@elon-musk · 71 positions · 2 changes of mind · On ppll ↗
Founded SpaceX in 2002, joined Tesla's board in 2004 and became its chief executive in 2008, and later founded Neuralink, The Boring Company and xAI. Bought Twitter in 2022 and renamed it X. Posts as @elonmusk, which is where almost everything he says publicly now appears.
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Extending life and consciousness beyond Earth is the goal, and the window to do it is open now
Their wordsThat window is open. Now it may be open for a long time or it may be open for a short time and it may be open now and then never open again. So I think the smart move here is to make life multiplanetary while it’s possible to do so.
Their wordswhich is that we don’t know the meaning of life, but the more we can expand the scope and scale of consciousness, digital and biological, the more we’re able to understand what questions to ask about the answer that is the universe. So I have a philosophy of curiosity.
Their wordsReality is the ultimate judge. Like physics is the law, everything else is a recommendation. I’ve seen plenty of people break the laws made by man, but none break the laws made by physics.
Their wordsIt turned out that the materials cost of a rocket was around 2 percent of the typical price—which is a crazy ratio for a large mechanical product.
Elon MuskFounded SpaceX in 2002Second, there's this tendency of big aerospace companies to outsource everything. That's been trendy in lots of industries, but aerospace has done it to a ridiculous degree. They outsource to subcontractors, and then the subcontractors outsource to sub-subcontractors, and so on. You have to go four or five layers down to find somebody actually doing something useful—actually cutting metal, shaping atoms. Every level above that tacks on profit—it's overhead to the fifth power.↗Elon Musk's Mission to Mars (WIRED interview with Chris Anderson)wired.com · 21 Oct 2012All korrents from this piece
Their wordsSecond, there's this tendency of big aerospace companies to outsource everything. That's been trendy in lots of industries, but aerospace has done it to a ridiculous degree. They outsource to subcontractors, and then the subcontractors outsource to sub-subcontractors, and so on. You have to go four or five layers down to find somebody actually doing something useful—actually cutting metal, shaping atoms. Every level above that tacks on profit—it's overhead to the fifth power.
Their wordsOne is the incredible aversion to risk within big aerospace firms. Even if better technology is available, they're still using legacy components, often ones that were developed in the 1960s.
Elon MuskFounded SpaceX in 2002Consensus estimate is that ~15GW of AI compute produced in 2027 cannot be turned on in 2027. This is harder than just finding power, as you also need to build out all the transformers, wiring, liquid-cooling, (massive) chillers & complex networking.↗@elonmusk on Xx.com · 29 Aug 2026
Their wordsConsensus estimate is that ~15GW of AI compute produced in 2027 cannot be turned on in 2027. This is harder than just finding power, as you also need to build out all the transformers, wiring, liquid-cooling, (massive) chillers & complex networking.
Their wordsLook, I think I would just recommend do not send the flower of Ukrainian youth to die in trenches, whether he talks to Putin or not, just don’t do that. Whoever goes on the offensive will lose massive numbers of people and history will not look kindly upon them.
Their wordsSo really the question is like for every Hamas member that you kill, how many did you create? And if you create more than you killed, you’ve not succeeded. That’s the real situation there.
Their wordsSo the counterintuitive thing here, I think that the thing that I think should be done, even though it’s very difficult, is that I would recommend that Israel engage in the most conspicuous acts of kindness possible
Their wordsSo generally, I think we obviously want to prioritize civilizational risks over things that are painful and tragic on a local level, but not civilizational.
Elon MuskFounded SpaceX in 2002“Homeless” is a propaganda word used to describe people on the street who are mentally ill or severely addicted to drugs.↗@elonmusk on Xx.com · 25 Sept 2026
Their words“Homeless” is a propaganda word used to describe people on the street who are mentally ill or severely addicted to drugs.
Elon MuskFounded SpaceX in 2002With an Internet connection, you can learn anything and sell your products to a global market, which enables prosperity↗@elonmusk on Xx.com · 9 Sept 2026
Their wordsWith an Internet connection, you can learn anything and sell your products to a global market, which enables prosperity
Elon MuskFounded SpaceX in 2002Starlink in India would enable high-speed, affordable Internet connectivity for those who can’t afford current prices or who don’t have a connection at all!↗@elonmusk on Xx.com · 7 Oct 2026
Their wordsStarlink in India would enable high-speed, affordable Internet connectivity for those who can’t afford current prices or who don’t have a connection at all!
Elon MuskFounded SpaceX in 2002There are many areas of India, as there are in all countries, with no Internet access, which denies children the opportunity for education and for small businesses the opportunity to sell their goods to a global market.↗@elonmusk on Xx.com · 9 Oct 2026
Their wordsThere are many areas of India, as there are in all countries, with no Internet access, which denies children the opportunity for education and for small businesses the opportunity to sell their goods to a global market.