Acharya Prashant addresses the contradiction between the need for population control and the advocacy for population growth by influential figures like Elon Musk. He advises looking at scientific data and expert opinions on the world's biggest problems, rather than listening to businessmen on such critical matters. The world's population is already 8 billion and is projected to reach 11-12 billion before stabilizing. He criticizes Elon Musk's call for more children, suggesting it's a trend among the super-rich who can afford large families, like Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson. He explains that the low birth rates in Western countries are due to the high cost of raising children, not a concern for the planet. The rich justify having many children by claiming they can afford it, while simultaneously presenting a false argument about preventing population decline. Acharya Prashant clarifies that overpopulation is not about a lack of physical space but a scarcity of resources. The current 8 billion people are already demanding more resources—like electricity, water, and food—than the Earth can sustainably provide, which is why the planet is overpopulated. He dismisses the argument that the Earth is not overpopulated because most of its landmass is empty as a foolish one. The real solution to global crises like climate change and biodiversity loss is population control. He criticizes the hypocrisy of destroying Earth and then planning to colonize Mars, comparing it to setting one's house on fire and then boasting about pitching a tent elsewhere. He points out that these influential figures promote a dual, contradictory message: a lavish, high-consumption lifestyle and having many children, a combination that leads to tragedy. The ideal should not be for everyone to consume like a billionaire, but for the billionaires to be forced to reduce their consumption. He concludes that the root of this problem is human greed and animalistic tendencies like jealousy and inferiority, which cause people to idolize such figures. The only real cure is to attain higher consciousness through the wisdom of Vedanta and the Upanishads, which transforms a person from their base nature and corrects their mind.