Musk’s High-Tech Polygamy Is a Dead End
April 24, 2025
Elon Musk told a conference in Saudi Arabia last year that his listeners “should view the birthrate as the single biggest problem [we] need to solve. If you don’t make new humans, there’s no humanity, and all the policies in the world don’t matter.” In this way, he spotlighted his commitment to the pronatalist cause—the idea that society must do more to prevent population decline due to falling fertility rates. He also underlined his personal commitment to the cause: “I mean, you know, you’ve got to walk the talk. So, I do have a lot of kids, and I encourage others to have lots of kids.”
Indeed. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Musk has had at least 14 children with four women—both the old-fashioned way and via IVF—and possibly many more. Musk’s brand of high-tech polygamy has its fans. After hearing about Musk’s child with Ashley St. Clair, the Republican former Representative Matt Gaetz posted on X: “This child has incredible genetics. Much love to this wonderful family.”
