Elon Musk and the Billionaire Baby Boom

Last week, it was revealed that Elon Musk had welcomed his 13th child into the world with conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair. But he’s not the only tech mogul fixated on boosting birth rates. This week, tech journalist Julia Black joined me to discuss the rise of pronatalism in Silicon Valley—a growing movement encouraging people to have as many babies as possible. We unpack why tech billionaires are so suddenly obsessed with having children and how their vision of the future is entangled with right-wing ideology, eugenics, and genetic engineering. From embryo selection to potential threats to reproductive rights, Julia and I unpack the unsettling ways pronatalist thinking is creeping into politics and culture. What does this mean for the future of parenthood, women’s autonomy, and the broader social landscape? And is this really about saving humanity—or something else entirely? SUBSCRIBE TO USER MAG, my tech and online culture newsletter: https://www.usermag.co Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/taylorlorenz https://www.instagram.com/poweruserpod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorlorenz #technology #tech #siliconvalley #elon #elonmusk #babies