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"When I was in College, there were three areas that I thought would most affect the future of humanity. That was the internet, Transition to a sustainable energy economy and the third was Space exploration in particular the extension of life beyond Earth." -Elon Musk

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Elon Musk1 year ago

yeah

SMX 🇺🇸1 year ago

You kept your word. 🙏

SunStar1 year ago

The deep sigh from Elon .🤣 It is still one of the most beautiful interviews.🌸🩷

SMX 🇺🇸1 year ago

Haha

Simple Economics1 year ago

@elonmusk Are we all thinking the same thing here?

Ginny1 year ago

I feel like he didn’t have much patience for this 😂😂😂😂

SMX 🇺🇸1 year ago

He was the locked in, Elon.

Greg Stafford1 year ago

Musk has a serious eye discipline game. Lol

Craefter1 year ago

Sorry, I only saw boobies.

SMX 🇺🇸1 year ago

🫤

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