men. Its such a shame the idea of the traditional family, getting married and having kids has been trashed so hard over the years as something repressive and negative. Now we have governments that financially award the breakups and breakdown of family with all kinds of incentives.

[@anonymousinternetuser7519]

In the UK the government provide universal credit for families with children. I have never heard of a UK government incentive to reward people no to have children.

[@shafthespaceegg]

To be fair I have seen a lot of “traditional” nuclear families where the parents hated each other and only stayed together for the sake of the kids and that probably damaged a lot of children and made it harder for them to form romantic relationships and build their own nuclear family

[@ParallaxView111]

@@shafthespaceegg My parents didn't like each other, but I'm grateful they stayed together, so I didn't get abused by step parents. As a result, I work hard at having a better relationship with my husband. It is self centered to fight in front of your children, but it's also self centered to put children through a divorce. Getting divorced for the sake of children is pure propaganda, unless they are being physically abused by one of their parents.

[@shafthespaceegg]

@@ParallaxView111 yeah but who knows I’m sure there are a lot of great step parents out there who are less abusive than their own biological parents, I’ve seen people who had separated biological parents who turned out just fine

[@EC-jd9ej]

You mean the traditional family back when the minimum wage was enough that a man could support himself a wife, three kids, and have a fully paid off house? Hmm, I wonder if that might relate to the issue that people aren't having kids. No, it must be that people are ideologically wrong.

[@xheypatx]

I'm a financially stable guy, just turned 30. I just want to say that for me - the urge just isn't there to have children. It's not that I don't think I'll be happy, I just think it's morally wrong to have kids just because "it's what you're supposed to do". I think anyone that is going to be a parent should want it 100%.

[@Sataka23clips]

Here is the truth. Your kids when they working and getting taxed they are the ones to pay your pension. You will see that the less kids the more dependant people to the govt meaning more dystopia. A man becomes a man after a kid.

[@CatsInHats-S.CrouchingTiger]

It seems normal you don’t want to have kids. Usually it is love between two people that causes a child to become born. As you haven’t found a love yet, it’s not surprising. Love and attraction to someone you want to spend a life with is when your feelings change. It shouldn’t be like a shopping list or a “to do” list.

[@KarlaBedminister]

@@Sataka23clips I've seen many men with children still not mature enough to be called men...

[@sheilasydneynotyerbizniz2933]

Don't make the mistake of thinking you can prepare or wait to be 'ready' to have kids. A lot of ppl keep pushing that horizon, but the truth is, nothing can prepare you for this biggest life adventure and you will never be 100% ready.

[@SquirreleLIV]

You’ll have a lonely life then.

[@kmwilkerson04]

I raised my son alone and at times in his life we struggled A LOT and others we bonded and had some of the greatest memories with ease. Life is hard in general. You have ups and downs in life. Having a person that is always apart of you because they came from you…..there is nothing that can replace that. It has never been something that I’ve regretted. That’s been my experience and I’m happy to say he is grown and living his dream now DESPITE all the trials that come from a single parent household.

[@czarriggs9247]

God bless you for struggling through it all & raising a son you can be proud of. Hope you are rewarded with grandkids one day 🙏

[@hunterbidensaidslesion1356]

I see a lot of people online expressing the opinion that a life with any amount of adversity is a life not worth living. It's such a bizarre mindset, since all of humanity prior to 5 minutes ago (117 billion people) had a considerable amount of hardship they had to overcome. The entitlement of expecting a life devoid of hardship is mystifying to me.

[@nuggetthedog1381]

Just had a kid and don’t have anything but our small house and a job. Sucks at times but nothing is better than seeing my daughters face everyday. It’s amazing yet tough.. wouldn’t change it for anything

[@dapper892]

This is right on. We’ve become soooo selfish and weak. We don’t wanna anything anymore if it’s “hard”…including making a family. It’s madness. Anything worth having takes work. Good for you!

[@user-kd8oe1pk1m]

Richest man in the world give or take. He cant talk on struggling with money can he really? KIds cost money, if you're struggling, you will struggle more, pretty simple.

[@mr.anonymous520]

You are programme to thinks like that

[@hunterbidensaidslesion1356]

​@mr.anonymous520 Bingo. Elon has like 9 kids, and poor people in Africa have 9 kids. Poor people in America have 5 kids. Worrying about kids sucking up all of one's money is a middle-class "first-world problem."

[@AaronGrosch29]

Actually getting pregnant put a fire under my butt to change our situation. Wanting more kids kept it growing. 🤷‍♂️

[@shiro5392]

The point is richer people have less kids and poorer have more. So I don't think this the case.

[@camaderrygoat1314]

They're not, that's a myth Being self centred can also cost alot right?

[@user-dj3xc3wz6o]

Great interview! I think the editing could be better in the first 5 minutes to hook the audience. If the audience leaves the video in the beginning, KZbin won't push it to new viewers. I'll suggest to use some graphic elements, transitions, effects, sound effects and background music.

[@johnhobe9487]

He is right that you will love them more than everything. Hopefully if they are healthy they will make you a bit happier as well. But they will make life harder in any other aspect. Your sleep, your relationships, your physical health, your stress levels, any dreams you still may have, your finances, your travels. All considered, for the mediocre person reading this, i'd say you would be better off with kids than without them. I mean lets be honest your taking time out of you day to read my comment, your probably not going to cure cancer. With the resources you have, get your kids good education and hopefully they will be productive members of society.

[@EC-jd9ej]

I really wouldn't believe what Elon is saying here considering that he hasn't raised any of his children and at least one has come out to say that they hated him for constantly neglecting them.

[@reyy568]

I’m only 26 world full of posibilites I’m good on that

[@michaeljeffery7466]

The person who's going to cure Cancer is probably an underpaid graduate student working in a lab tbh.

[@claudiaj2138]

Deadbeat baby daddy billionaire tells us we need kids to be happy…mkay

[@highandmightyqueen79]

exactly

[@EricaHansberry]

Thank you!!! This whole conversation is insane.

[@skylinefever]

I just say Elon Musk demands we pump up future Tesla drivers and Twitterati.

[@AbdallahBotan]

I had my first child and I was 24. Today, I'm 34 and I have four. Live is purposeful with having a kids. I'm from Somalia and struggle is same everywhere.

[@jordansage9655]

There’s nothing wrong with declining birth rates. Nothing wrong with having kids either, but let’s not chase statistics…

[@LeroiAlbertpremierdunom]

There is something wrong with declining birth rates. It means the country is getting smaller in population, which is bad.

[@sarahtonen4873]

before i had kids, i was a self hating nihilist. now i pray nightly to Heavenly Father to thank Him for all my blessings. that's just a small example of the power of having children my kids instilled in me self-worth and gratitude and introduced me to Our Creator i owe them so much

[@sarahtonen4873]

@Mr_zuby.... 🧡💛 you are a light in our world, my good man. thank you for your voice

[@user-tv7iu5qq3m]

He doesn’t spend time with his kids. One of his kids became trans and changed his last name/ wants nothing to do with his father. He , him self has a bad relationship with his father. Kids especially when grown, can make your life miserable. Not all kids will be good to their parents.

[@dotursdottir]

If I had his bank account, I'd have kids too.

[@dapper892]

Riiiiight cuz you need billions to raise kids 🙄

[@adamromero]

@@dapper892 They were obviously talking about general wealth, not billions. Not hard to understand that...

[@dapper892]

@@adamromero huh? Dude above literally said “his” bank account. And you don’t need “Wealth” to have kids. You just need to make sacrifices, not be stupid with money and mature. You seriously think only wealthy people have had kids historically? Lmao

[@adamromero]

@@dapper892 I guess I expected you to be intelligent enough to read between the lines of his comment, but I was expecting too much. Just like your moronic reasons to have children to justify your own self serving needs. Congratulations on proving the movie Idiocracy correct.

[@kaitlynrose9191]

The #1 reason many people my age are putting off having kids is the cost of living. It’s really easy to talk about how great it is to have kids when you’re a billionaire who never has to worry about giving them a great quality of life, or even feeding them. It’s ironically selflessness in my experience that many of us (not all) are waiting longer to start a family. If I know I can’t give them a great quality of life yet as we work on securing solid careers and a home, then it’s not in a child’s best interest for me to bring them into the world at this time. But when you have limitless funds in a failing economy those are things you don’t think about.

[@nateez3898]

@@kaitlynrose9191 if your waiting for the perfect timing you’re going to wait forever. It is better for people to have family and children. But it does require that you take responsibility early. But a lot of people want to blame everyone except themselves why they can’t make a living and grow up. At the end of the day it’s a people problem not the billionaires not the millionaires not the six figure people. Tired of all the crying.

[@mrnicktoyou]

I didn't care that my family was poor when I was growing up, im just glad to exist. And I can now give my own children what I didn't have as a child.

[@MH-et5sn]

​@@nateez3898Oh shut up you're crying right now lol. You said nothing of any substance and seem completely out of touch.

[@hunterbidensaidslesion1356]

If you make $31,000 U.S., you're in the top 1% of income earners on the planet. You're not wrong about Elon's billionaire status, but approximately 8 billion other people on the planet could rightly point out that, compared to them, you don't have anything to complain about. To them, you are Elon Musk.

[@venicec3310]

I agree with you waiting until your in a better financial position makes parenthood much easier

[@SquirreleLIV]

Erm the problem is he doesn’t seem to realize that you then need to raise said kids.

[@skylinefever]

I often say most people can bake cream pies. Not so many can raise decent human beings.

[@kaylethejudicator8863]

Amazing work

[@M4rio21]

Kids are very expensive, not the direct cost, but the opportunity cost. My wife stays at home with the two kids when she could be making a second income for the household. Its definitely worth it to have her at home. Im definitely bias, but they are fantastic little kids.

[@dapper892]

Your wife is the better for it. And she’ll be happier in the long run serving her family than some corporation that would lay her off in a city second to make earnings look better. You’re kids are better off too having her raise them, instead of a daycare. You’re winning bud 👍🏼

[@sbek1337]

It seems like ppl forget that money is just a means to an end. It shouldn’t be your main focus

[@elainekincaid7775]

@@sbek1337Money is huge in having kids. If you have kids with no money, where’s the stable housing/food/electricity/water? Where’s the funding for the child’s education?

[@di5cr3t3]

Some of us have to break generational traumas and maladaptive cultural behaviours. Some of us childless want to channel that energy into contributing to the world in other ways and not add more consumptive strain. I would not want my children to suffer through judgement by labels, and social contagions and double standards that have nothing to do with objective reality, the content of their character and their merit. I would be too afraid to die to leave them to fend for themselves in this current world. It still takes a village to raise a child, not all of us have that. Not to mention that it's only the village idiots left. Some of us realise that we do not have the skill set, resources and temperament to raise children- we are doing no harm that way. Tired South African too.

[@fionasmith6686]

This !

[@skylinefever]

I often said nobody needs half my diseased DNA.

[@AB-vb4sv]

I am nearing 40 and decided to get a vasectomy. I wouldn’t want to face life already daunting task , with a kid, and no partner to face it all with.

[@onlinedollar3642]

Dey play😂😂

[@avayu2289]

I think people should have a choice whether to have kids or not. Singularity is not gonna need a lot of humans. I actually do not like a ton of people, really do not like crowds.

[@dapper892]

You sound like you’re fun at parties.

[@lil_truth]

I mean for me being in my mid 20s and making a decent amount of money. I figured having a child with a woman I love would be more fulfilling then going to bars until I’m 50 and playing league of legends with all my free time. That’s just me though

[@blutamis7697]

Thanks Elon for being open about your opinion without implying guilt on those who don't agree. Life is complicated and yes I think it's hard to distinguish the difference between what we truly want and what we are told will make us happy.

[@gmel4967]

Government could do PLENTY with child tax credits, daycare & healthcare to promote population growth with war funding alone.

[@randomlygeneratedname7171]

no tax less, not subsidise that is more efficient.

[@mjb6446]

What may be good advice to someone who has more money than they could spend in 1000 lifetimes may not necessarily be good advice for a working class person struggling to make ends meet.

[@zakadams762]

Really great subject

[@crawfordroses]

Definitely need to make having kids cool again, especially for us stay at home parents. It's isolating when we don't have a good village to support us. Can't pour from an empty cup.

[@tarawhite986]

Having kids isn't cool, or these males would raise their kids, or they would pay their child support and stfu

[@marvinwilliams7938]

It's kinda selfish to do it because you want to be happy. It's really supposed to be the wellbeing of the child. Honestly, more idiotic people are having kids, think of the trailer park family just breeding for the dole. On that note, I wonder how Elon's children will grow up psychologically, questioning his possible lack of presence in their life, given his companies.

[@StreetfighterU]

@@marvinwilliams7938 poor people are forced to have children because of their lack of social support from the government. Your comment reeks of Western privilege.

[@marvinwilliams7938]

@@StreetfighterU Are you implying the social support from the government without a child is insufficient?

[@EC-jd9ej]

As someone who is childfree, I decided that I didn't want to spend time and energy on kids. So I don't think I can support this village idea if it's bringing responsibility onto other people who didn't ask for it.

[@rspraveenkg]

It’s the freedom that is lost. The only reason I have to work for this job is I have to raise kids if not I would have worked for a job more appealing

[@claudiaj2138]

Thank you for saying this. This is the real reason conservatives want everyone to have kids..dependents force people to become complacent in their exploitation

[@dapper892]

@@claudiaj2138 are you serious? I don’t know how old you are but I’ll give you a thought exercise here. As you age YOU will be dependent on others for the life you live whether you realize it or not. Doctors you go to for help, truckers who bring goods to the stores you shop at, people who keep infrastructure going, and on and on. Where do you suppose these people who maintain YOUR life come from? Are the beamed down from space? No, they’re the children of other people. People who put down self absorbed lifestyles to raise the next generation of people that will keep society moving. It’s incredibly selfish to think only in terms of how having kids impact YOU. And it’s disrespectful to your parents, grandparents and great grandparents who raised families in harsher conditions so you could eventually exist. Child bearing and raising good human beings is essential for a society. Just think about the idea that YOU sit here and lean on other peoples hard work and sacrifice creating their children to allow YOU to live your life and you don’t contribute in return. Pretty selfish.

[@claudiaj2138]

@@dapper892 We’ve gone from 4 billion to 7 billion people in 100 years. Infinite growth isn’t sustainable and a magic world where everyone has multiple children isn’t realistic. You proved my point exactly. You’re unable to see a possible world/economic system/culture outside of the one you live in because you’re too busy cleaning up baby shit all day. Your grandmothers did not enjoy raising children NEARLY as much as they’ve told you. Luckily they tell other women so we don’t make the same mistakes because let’s be real, if my biggest impact on the world is creating another mindless drone then I’ve had a net negative impact. Here’s a thought experiment for you: if I spend my time reaching my full potential and helping the ALREADY EXISTING lives of those around me to reach their full potential that they may not have reached otherwise, isn’t that a more productive and ethical way to secure a better future than creating a new person from scratch for no reason?

[@Swissl46]

1 month left until our baby girl Satele arrives and I'm ecstatic and filled with excitement

[@mannyi]

Elon: keep having kids to become consumers to keep MY KIDS in power??!??

[@mohamedelmi630]

Sure having kids will make reasonable people happy, the issue is having supporting compatible wife. You need to have the right wife/husband to raise good kid to adult

[@savagesweetheart90]

Or...maybe it's a choice that they don't want children. Live and let live and mind your business. How many parents have children that can't afford them and are neglected or abused? I find it hilarious that conservatives preach about individual freedoms but only the individual freedom that THEY agree with. I thought this was supposed to be a free country? Also, take a look at nursing homes and ask those residents why they don't have their children visiting. You want children, great good for you and if you don't want children, great good for you. Why do you have to force people to do things that they don't want? Sounds a bit hypocritical especially if your platform is about keeping the government out of our lives. Can't have it both ways

[@mcphersonjohnathon]

There not forcing anybody that's the democrats and liberals that do all the forcing, but your correct miserable feminists can't have families anyway because nobody wants them.

[@blutamis7697]

It's his opinion he is not forcing you or asking for laws making it mandatory. He said it was hard and he has no real answer but he believes... His opinion is that it makes us happy as a species. It's not personal.

[@savagesweetheart90]

@@blutamis7697 please, they all make it personal when others choose different alternatives for their life choices, not having children being a great example. The left and right are just different wings on the same damn bird. Both have agendas so f**k them both.

[@demodiums7216]

​@@blutamis7697hes said before that you shouldn't be able to vote if you dont have kids

[@myrandabishop7672]

2 of the dopest O.G.s having a conversation about life.😊 This is what podcasts were supposed to be!!!🥸😤

[@petersteedman5653]

How when they are just so god damn expensive?

[@xyz987123abc]

Choices.

[@ansari1375]

I'm not a fan of having kids. But this conversation makes me feel more instinctual. But after all, it is just a change in hormone levels. I can't take the risk of having a child. I can't tolerate if anything bad happens to my child. I just can't do it. For example, you can read about missing children. It's horrible. I would be devastated in such a situation. So if you have no problem with these things, or at least if you can imagine yourself surviving those situations, then good for you. I must say that money is not an issue here. You think it is, but it is not. Your capacity for having money increases once you have kids. So don't worry about that. I'm not rich. Not at all. But I can have children and support them if I want to.

[@AaronGrosch29]

Sincerely, You should get some therapy. You literally just said that you're so anxious about your non-existent children getting kidnapped or hurt that you won't even dare risk having them. Your anxiety is running your life. 🙏

[@ansari1375]

​@@AaronGrosch29 Thank you for your supportive reply. Yes, you are totally correct. I need therapy. The problem is, however, that I live in a region where everybody has serious anxiety in their life. It is an accepted social and psychological norm. Going to therapy just because I'm anxious is not my priority. My priority is to stay alive and earn enough to feed myself. Have you heard of Maslow's hierarchy of needs? I am living at the lowest levels of that hierarchy. Nevertheless, I appreciate your reply. God bless you

[@AaronGrosch29]

@@ansari1375 Understood. I hope you're able to make the most of the lot you have in life and, maybe some day work through some of those things. I understand where you're coming from. Thank you for taking it as a sincere wish - it was! Godspeed!

[@shelbyjacobs1021]

I have 4 kids barley making it hard out here for someone like me im against all odds but we are not giving up hope we can hang in for our baby's

[@AaronGrosch29]

Keep it up! Getting out of as much debt as possible was hard but totally helped us. It was 3.5 years of added struggle but now even with a low income we don't stress about our babies being fed and provided for.

[@gifted8458]

Elon should give a thousand dollers to every one child family 😂

[@dapper892]

Get a better job. No one owes anyone anything.

[@bdbznar]

I think his inability to answer your first question is extremely telling (though I will commend him from not giving a BS answer & just admitting that he doesn’t have an answer). The cost of childcare alone is enough to make people think twice about the idea of having kids. 1000s of dollars per month in childcare so mom & dad can both work - that alone is not sustainable. This is why I find it hard to expect young people to take his advice on this - the financial strain alone is something he will never have to face, and doesn’t have an answer to. If developed countries really saw it as an issue they would be looking for ways to make having kids easier. Instead, it is actively made more difficult (ex: the cost of IVF and other treatments) and more expensive. What he’s saying would be great if it were practical.

[@juliagarb]

Yeah, they substitute it with immigration.

[@Kt_bb]

Although he may seem super human, he worked his way to where he is today. Nobody is denied success unless they themselves decide they are. Becoming a single mom to an infant put a fire up under me, he’s 7 now and while life has its ups and down’s, progress is still being made and life is vastly more enjoyable for me personally as a mother.

[@bdbznar]

@@Kt_bb I commend you & as a fellow single mother, I definitely understand and agree to an extent. However, it doesn’t change what I said. Often times, young people don’t want to put more financial strain on themselves, so they don’t have kids. If we have a population problem as Elon is suggesting, countries should focus on lowering the cost of childcare & especially the cost of IVF and other fertility treatments. Point being, more people would have kids if it wasn’t so stressful financially, and we wouldn’t have as big of a population problem as we do now (especially in the US).

[@julienfroidevaux1143]

Why would you bring a child in this world are you people insane ? Or is your narcissm more important to you than doing what's right ?

[@hunterbidensaidslesion1356]

What is the right thing, in your opinion?

[@julienfroidevaux1143]

@@hunterbidensaidslesion1356 Don't have children , good chance the parent / parents will damage a child , if that doesn't happen somebody else will .

[@camwall]

I don't even think it's about making parenting cool. I think alot of it is that it's super expensive to have kids and people don't want to struggle financially and bring a child up in that environment

[@dapper892]

In other words selfishness… take a look at photos of past generations. Those people had half a dozen kids, lived basic lives, only the necessities. Didn’t waste money, didn’t spend like idiots to keep up with the upper class. They didn’t “travel” and take ridiculous trips all over the globe. People were not as driven by materials and selfishness. That’s the cold hard truth. If many people would cut out dumb spending, excessive lifestyles etc… they’d find plenty of money to have kids.

[@weidchar1646]

​@@dapper892either way you look at it, it's all selfishness. Having kids or not having kids. All, depends on the outcome you're looking for.

[@dapper892]

@@weidchar1646 having children is literally what we are designed to do. We’re designed to multiply. Our species can’t survive without it. I’m not seeing how that’s “selfish”. Is eating selfish? How about breathing? It’s as fundamental to human survival as those. People who lived for thousands of years HAD to procreate and do it often, to sustain their way of life vs the tribe or nation next to them wanting what they’ve got. The world was astronomically harsher for most of history. We’ve just got things sooo easy now where we have the option, however, opting not to benefits only you. Having children benefits you AND greases the wheels for society. Where’s tomorrows doctors and teachers gonna come from? And one takes commitment to yourself and others, where the other takes commitment just to yourself. Really not debatable which one is truly selfish.

[@weidchar1646]

@@dapper892 the reason I say it's selfish is because when most people decide to have kids, they are doing it for thenselves (cuz a non-existent kid cannot and does not desire anything a parent could offer them). And let me be clear, I think that everything we do is inherently selfish. You're never motivated to do anything if it doesn't benefit you in someway (psychologically, physically, etc). We generally characterize selfish actions by whether their outcomes are positive or negative. That's my philosophic take on it. Just as you could say that not having kids is selfish cuz of the effects it could have on society in the long term, I could also say that having children is selfish because you cannot control what happens to their in life and they could end up in some really horrible situation(s) such as being stuck in 1939 Germany or some of the million other atrocities around the world in history. And as you stated, thing used to be harsher back in the day. You could argue that not having kids is a selfish act that results in more negative outcomes overall, in which case I would agree with you. But I also don't blame folks for not having kids cuz they didn't choose to be here and I don't think they owe any folks in the future to have kids. Either way you look at it, most people are gonna continue having kids.

[@dapper892]

@@weidchar1646 well, I disagree respectfully. One IS always selfish and the other I suppose could be “sometimes” selfish? But again, one is necessary completely, the other is not. And you’re way off on the “most people going to continue to have kids” thing. Women have kids, men do not. And a few decades ago 80% of women became mothers. By 2050 it’s projected only 50% will. Argue about the accuracy of the projection of you will, but it’s clear women bearing children is trending down significantly. Which is my point of concern. You can not sustain a society when these warped ideologies are shrinking future generations.

[@BallietBran]

Great interview.

[@user-xi1ro2xv6y]

Elon does the hard sales pitch on kids too often. Usually when people have a really great thing going on they keep it to themselves lol

[@olivermmm2012]

Good job Elon and Zuby

[@cegee77cg]

Why do some people suffer with post pardom depression? Men might think it's great to have a child, bc they don't do th bulk of the child rearing.

[@dapper892]

And women don’t do the bulk of the earning and grinding to support children. So what? You’re a team. It’s a balance. Having families is what we’re engineered to do… but god forbid these days something is “hard”, we just run from it. We’ve gotten so soft and selfish it’s insane.

[@cegee77cg]

@@dapper892 WHO IS WE? I gave birth to MY SON by my Self. I could have died with those strangers. He quit his job. I educated myself. I support my child by my Self! WHAT TEAM! My mother was a single mom also! Just like so many others! WOMEN DO IT ALL! Some men are helpful & some are not. Men work from sun to sun but women's work is never done. Be Blessed Amen!

[@dapper892]

@@cegee77cg Your personal experience doesn’t represent the masses. You chose a low value man to have kids with. That’s no one else’s fault. And stop yelling, it doesn’t make what your saying any more/less true.

[@nanuk5243]

Two thoughts in everything. And We go after thought. When thinking is right about something then in doing everything is right and when thinking is wrong about something then what ever we do will be wrong. My kid is calling me because there Is rain outside 😀

[@lisashapiro4714]

Absolutely True. Our children make us better adults. I became a happier person ..my children changed my being.

[@oli4735]

Actually I think the main reason 20/25 year olds are hesitant to bring new life into the world is because of the catastrophic problems we face as a species-climate change, overpopulation, and threat of nuclear war to name a few. In the face of these problems most young people-myself included-see it as futile to have children.

[@dapper892]

Futile? So sad. You’ve allowed the media to warp your mind my friend. We had a Great Depression followed by a world war in which millions died, and we unleashed the atomic bomb, and it did not stop people from creating the largest generation we’ve ever had (baby boomers). The difference is people lived freer mentally back then. You’re allowing politicians using fear for votes, idiots in Hollywood and ideologues who want to hurt america to get in your head. I’m sorry but your concerns pale in comparison to what our grandparents and great grandparents dealt with. We need to block out the BS, toughen the F up and do what we’ve always done. Raise families and keep society moving.

[@rahuldahoob]

And no money

[@skylinefever]

Someone may argue that the baby boom generation was conceived when a nuclear war was about to launch. However, the people of that time had a kind of upward mobility we have not seen in ages. That could create the needed optimism to have kids.

[@gifted8458]

I waited 28 years to have kids now I wish I would of done it sooner it is such a joy

[@marvinwilliams7938]

It's kinda selfish to do it because you want to be happy. It's really supposed to be the wellbeing of the child. Honestly, more idiotic people are having kids, think of the trailer park family just breeding for the dole. On that note, I wonder how Elon's children will grow up psychologically, questioning his possible lack of presence in their life, given his companies.

[@gifted8458]

@@marvinwilliams7938 it wasent for my happiness it was cause my girl and I decided to have a child the happiness came after the child was born it come in many forms watching the baby grow and seeing it do all kinds of thing so it’s all about the child’s well being but by being a good father that brings joy if your older and have no child it probly cause you can’t or you waiting for the ideal moment that will never come

[@marvinwilliams7938]

@@gifted8458 That sounds right. It's just sad when a couple does not think about the responsibilities of having a child, but do it for the "joy", and then the child is left with trauma or psychological problems. Again, we've all been kids before, so it's a big responsibility.

[@kanyesydykov6184]

@@marvinwilliams7938 yeap faxx, you should think about having kids not when you want it, but when you know that you can provide everything to the kid

[@reyy568]

@@kanyesydykov6184😂

[@7hanasi]

How does this only have 45k views

[@KR-jq3mj]

Best thing ever.. the most fun the most interesting the best happiness ever

[@KR-jq3mj]

@Mr_zuby.... yeah 😃 👏😍☘🧡

[@voice88out]

Agree with the top E, the joy that you receive from having kids is irreplaceable

[@iamone_]

Even if i had unlimited amounts of money like Elon i would still be against having children because I just can’t handle their noise and among 1000 other things. Idea that they will make you “more happy” is totally unnecessary for me because i am already happy than most people i know who have children.

[@kcx2678]

I get it. It’s really stressful. Also costly. Not everyone wants to be (or is fit to be) a parent. But if you have children and you try to give it your best every day, it will all be worth it. Sure they will leave you someday. Sure they’re expensive. Sure they take too much time. But the important thing is the “NOW”, the memories with them, and their potential (how they’ll grow up to be the people they’re meant to be and the potential to contribute to society).

[@savagesweetheart90]

@@kcx2678 If they don't want children, why force it on them? Imagine how many children wouldn't be abused, neglected, orphaned, or killed if the parents actually took the time to realize that being a parent isn't for them. Seems you want more broken homes and abused children than people consciously making a decision and knowing THEMSELVES that being a parent isn't for them. Some of us don't want to be part of the village.

[@primary5050]

My mother has 6 siblings and my father has 3 . They had the most fucked up life as children because of poverty and then as adults because they were married off to each other in an arranged marriage , without any thought , by their elders . No , Elon . Its not just going to be alright . If you want to keep up the population, just so that you want keep your factories running , then just say so , because otherwise you are delivering a massive blow to your own reputation with this irrationality.

[@skylinefever]

The all must breed crowd thinks defective humans don't exist, or are to rare to give a shit about.

[@fish_brew7565]

He can't even respond like a normal loving father. When you get a father's day card with their own scribble expressing their love and the random "I love you dad" makes it all worth the struggle. Sometimes it's the struggle together that builds the relationship not just throwing money at kids.

[@hhholmes714]

Really appreciate what Elon said about parenting being instinctual and the wild cat analogy lol❤

[@lovegood1990]

… and I thought I liked dinning out because I didn’t have to cook or clean after the meal.

[@triggered577]

One other thing to point out is how selfish these people are in their decision to have children. Look at the comments on this lage and literally EVERYTHING is “me, my, and I”. “It makes ME so much happier” “It makes ME feel so fulfilled” “Someone will be there to fund MY pension plan” “I could never be happier” It’s always the most self-righteous among us seeking to push their arrogant, self-indulged attitudes on everybody else

[@rr-brown6445]

Lol, what? Imagine spending 80 years just living life for you, and calling everyone else selfish.😂Some people don’t have kids and their line dies with them, no biggie, it’s as it should be.

[@dapper892]

Clown comment. Omfg. It’s the total opposite. People who raise kids are the ones creating the next generation of people YOU are going to lean on for your entire existence. Doctors, tradesmen, people who keep infrastructure going etc… YOU reap the benefits of a society of others sacrifice while giving nothing back in return other than your single job and your consumption of everything. You’ve got it backwards. Your TAKING more than you’re giving back.

[@skylinefever]

Not having kids is for selfish narcs says the clout chaser.

[@alezandradavila2581]

Yep I have 11 kids in my Life I have the career work life balance

[@mrlolmaster1019]

what an absolute beautiful video, 2 african americans promoting the nuclear family giving straight up wholesome all american vibes

[@hunterbidensaidslesion1356]

I think Zuby is English, but Elon is an African-American. I think Zuby said he went to an American school in Saudi Arabia, and that's why he sounds American.

[@goodandzloi]

Put this Elon Musk in Indian train or metro or BMTC bus. He will understand why not to have kids.

[@NeuraliX]

You can have a kid anytime. Allowing yourself to be pressured by society shows you as a disgustingly insecure individual. You will for the most of the time find that parents who make a big deal about how amazing and life changing their kids are, are actually incredibly sad and resentful of their children. Its a cope for getting stuck in societies web of bullshit and stupidity.

[@hunterbidensaidslesion1356]

The premise that you can have a kid at any time is absurd.

[@ToughLogic]

Bingo 🎯

[@dapper892]

A woman 45 years or older staring at this dumbass comment lol

[@kevinc2821]

I’d rather be an Uncle than a Dad.

[@CV-fb9kf]

He doesn’t even care about his kids. So have kids and just don’t be involved in their lives?

[@Prof-fey]

4:35 the example he used for the vicious cat that becomes all loving after it starts taking care of its kittens, he said “it’s genetic programming” he is very right. Now be smart and figure out Who was the programmer?

[@skylinefever]

Where was the genetic programming in Andrea Yates?

[@AaronBanks-dq4hr]

It's not the kids and family that are expensive, it's the divorce that nobody can afford.

[@tommyduquette265]

Awesome! How does this only have 20,000 views right now?

[@khalidsafir]

Westerners have a mindset issue with having children, not a money issue. Muslims, even in the west, even when they're poor, still have children. This is because of many things, the simplest of which to explain is that Muslims don't need so much money to be happy as the things that actually make you happy don't cost much, like talking to each other rather than staring at your devices.

[@skylinefever]

If westerners were the only ones with issues not breeding, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea would not be on the bottom 10 list of birth rates.

[@orangewarm1]

But he never sees them??

[@Stonedtosheep]

#antinatalism is more important. Life is an imposition not everybody is okay with.

[@gasma113]

The richer the country 1:59 kids

[@troyladoux1953]

Having kids should take a lot of focus off yourself. A lot of people are me me me.

[@jamesj9537]

Make having children cool again.

[@weidchar1646]

When exactly was it ever cool? I think people used to do it in the past out of a mixture of desire and dire need for extra hands on the farm, but I doubt it was ever cool, especially with higher maternal risk of death.

[@skylinefever]

They bred their own workforce and pension plan back then.​@@weidchar1646

[@JulianaIMiranda]

Sem sombras nem nos ponteiros do relógio como nosso segredo 🤨🤨 sentimento pela humanidade.😉⚔️🕛🔒🔐🔑🫂🇧🇷🗺️🕊️🙏

[@DrEzekiel]

Having just argued with anti-natalists, this video was well timed 😄

[@bdfwhhsb]

Out of curiosity, what was your argument?

[@squamish4244]

I think it's a poor phrase. It's not anti-natalism, it's young people afraid to have kids because their parents and grandparents trashed the planet and the financial system.

[@winstonjen5360]

@@bdfwhhsb Probably something stupid. Forcing life on the unwilling is r***. There's no justification to breed. At least CONSIDER adoption.

[@DrEzekiel]

@@bdfwhhsb I emphasized the negative energy of their world view. "Not being born means no suffering", I pointed out that suffering is part of life and that not existing means no love, joy and all the good little things in life that the darkness of antinatalism prevents people from appreciating. I also pointed out the foolishness of their sophistic and gaslighting arguments. One for example was that parents are responsible for all the suffering of the offspring. So if a man murders the offspring when they have grown up, the antinatalist in question blamed the parents and not the murderer (thus absolving the murderer of responsibility) Having kids is natural and part of a healthy state of humanity. Antinatalism is not natural and a philosophical disease brought on by more people lacking meaning and purpose.

[@skylinefever]

Antinatalism is a natural reaction to having a life where the good does not outweigh the bad, and it makes one wonder why someone should be ripped out of perfect nonexistence for it.

[@ericmcdowell9745]

Let’s be honest listening to him talk like this is like watching a movie made around fiction 😂

[@PattyBryant-mh4dd]

Yes Kids are Great 🥰😉 An Great Interview also!! 😉💛💯

[@florindeelezi3989]

I have 1 bedrum apartment is my end I have same money end I am ok

[@SportbettorAI]

Musk argues that the fear of financial instability due to having children is unjustified. He believes that having children can actually improve one's happiness level, as humans are instinctively programmed to find joy in parenthood.

[@skylinefever]

What does that do for the humans who have broken instincts? If broken people do not breed, good. Jolly Heretic Dutton discusses spiteful mutants as a byproduct of industrialization.

[@solarijust324]

When your posision in mine..deference

[@user-dv8bs7tb5c]

Asking Elon Musk real.people questions... What a great idea. Ask the genius how we are to afford all the babies . I'm so excited to hear. Edit: I am a stay at home mom.... and I think people should definitely have kids. I just think he should understand the realistic plight of regular people we are on a 50-65k a year salary. We have two.

[@tomawey2141]

This mofo is a billionaire. Of course he doesn't worry the cost of raising children

[@JulianaIMiranda]

Almas gêmeas até nas maluquices nos objetivos na maneira de pensar e ver a vida como ela é sem máscara 🎭 e também o cuidado o tempo todo no que vai falar para não magoar quem ouve. Este cuidado todos deveriam ter e já perderam faz tempo tamanho o egocentrismo exacerbado do atualidade que vivemos. Lamentável. Pessoas que amam crianças de fato ainda são mesmo adultas ou futuros idosos. TMJ ♾️🧬🫂🇧🇷🗺️🕊️🏁

[@lenseofficial]

Between contraception, abortion, the economy, the failed culture, this almost anti-humanist view that young people have, we are very well fucked

[@juliagarb]

Well it’s true and the us government isn’t helpful to mothers, not is the medical system. So why????

[@livennlearn]

Not having kids when you’ve achieved comfort means your life has no deep value other than self fulfillment. I promised to never have kids until I was comfortable. Had a kid when I was 32. 2 months after she was born, i got a new job and my salary jumped from 87k to 120k. My girlfriend/baby mom at the time who is now my wife was making 48k. We live in ny so it was a struggle having this new expense. 4 years later, I got another job and now I make 170k and my wife makes 93k. It’s still a struggle bc we want a house and we both have debt. But now we want another kid. I say all this to say, it’s never the perfect time and if you work hard and are true to your passion and purpose, sure life is harder with kids but you level up as they grow and everything you achieve becomes more valuable because you can provide a life for them you’ve never had.

[@persepolis2485]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@financialcoachnyc]

More income less kids. More income less marriage. More income less God. Sounds like money is the problem.

[@climbingItaly]

The translation into Italian? Did you do it on purpose to keep us misinformed?

[@rupaligurav8767]

Give him message that I am missing him so much...

[@demodiums7216]

Elon's own kid wants nothing to do with him....

[@ansari1375]

Yeah. That can happen in anyone's life.

[@8darktraveler8]

Happens when they're indoctrinated against Normals.

[@DreamsOfLegend]

You think that's an "own"?? How pathetic are you to think that.. okay so outta his 11+ kids perhaps ONE has some bad things to say... Oh shit, I've NEVER ever heard of a kid saying they didn't like their parents! Omg amazing

[@demodiums7216]

@@ansari1375 yeah to shitty psychotic fathers...

[@IakonaWayne]

which kid he has like 8, the trans one

[@isabellavillanueva4639]

Poor people have more kids

[@Vid7872]

He's the most inarticulate person

[@violakilian299]

😊❤❤🦬🚀😇😘😘

[@violakilian299]

@Mr_zuby.... 😏❤️👍

[@QAIS505]

In Islam we do believe in ((Satan threatens you with the prospect of poverty and commands you to do foul deeds; God promises you His forgiveness and His abundance: God is limitless and all knowing)) Also ((Do not kill your children for fear of poverty--We shall provide for them and for you--killing them is a great sin.)) The money you seek is not everything, and it is not from your hard work or whatever. You grant it because Allah (God)) gave it to you. But people instead saying I am not lucky enough.