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Elon Musk Expects a Population Collapse- What’s a Credit Union To Do?
Some futurists expect population declines by mid-century, with a US reversal coming even sooner. What would this scenario mean for financial services? Also, John grills Bitcoin Loser Glen about the wisdom of being paid entirely in crypto.
Links related to this episode:
John’s blog on population collapse: https://www.big-fintech.com/Media/Blog/ArticleID/748/Forget-the-pandemic
Elon Musk and Jack Ma discuss the threat of population collapse: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/30/elon-musk-jack-ma-biggest-problem-world-will-face-is-population-drop.html
NFL player Sean Culkin’s pledge to convert his entire salary to Bitcoin: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31339960/kansas-city-chiefs-sean-culkin-becomes-1st-nfl-player-convert-entire-salary-bitcoin
The World Economic Forum predicts global population will peak in 2064: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/07/researchers-say-earth-is-headed-for-jaw-dropping-population-decline
An interesting perspective on population collapse from Indian newspaper Mint: https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/a-population-crash-is-coming-11616987679167.html
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