With Tesla's market value rising all the way, breaking through trillions of dollars, Musk once became the world's richest man. But with the impact of the "brake door", Tesla's market value evaporated by 600 billion yuan.
Musk's other company, Neuralink Brain-Computer Interface, is also in trouble, accused of abusing monkeys by the G Animal Protection Organization (PCRM). The reason is that of the 23 experimental monkeys, 15 died, and the remaining 8 were also "extremely painful".
Fifteen of the 23 monkeys died, and some of them cut off their fingers
Brain-computer interface refers to the insertion of an animal or human skull into a hole and implanted in a brain-computer chip. The ultimate goal of connecting the brain and the computer with a data cable is to realize the upload of human thinking and consciousness to the cloud and achieve "cloud immortality".
However, the imagination is beautiful, and the reality is cruel. At the beginning of 2021, Musk showed a video of a monkey playing table tennis with his mind, which was sought after by netizens. But this short-lived pleasure comes at the cost of 15 monkeys' "corpse mountain and blood sea".
According to a 700-page veterinary report disclosed by PCRM, almost every monkey implanted with a brain-computer chip suffered "extreme pain." The main reason is that the information transmission of the monkey brain is mainly bioelectric, with ceramides as the medium, and the current of the brain-computer chip directly hits the monkey brain, causing abnormal discharge, including epilepsy.
PCRM cites three examples: a monkey whose skull was drilled and euthanized for a "hemorrhagic skin infection" shows that the laboratory did not provide the sterile environment necessary for surgery.
After a monkey implanted a chip, vomiting, gagging and wheezing developed, and the final diagnosis was cerebral hemorrhage.
Another monkey was found missing fingers and toes, and looking back through the video, it turned out that the pain had caused self-harm...
After the PCRM released the report, the University of California, Davis, which provided Musk with an experimental base, rushed to clear up its relationship with Musk, and its spokesperson said: "We have stopped working with Neuralink in 2020."
Interestingly, Musk has said twice in 2020 and 2021 that it is expected to carry out human clinical testing within one year. In the face of repeated postponement of clinical dates, netizens have said: If you come to be the first experimental subject, I will believe you.
To be fair, Musk is undoubtedly a great dreamer, achieving "a million people colonizing Mars by 2050", and has been developing technology to this end. Brain-computer interfaces are part of the program, and the development of spaceX Falcon rockets and the launch of Starlink are also part of the plan.
Second, the Starship program is blocked, Musk's Dream of Mars is shattered?
The "2050 Colonization of Mars Program" refers to the use of SpaceX Falcon rockets capable of carrying 400 tons of supplies as vehicles, 42,000 satellites to provide communication assistance, sending millions of Earthlings to Mars. However, with a series of moves by Russia, this plan has problems.
According to Russian television news, Russia launched anti-satellite weapons, smashed targeted satellites, and produced more than 1,500 pieces of debris in space. These "ghost fragments" happen to be at the same orbital altitude as Musk's satellites. Musk fears that the debris will pose a huge threat to 42,000 satellites, and once it hits one satellite, it will trigger a chain reaction and may wipe out the entire army.
Musk is 52 years old, and in order to wait for the Mars plan to materialize, he has begun to take conscious measures to delay aging. According to Gawker, at the age of 52, when he was bald in his early years, he still had thick hair, using hair transplantation and conditioning methods. His ex-girlfriend Grimes, influenced by it, not only underwent surgery to remove blue light from her eyes, but also supplemented with the substance "Emyn" to keep her young.
It is reported that the substance has been popular in the European and American rich circles for many years. It originated early in the Harvard lab and was extremely talented at stabilizing DNA and reversing indicators of aging. In the recent experiments published by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Royal Swiss Academy, the telomeres of middle-aged and elderly people (45 years +) who supplemented with the substance for 90 consecutive days nearly doubled, which is equivalent to a physiological age elongation of 28%. In addition to Grimes, Li Shi, the richest man in China, has also been exposed to trying the same kind of substance as "Emmuyin".
The endorsement of celebrities has accelerated its landing process, and in recent years, relying on mainstream consumer websites such as JD.com to fill the needs of high-net-worth individuals, the above-mentioned "Amuin" supplement has become the "favorite" of many people who are keen on health. Musk's pursuit of health shows his determination to colonize Mars.
Third, is the brain-computer interface the light of mankind, or is it a marketing show?
The reason why Musk's animal experiments have aroused public condemnation is not the animal protection organization "Madonna", but the experiment did not achieve two points. One is that when doing experiments, it doesn't ensure that animals don't bear "unnecessary" pain, and Musk seems to be unable to provide a sterile environment for monkeys. Second, compared with the study of animal experiments to deal with smallpox, malaria and other animals that benefit all mankind, Musk's brain-computer interface is to achieve "cloud immortality". Can this luxury benefit all mankind, or will it be reduced to the exclusive of the rich?
In 2016, Musk invested in brain-computer interfaces, bringing him a prosperous reputation, which was directly reflected in the rise in the market value of his listed companies. As far as the results achieved at this stage are concerned, Musk's brain-computer interface is obviously more of a marketing show.