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Elon Musk: "Tesla recruiting does not have anything that says 'requires university' because that's absurd." Instead, Musk says Tesla looks for evidence of exceptional ability. • A college degree is not considered proof of exceptional ability. • Candidates should demonstrate that they've actually done something exceptional. • Musk points... show more

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ELON: A DEGREE PROVES NOTHING, SHOW ME WHAT YOU’VE BUILT “I want to make sure Tesla recruiting does not have anything that says requires university, because that’s absurd. There is a requirement of evidence of exceptional ability. If you’re trying to do something exceptional, there must be evidence of exceptional ability. I don’t consider going to college evidence of exceptional ability. In fact, ideally you dropped out and did something. Gates is a pretty smart guy. He dropped out. Jobs is pretty smart. He dropped out. Larry Ellison, smart guy, he dropped out. Obviously not needed.” Source: zak p Elon Musk

ELON: A DEGREE PROVES NOTHING, SHOW ME WHAT YOU’VE BUILT “I want to make sure Tesla recruiting does not have anything that says requires university, because that’s absurd. There is a requirement of evidence of exceptional ability. If you’re trying to do something exceptional, there must be evidence of exceptional ability. I don’t consider going to college evidence of exceptional ability. In fact, ideally you dropped out and did something. Gates is a pretty smart guy. He dropped out. Jobs is pretty smart. He dropped out. Larry Ellison, smart guy, he dropped out. Obviously not needed.” Source: zak p Elon Musk

Mario Nawfal

103,867 views • 9 months ago

Elon Musk: I don't consider going to college evidence of exceptional ability “You don't need college to learn stuff. Everything is available, basically, for free. You can learn anything you want, for free. It is not a question of learning. I think colleges are basically for fun and to prove you can do your chores. But they're not for learning. If you're trying to do something exceptional, you must have evidence of exceptional ability. I don't consider going to college evidence of exceptional ability.”

Elon Musk: I don't consider going to college evidence of exceptional ability “You don't need college to learn stuff. Everything is available, basically, for free. You can learn anything you want, for free. It is not a question of learning. I think colleges are basically for fun and to prove you can do your chores. But they're not for learning. If you're trying to do something exceptional, you must have evidence of exceptional ability. I don't consider going to college evidence of exceptional ability.”

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why Elon Musk believes dropping out is the stronger signal: "You don't need college to learn stuff. Everything is available basically for free." "You can learn anything you want for free. It is not a question of learning." "There is a value that colleges have, which is seeing whether somebody can work hard at something, including a bunch of annoying homework assignments, and still do their homework assignments and soldier through and get it done. That's the main value of college." "And then also, you probably want to hang around with a bunch of people your own age for a while instead of going right into the workforce." "But there is a requirement of evidence of exceptional ability." "If you're trying to do something exceptional, they must have evidence of exceptional ability." "I don't consider going to college evidence of exceptional ability." "In fact, ideally you dropped out and did something." "Gates is a pretty smart guy, he dropped out. Jobs was pretty smart, he dropped out. Larry Ellison, smart guy, he dropped out." "Obviously not needed."

why Elon Musk believes dropping out is the stronger signal: "You don't need college to learn stuff. Everything is available basically for free." "You can learn anything you want for free. It is not a question of learning." "There is a value that colleges have, which is seeing whether somebody can work hard at something, including a bunch of annoying homework assignments, and still do their homework assignments and soldier through and get it done. That's the main value of college." "And then also, you probably want to hang around with a bunch of people your own age for a while instead of going right into the workforce." "But there is a requirement of evidence of exceptional ability." "If you're trying to do something exceptional, they must have evidence of exceptional ability." "I don't consider going to college evidence of exceptional ability." "In fact, ideally you dropped out and did something." "Gates is a pretty smart guy, he dropped out. Jobs was pretty smart, he dropped out. Larry Ellison, smart guy, he dropped out." "Obviously not needed."

Naruto

11,602 views • 2 months ago

Elon Musk just put a price tag on obedience. It costs $200,000. Musk: “You don’t need college to learn stuff. Everything is available basically for free. You can learn anything you want for free.” Every lecture. Every textbook. Every framework ever written. Free on any screen in any country right now. The entire knowledge monopoly collapsed in a decade. Nobody updated the price tag. Musk: “Colleges are basically for fun and to prove you can do your chores. But they’re not for learning.” Strip the ivy and the branding. What’s underneath is a four-year obedience trial. Can this person follow instructions on a schedule without asking why. Musk: “There is a value that colleges have, which is seeing whether somebody can work hard at something, including a bunch of annoying homework assignments, and still do their homework assignments.” That is the entire six-figure value proposition. Not what you know. Not what you can build. Whether you can be managed. The establishment doesn’t need you educated. It needs you domesticated. Musk: “If you’re trying to do something exceptional, you must have evidence of exceptional ability. I don’t consider going to college evidence of exceptional ability.” The system doesn’t produce exceptional. It produces manageable. It takes the most creative years of your life and teaches you to wait for instructions. That is not education. That is containment. Musk: “Gates is a pretty smart guy, he dropped out. Jobs is pretty smart, he dropped out. Larry Ellison, smart guy, he dropped out.” They didn’t leave because they couldn’t keep up. They left because the ceiling was underground. 8 billion people now carry the same library in their pocket. The one these institutions charged a lifetime of debt to access. The only product the university still sells is the belief that you need one.

Elon Musk just put a price tag on obedience. It costs $200,000. Musk: “You don’t need college to learn stuff. Everything is available basically for free. You can learn anything you want for free.” Every lecture. Every textbook. Every framework ever written. Free on any screen in any country right now. The entire knowledge monopoly collapsed in a decade. Nobody updated the price tag. Musk: “Colleges are basically for fun and to prove you can do your chores. But they’re not for learning.” Strip the ivy and the branding. What’s underneath is a four-year obedience trial. Can this person follow instructions on a schedule without asking why. Musk: “There is a value that colleges have, which is seeing whether somebody can work hard at something, including a bunch of annoying homework assignments, and still do their homework assignments.” That is the entire six-figure value proposition. Not what you know. Not what you can build. Whether you can be managed. The establishment doesn’t need you educated. It needs you domesticated. Musk: “If you’re trying to do something exceptional, you must have evidence of exceptional ability. I don’t consider going to college evidence of exceptional ability.” The system doesn’t produce exceptional. It produces manageable. It takes the most creative years of your life and teaches you to wait for instructions. That is not education. That is containment. Musk: “Gates is a pretty smart guy, he dropped out. Jobs is pretty smart, he dropped out. Larry Ellison, smart guy, he dropped out.” They didn’t leave because they couldn’t keep up. They left because the ceiling was underground. 8 billion people now carry the same library in their pocket. The one these institutions charged a lifetime of debt to access. The only product the university still sells is the belief that you need one.

Dustin

1,397,870 views • 3 months ago

Elon Musk on college degree - no need at all "There’s no need even to have a college degree at all, or even high school. I mean, if somebody graduated from a great university, that may be an indication that they will be capable of great things, but it’s not necessarily the case. If you look at, say, people like Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Steve Jobs—these guys didn’t graduate from college. But if you had a chance to hire them, of course, that would be a good idea. So, looking just for evidence of exceptional ability. And if there’s a track record of exceptional achievement, then it’s likely that that will continue into the future."

Elon Musk on college degree - no need at all "There’s no need even to have a college degree at all, or even high school. I mean, if somebody graduated from a great university, that may be an indication that they will be capable of great things, but it’s not necessarily the case. If you look at, say, people like Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Steve Jobs—these guys didn’t graduate from college. But if you had a chance to hire them, of course, that would be a good idea. So, looking just for evidence of exceptional ability. And if there’s a track record of exceptional achievement, then it’s likely that that will continue into the future."

Doge Tipping

12,282 views • 1 month ago

Elon Musk just put the entire university system on trial. Not the curriculum. Not the professors. The premise. Musk: “You don’t need college to learn stuff. Everything is available basically for free. You can learn anything you want for free.” For a thousand years, universities held one monopoly. Access. You paid the toll or you stayed ignorant. The internet erased that in a decade. Every lecture. Every framework. Every textbook. Free. From any screen on Earth. The six-figure tuition is no longer buying knowledge. It is buying a signal. Musk: “There is a value that colleges have, which is seeing whether somebody can work hard at something, including a bunch of annoying homework assignments, and still do their homework assignments.” That is the product. Not intelligence. Not creativity. Not vision. Compliance. You are paying $200,000 to prove you can tolerate bureaucracy on a schedule. Musk: “Colleges are basically for fun and to prove you can do your chores. But they’re not for learning.” The entire system is a sorting machine for corporate HR. It does not measure what you can build. It measures whether you can sit still, follow directions, and deliver on command. Four years of obedience dressed as education. Musk: “If you’re trying to do something exceptional, you must have evidence of exceptional ability. I don’t consider going to college evidence of exceptional ability.” The system optimizes for average. It rewards the compliant. It certifies the patient. It quietly filters out everyone who refuses to wait for permission. The ones who reshaped the modern world never finished the test. Musk: “Gates is a pretty smart guy, he dropped out. Jobs is pretty smart, he dropped out. Larry Ellison, smart guy, he dropped out.” They did not drop out because it was too hard. They dropped out because the speed limit was too low. The most dangerous thing a university does is convince a generational talent that finishing the syllabus is the achievement. It is not. It is the floor. A degree is a receipt for compliance. The future has never belonged to people who finish their homework. It belongs to the ones who never needed the assignment.

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Elon Musk just put the entire university system on trial. Not the curriculum. Not the professors. The premise. Musk: “You don’t need college to learn stuff. Everything is available basically for free. You can learn anything you want for free.” For a thousand years, universities held one monopoly. Access. You paid the toll or you stayed ignorant. The internet erased that in a decade. Every lecture. Every framework. Every textbook. Free. From any screen on Earth. The six-figure tuition is no longer buying knowledge. It is buying a signal. Musk: “There is a value that colleges have, which is seeing whether somebody can work hard at something, including a bunch of annoying homework assignments, and still do their homework assignments.” That is the product. Not intelligence. Not creativity. Not vision. Compliance. You are paying $200,000 to prove you can tolerate bureaucracy on a schedule. Musk: “Colleges are basically for fun and to prove you can do your chores. But they’re not for learning.” The entire system is a sorting machine for corporate HR. It does not measure what you can build. It measures whether you can sit still, follow directions, and deliver on command. Four years of obedience dressed as education. Musk: “If you’re trying to do something exceptional, you must have evidence of exceptional ability. I don’t consider going to college evidence of exceptional ability.” The system optimizes for average. It rewards the compliant. It certifies the patient. It quietly filters out everyone who refuses to wait for permission. The ones who reshaped the modern world never finished the test. Musk: “Gates is a pretty smart guy, he dropped out. Jobs is pretty smart, he dropped out. Larry Ellison, smart guy, he dropped out.” They did not drop out because it was too hard. They dropped out because the speed limit was too low. The most dangerous thing a university does is convince a generational talent that finishing the syllabus is the achievement. It is not. It is the floor. A degree is a receipt for compliance. The future has never belonged to people who finish their homework. It belongs to the ones who never needed the assignment.

Dustin

624,845 views • 5 months ago

Elon Musk just put the entire university system on trial. Not the curriculum. Not the professors. The premise. Musk: “You don’t need college to learn stuff. Everything is available basically for free. You can learn anything you want for free.” For a thousand years, universities held one monopoly. Access. You paid the toll or you stayed ignorant. The internet erased that in a decade. Every lecture. Every framework. Every textbook. Free. From any screen on Earth. The six-figure tuition is no longer buying knowledge. It is buying a signal. Musk: “There is a value that colleges have, which is seeing whether somebody can work hard at something, including a bunch of annoying homework assignments, and still do their homework assignments.” That is the product. Not intelligence. Not creativity. Not vision. Compliance. You are paying $200,000 to prove you can tolerate bureaucracy on a schedule. Musk: “Colleges are basically for fun and to prove you can do your chores. But they’re not for learning.” The entire system is a sorting machine for corporate HR. It does not measure what you can build. It measures whether you can sit still, follow directions, and deliver on command. Four years of obedience dressed as education. Musk: “If you’re trying to do something exceptional, you must have evidence of exceptional ability. I don’t consider going to college evidence of exceptional ability.” The system optimizes for average. It rewards the compliant. It certifies the patient. It quietly filters out everyone who refuses to wait for permission. The ones who reshaped the modern world never finished the test. Musk: “Gates is a pretty smart guy, he dropped out. Jobs is pretty smart, he dropped out. Larry Ellison, smart guy, he dropped out.” They did not drop out because it was too hard. They dropped out because the speed limit was too low. The most dangerous thing a university does is convince a generational talent that finishing the syllabus is the achievement. It is not. It is the floor. A degree is a receipt for compliance. The future has never belonged to people who finish their homework.

Elon Musk just put the entire university system on trial. Not the curriculum. Not the professors. The premise. Musk: “You don’t need college to learn stuff. Everything is available basically for free. You can learn anything you want for free.” For a thousand years, universities held one monopoly. Access. You paid the toll or you stayed ignorant. The internet erased that in a decade. Every lecture. Every framework. Every textbook. Free. From any screen on Earth. The six-figure tuition is no longer buying knowledge. It is buying a signal. Musk: “There is a value that colleges have, which is seeing whether somebody can work hard at something, including a bunch of annoying homework assignments, and still do their homework assignments.” That is the product. Not intelligence. Not creativity. Not vision. Compliance. You are paying $200,000 to prove you can tolerate bureaucracy on a schedule. Musk: “Colleges are basically for fun and to prove you can do your chores. But they’re not for learning.” The entire system is a sorting machine for corporate HR. It does not measure what you can build. It measures whether you can sit still, follow directions, and deliver on command. Four years of obedience dressed as education. Musk: “If you’re trying to do something exceptional, you must have evidence of exceptional ability. I don’t consider going to college evidence of exceptional ability.” The system optimizes for average. It rewards the compliant. It certifies the patient. It quietly filters out everyone who refuses to wait for permission. The ones who reshaped the modern world never finished the test. Musk: “Gates is a pretty smart guy, he dropped out. Jobs is pretty smart, he dropped out. Larry Ellison, smart guy, he dropped out.” They did not drop out because it was too hard. They dropped out because the speed limit was too low. The most dangerous thing a university does is convince a generational talent that finishing the syllabus is the achievement. It is not. It is the floor. A degree is a receipt for compliance. The future has never belonged to people who finish their homework.

Shadow Intel

71,746 views • 3 months ago

Elon Musk just put the entire university system on trial. Not the curriculum. Not the professors. The premise. Musk: “You don’t need college to learn stuff. Everything is available basically for free. You can learn anything you want for free.” For a thousand years, universities held one monopoly. Access. You paid the toll or you stayed ignorant. The internet erased that in a decade. Every lecture. Every framework. Every textbook. Free. From any screen on Earth. The six-figure tuition is no longer buying knowledge. It is buying a signal. Musk: “There is a value that colleges have, which is seeing whether somebody can work hard at something, including a bunch of annoying homework assignments, and still do their homework assignments.” That is the product. Not intelligence. Not creativity. Not vision. Compliance. You are paying $200,000 to prove you can tolerate bureaucracy on a schedule. Musk: “Colleges are basically for fun and to prove you can do your chores. But they’re not for learning.” The entire system is a sorting machine for corporate HR. It does not measure what you can build. It measures whether you can sit still, follow directions, and deliver on command. Four years of obedience dressed as education. Musk: “If you’re trying to do something exceptional, you must have evidence of exceptional ability. I don’t consider going to college evidence of exceptional ability.” The system optimizes for average. It rewards the compliant. It certifies the patient. It quietly filters out everyone who refuses to wait for permission. The ones who reshaped the modern world never finished the test. Musk: “Gates is a pretty smart guy, he dropped out. Jobs is pretty smart, he dropped out. Larry Ellison, smart guy, he dropped out.” They did not drop out because it was too hard. They dropped out because the speed limit was too low. The most dangerous thing a university does is convince a generational talent that finishing the syllabus is the achievement. It is not. It is the floor. A degree is a receipt for compliance. The future has never belonged to people who finish their homework.

Elon Musk just put the entire university system on trial. Not the curriculum. Not the professors. The premise. Musk: “You don’t need college to learn stuff. Everything is available basically for free. You can learn anything you want for free.” For a thousand years, universities held one monopoly. Access. You paid the toll or you stayed ignorant. The internet erased that in a decade. Every lecture. Every framework. Every textbook. Free. From any screen on Earth. The six-figure tuition is no longer buying knowledge. It is buying a signal. Musk: “There is a value that colleges have, which is seeing whether somebody can work hard at something, including a bunch of annoying homework assignments, and still do their homework assignments.” That is the product. Not intelligence. Not creativity. Not vision. Compliance. You are paying $200,000 to prove you can tolerate bureaucracy on a schedule. Musk: “Colleges are basically for fun and to prove you can do your chores. But they’re not for learning.” The entire system is a sorting machine for corporate HR. It does not measure what you can build. It measures whether you can sit still, follow directions, and deliver on command. Four years of obedience dressed as education. Musk: “If you’re trying to do something exceptional, you must have evidence of exceptional ability. I don’t consider going to college evidence of exceptional ability.” The system optimizes for average. It rewards the compliant. It certifies the patient. It quietly filters out everyone who refuses to wait for permission. The ones who reshaped the modern world never finished the test. Musk: “Gates is a pretty smart guy, he dropped out. Jobs is pretty smart, he dropped out. Larry Ellison, smart guy, he dropped out.” They did not drop out because it was too hard. They dropped out because the speed limit was too low. The most dangerous thing a university does is convince a generational talent that finishing the syllabus is the achievement. It is not. It is the floor. A degree is a receipt for compliance. The future has never belonged to people who finish their homework.

Shadow Intel

11,188 views • 2 months ago

Elon Musk on what he looks for when hiring: "Evidence of exceptional ability." "Don’t look at the resume. Just believe your interaction." "The resume may seem very impressive and it’s like, 'Wow, the resume looks good.' But if the conversation after 20 minutes is not 'wow,' you should believe the conversation, not the paper." Source: Elon Musk with Stripe’s John Collison and Dwarkesh Patel

Elon Musk on what he looks for when hiring: "Evidence of exceptional ability." "Don’t look at the resume. Just believe your interaction." "The resume may seem very impressive and it’s like, 'Wow, the resume looks good.' But if the conversation after 20 minutes is not 'wow,' you should believe the conversation, not the paper." Source: Elon Musk with Stripe’s John Collison and Dwarkesh Patel

a16z

170,571 views • 7 months ago

Elon Musk says when hiring, evidence of exceptional ability matters more than any other credential. "Did they face really difficult problems and overcome them? You wanna make sure that if there was some significant accomplishment, were they really responsible, or was somebody else more responsible?" "Usually the person who's had to struggle with the problem, they really understand it. And they don't forget, if it was very difficult." "There's no need even to have a college degree. At all. Or even high school." "If somebody graduated from a great university, that may be an indication that they will be capable of great things, but it's not necessarily the case." "If you look at people like Bill Gates or Larry Ellison, Steve Jobs, these guys didn't graduate from college. But if you had a chance to hire them, of course, that would be a good idea." "If there's a track record of exceptional achievement, then it's likely that that will continue into the future." Elon Musk (2014)

Elon Musk says when hiring, evidence of exceptional ability matters more than any other credential. "Did they face really difficult problems and overcome them? You wanna make sure that if there was some significant accomplishment, were they really responsible, or was somebody else more responsible?" "Usually the person who's had to struggle with the problem, they really understand it. And they don't forget, if it was very difficult." "There's no need even to have a college degree. At all. Or even high school." "If somebody graduated from a great university, that may be an indication that they will be capable of great things, but it's not necessarily the case." "If you look at people like Bill Gates or Larry Ellison, Steve Jobs, these guys didn't graduate from college. But if you had a chance to hire them, of course, that would be a good idea." "If there's a track record of exceptional achievement, then it's likely that that will continue into the future." Elon Musk (2014)

a16z

67,004 views • 7 days ago

Elon Musk on a potential merger between Tesla and xAI: "I guess anything's possible. It's not out of the question, but that's something that the Tesla shareholders would have to vote for. There are no plans to do so."

Elon Musk on a potential merger between Tesla and xAI: "I guess anything's possible. It's not out of the question, but that's something that the Tesla shareholders would have to vote for. There are no plans to do so."

Sawyer Merritt

159,084 views • 1 year ago

Elon Musk reveals the single question he uses to spot liars in interviews: "When I interview somebody, I really just ask them to tell me the story of their career, what are some of the tougher problems they dealt with, how they dealt with those, and how they made decisions at key transition points. Usually that's enough to get a very good gut feel about someone." Elon explains what he's looking for: "What I'm really looking for is evidence of exceptional ability. Did they face really difficult problems and overcome them?" Then he shares how to tell if someone is lying about their accomplishments: "You want to make sure that if there was some significant accomplishment, were they really responsible, or was somebody else more responsible? The person who actually had to struggle with the problem, they really understand it. They don't forget. You can ask them very detailed questions about it and they will know the answer. The person who was not truly responsible for that accomplishment will not know the details." On whether college degrees matter: "There's no need to have a college degree at all. Or even high school. If somebody graduated from a great university, that may be an indication they'll be capable of great things, but it's not necessarily the case. Look at Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Steve Jobs. These guys didn't graduate from college. But if you had a chance to hire them, of course that would be a good idea." He concludes: "I'm just looking for evidence of exceptional ability. If there's a track record of exceptional achievement, it's likely that will continue into the future."

Elon Musk reveals the single question he uses to spot liars in interviews: "When I interview somebody, I really just ask them to tell me the story of their career, what are some of the tougher problems they dealt with, how they dealt with those, and how they made decisions at key transition points. Usually that's enough to get a very good gut feel about someone." Elon explains what he's looking for: "What I'm really looking for is evidence of exceptional ability. Did they face really difficult problems and overcome them?" Then he shares how to tell if someone is lying about their accomplishments: "You want to make sure that if there was some significant accomplishment, were they really responsible, or was somebody else more responsible? The person who actually had to struggle with the problem, they really understand it. They don't forget. You can ask them very detailed questions about it and they will know the answer. The person who was not truly responsible for that accomplishment will not know the details." On whether college degrees matter: "There's no need to have a college degree at all. Or even high school. If somebody graduated from a great university, that may be an indication they'll be capable of great things, but it's not necessarily the case. Look at Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Steve Jobs. These guys didn't graduate from college. But if you had a chance to hire them, of course that would be a good idea." He concludes: "I'm just looking for evidence of exceptional ability. If there's a track record of exceptional achievement, it's likely that will continue into the future."

Jaynit

1,057,587 views • 6 months ago

John C. Reilly: “Why aren’t people on the right wing concerned about human rights? They’re human too. Elon Musk says don’t be fooled by the empathy trap. Empathy is not a trap, empathy is a superpower. It’s what makes human beings exceptional, our ability to look outside ourself”

John C. Reilly: “Why aren’t people on the right wing concerned about human rights? They’re human too. Elon Musk says don’t be fooled by the empathy trap. Empathy is not a trap, empathy is a superpower. It’s what makes human beings exceptional, our ability to look outside ourself”

Marco Foster

6,787,722 views • 3 months ago

Elon Musk on China’s manufacturing capability 🇨🇳 “China just has a very strong inherent ability to do manufacturing well... The magic of Tesla Shanghai is because of the Chinese What we have is the Tesla China team is just incredibly talented, and hardworking, and trustworthy. The quality is excellent, and the efficiency is excellent So the Tesla Shanghai factory is a gem, and it’s beautiful”

Elon Musk on China’s manufacturing capability 🇨🇳 “China just has a very strong inherent ability to do manufacturing well... The magic of Tesla Shanghai is because of the Chinese What we have is the Tesla China team is just incredibly talented, and hardworking, and trustworthy. The quality is excellent, and the efficiency is excellent So the Tesla Shanghai factory is a gem, and it’s beautiful”

X Freeze

616,715 views • 9 days ago

Elon Musk is not that smart. Musk says that "the right metric for intelligence is the ability to predict the future, if your predictions are not that good, you're not that smart." Let's look at Elon's predictions for 2025, now the year is nearly over: ❌ Predicted 1,000 Tesla Robotaxis. Actual result was ~100 taxis with human supervisors. ❌ Predicted 10,000 Optimus robots doing useful tasks in the Tesla factory but only managed a handful of embarrassing teleoperated demos. ❌ Predicted 20-30% Tesla sales growth but sales are declining globally. ❌ Predicted $2 trillion in DOGE cuts, achieved ~10% of this and even that figure is disputed. According to Musk's own metric, the guy is an idiot.

Elon Musk is not that smart. Musk says that "the right metric for intelligence is the ability to predict the future, if your predictions are not that good, you're not that smart." Let's look at Elon's predictions for 2025, now the year is nearly over: ❌ Predicted 1,000 Tesla Robotaxis. Actual result was ~100 taxis with human supervisors. ❌ Predicted 10,000 Optimus robots doing useful tasks in the Tesla factory but only managed a handful of embarrassing teleoperated demos. ❌ Predicted 20-30% Tesla sales growth but sales are declining globally. ❌ Predicted $2 trillion in DOGE cuts, achieved ~10% of this and even that figure is disputed. According to Musk's own metric, the guy is an idiot.

Dan O'Dowd

274,112 views • 9 months ago

Who Won? Elon Musk Debates Don Lemon Over the Impact of DEI Programs Lemon repeatedly said, “There’s no evidence” that DEI programs are lowering medical standards, a comment Elon Musk believes is a “false statement.” Who is right? Musk calls on Community Notes to settle the score. LEMON: “There was a repost of Ben Shapiro that you claim that DEI is killing people. Specifically, you point to medicine. You claim that DEI programs are putting people at risk. Do you really believe this to be true? And what evidence do you have to support it?” MUSK: “What I was referring to there was that if we lower the standards for doctors, if the test for a doctor is lowered, then the probability of them making a mistake and killing someone is obviously going to be higher.” LEMON: “Wait, say that again. I’m not sure I understand what you said. I want to make sure I understand what you’re saying.” MUSK: “Yes. If the status for passing medical exams and becoming a doctor, especially something like a surgeon, if the standards are lowered, then the probability that the surgeon will make a mistake is higher. They’re making mistakes in their exam. They may make mistakes with people — and that may result in people dying.” LEMON: “What evidence do you have, though, that they’re lowering the standards? There is no evidence of that.” MUSK: “I believe there is.” LEMON: “There’s no evidence of that, Elon. What is the evidence?” MUSK: “I believe they have literally lowered the standards at Duke University, and that is what the article was referring to. You are saying they have not lowered the standards?” LEMON: “There’s no evidence about lowering standards. And I think that there is —” MUSK: “I believe that is a false statement you’re making.” LEMON: “Okay, well, we’ll figure it out.” MUSK: “The interesting thing is, when this is posted on the X platform, there will be a whole bunch of things that rebut what you said and what I said. And so people can then make their own decision, based on the replies and the rebuttals and the community notes.”

Who Won? Elon Musk Debates Don Lemon Over the Impact of DEI Programs Lemon repeatedly said, “There’s no evidence” that DEI programs are lowering medical standards, a comment Elon Musk believes is a “false statement.” Who is right? Musk calls on Community Notes to settle the score. LEMON: “There was a repost of Ben Shapiro that you claim that DEI is killing people. Specifically, you point to medicine. You claim that DEI programs are putting people at risk. Do you really believe this to be true? And what evidence do you have to support it?” MUSK: “What I was referring to there was that if we lower the standards for doctors, if the test for a doctor is lowered, then the probability of them making a mistake and killing someone is obviously going to be higher.” LEMON: “Wait, say that again. I’m not sure I understand what you said. I want to make sure I understand what you’re saying.” MUSK: “Yes. If the status for passing medical exams and becoming a doctor, especially something like a surgeon, if the standards are lowered, then the probability that the surgeon will make a mistake is higher. They’re making mistakes in their exam. They may make mistakes with people — and that may result in people dying.” LEMON: “What evidence do you have, though, that they’re lowering the standards? There is no evidence of that.” MUSK: “I believe there is.” LEMON: “There’s no evidence of that, Elon. What is the evidence?” MUSK: “I believe they have literally lowered the standards at Duke University, and that is what the article was referring to. You are saying they have not lowered the standards?” LEMON: “There’s no evidence about lowering standards. And I think that there is —” MUSK: “I believe that is a false statement you’re making.” LEMON: “Okay, well, we’ll figure it out.” MUSK: “The interesting thing is, when this is posted on the X platform, there will be a whole bunch of things that rebut what you said and what I said. And so people can then make their own decision, based on the replies and the rebuttals and the community notes.”

The Vigilant Fox 🦊

5,539,073 views • 2 years ago

Reporter: There is a conflict of interest law in place that says that people who have personal interests can't interact with government entities that could touch on those. Has president Trump signed a waiver for Elon Musk? Leavitt: I have not seen the law you are referring to… As the president said, if he feels like Elon is engaging in something that's a conflict of interest, he'll tell Elon not to do that.

Reporter: There is a conflict of interest law in place that says that people who have personal interests can't interact with government entities that could touch on those. Has president Trump signed a waiver for Elon Musk? Leavitt: I have not seen the law you are referring to… As the president said, if he feels like Elon is engaging in something that's a conflict of interest, he'll tell Elon not to do that.

Acyn

1,396,808 views • 1 year ago

Dear owners of Tesla! I just want you to know that one day your car will stop working just because Elon Musk wants to blackmail the world. Just as now Musk is blackmailing Ukraine and threatening to disable Starlink. Don't buy a Tesla, ever. Otherwise, this is what can happen:

Dear owners of Tesla! I just want you to know that one day your car will stop working just because Elon Musk wants to blackmail the world. Just as now Musk is blackmailing Ukraine and threatening to disable Starlink. Don't buy a Tesla, ever. Otherwise, this is what can happen:

Freel Фріл

319,405 views • 1 year ago