Elon Musk talks Twitter, Tesla and how his brain works — live at TED2022
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Published 2022-04-14
This live interview includes an excerpt from another exclusive, extended conversation recorded a few days earlier at Tesla's Texas Gigafactory. Watch that full video here: • Elon Musk: A future worth getting exc...
1:22 Tesla Texas Gigafactory interview clip
11:34 Elon Musk live at TED2022
11:48 Twitter, free speech and open-sourcing the algorithm
27:40 Tesla and short sellers
32:02 If you could go back in time and change one thing, what would it be?
33:44 Electric vehicles, manufacturing and sleeping on the floor of the Tesla factory
38:04 "At this point I think I know more about manufacturing than anyone currently alive on Earth."
39:15 Elon's "Master Plan" and accelerating a sustainable energy economy
42:36 SNL, Asperger's, childhood and how Elon's brain works
46:48 "I was absolutely obsessed with truth."
49:23 Philosophy, the meaning of life and the "why" of things
51:43 What the future will look like
52:37 "We want to do our absolute best to make sure the future is ... something you can look forward to and not feel sad about."
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All Comments (21)
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I used to be self-conscious about my stuttering problem, but seeing Elon comfortable in his skin and achieve the success he has is truly inspiring. My favorite talk of his to date.
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Watching history happen in real time is quite a privilege. I love that they make this freely available.
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Tesla stock dipped severally , resulting to about 23% drop in the shares value this month. I seriously need suggestions on how to diversify my $400k portfolio made up of volatile TSLA.
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awesome video We all aspire to financial security and a better quality of life. With the correct investment, modest lifestyle, and planning, accomplishing this is not difficult. I'm pleased I was taught to work hard for financial independence at a young age.
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You're looking for 1:15:29 - Elon Musk interview, the only reason we're here. Edit: looks like TED trimmed this video. It was much longer when they initially posted it, so my time stamp doesn’t make sense anymore, sorry!
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This really expanded my view of Elon Musk, seeing how sensitive he is to the difficulties we face and yet how stubbornly hopeful he is that we can build a better world. You can feel it really matters to him. We need more of this optimism and principle in the people we allow to dictate the path of our future. I wish him well.
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Bad year for me, META down 40k, ALLP down 35k, Draft Kings down 6k, NIO down 15K, ABML down 8k, and my wife doesn’t know. I'm just hanging on to Jim Cramer's words about opportunities in volatile times so perhaps, I either wait for a recovery or pick profitable investments to substitute for my loss.
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One amazing thing I’ve noticed about Elon, is that he never talks down to people. No matter how remedial the questions he responds as your equal.
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“ I slept on the floor, so the team who had a hard time - Could see me sleeping on the floor and not in an ivory tower” - This is the most unreal, motivating thing I heard from Anybody, ever.
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I'm Korean and I really enjoy these days watching some English speech and interview on TED to improve my english. I watched Bruce Lee interview and two TED speech videos today's morning, wrote down the important contents on note. I'm sure it's actually works and honestly, I can't understand every single contents in this interview video, but someday I want to become more flunce english speaker who can literally know the whole things.
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Dear Ted, You always provide us with new knowledge and experience. I do love your big channel. Because of great sharing by great people here. Thanks
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I have been watching very Elon Musk interview since 2013, and this one is among the best. The overwhelming impression for me from all the cues in his interviews is that he is scrupulously honest, cares deeply about humanity, is massively driven to make the future better. It amazes me that there are still people out there who consider him a liar and a fraud.
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My nephew has Asperger‘s and I helped him as much as possible growing up and trying to navigate a cruel society. He was brilliant in certain areas like technology gaming etc. But socially not successful. Stress overwhelmed him. I admire Elon’s ability to adapt and succeed in society. Good for him!
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Loved this! Wonderful getting to know Elon a bit. Thank you❤
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the interviewer is so refreshing, so polite, yet, smart questions and comments, that's how you build real knowledge from an interview ..
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52:37 I've heard Elon say this statement many times, and it still brings me tears whenever I hear it. We need to be EXCITED for the future! This is easily one of Elon's most powerful messages, and when he finally leaves this reality, it must be a message that survives, forever. We are truly living in the time of Elon Musk.
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Can youl feel Elon's confidence saying he knows more about manufacturing than virtually anyone alive
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I’m really resonated to his idea that there must be a exciting future in the sad world.
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I was inspired by Elon Musk (a year ago- 25/04/2022) to recreate myself to be anything I'm passionate in/ for. I go to bed early and rise up early, to study and research on anything I feel dubious (everyday.)
