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"I don't care about money, I don't buy Twitter to make money."
"The biggest regret is not starting Tesla with JB-Straubel, who is the perfect co-founder."
"I'm the most knowledgeable person on earth who knows how to make cars."
In the latest interview, Musk was once again open and honest, answering the focus topics and sharing the latest cognition and insights:
The acquisition of Twitter, the privatization storm, Tesla's near-bankruptcy, and the ultimate energy solution of the future...
Today's soaring richest man on earth has repeatedly talked about the pain of Tesla's darkest hour, and he never forgets it.
What about musk interviews?
Why did you decide to buy Twitter?
I think Twitter is an inclusive arena, like a town square where everyone can express their opinions fairly, but the current state is that Twitter's "black box algorithm" deliberately recommends or hides certain tweets, which is a departure from the original right path.
Not long ago you said you wouldn't buy Twitter because it would make you the target of an attack, now why have you changed your mind?
If I had Twitter, the outside world would have attacked me, and that still hasn't changed. Because once Twitter belongs to me, as long as there is a little problem with this platform, it will become 100% of my problem. I'm not sure if the acquisition will work out, but if it does, I'll keep as many shareholders as possible, because it's not about making money for me, in fact I don't care about money.
Importantly, Twitter, as an open and inclusive public platform, is very important to the world of the future.
The first thing I did after I owned Twitter was to eliminate spam, online scams, and spam, because these negative factors are the main reasons why Twitter is worse.
How did you manage to have that much influence on Twitter?
I don't know, I tweet either about my grand plans or see something interesting, and like most people, it could be that I share too much, or what's called "over-sharing." But people just love it.
Does the acquisition of Twitter have enough capital?
I have enough assets to complete the acquisition, note that this is not a forward-looking statement, and at this point, I want to clarify why I eventually abandoned the privatization of Tesla that year.
You know I didn't have a very good relationship with the SEC, and the truth of the matter is that I had enough money to go private and not to deceive investors. The SEC knows all about the matter, but they have launched a rigorous investigation into the privatization.
Tesla was on the verge of bankruptcy, so I was coerced by the bank:
If it does not settle with the SEC, the bank will not give Tesla working capital, and Tesla will face the fate of bankruptcy immediately. It's like someone pointing a gun at your child's head, so I had to give in.
Now they say, I lied, in fact I did not lie, I was forced, and the only reason I confessed that I lied was to keep Tesla alive.
Tesla was in a ruthless state of being sold short, did you know that Tesla was the most short-sold stock? This affected Tesla's capabilities. Including hiring employees, selling cars, they very much want Tesla to die so they can be profitable, but most of them have paid the price, now look again, where are they?
If you could go back in time, what would you most like to change?
The biggest regret is that Tesla's founder was not me and JB Straubel (JB-Straubel). When I invested in Tesla, Tesla had no intellectual property, no employees, so I wasn't investing in Tesla, I was creating Tesla.
Tesla was once on the verge of bankruptcy, was it because of a huge investment in automated production lines in Tesla's factory, but it failed to meet expectations?
It's true that we messed up almost every part of the automated production line at the time, from the battery cells to the battery packs, to the body, the paint, the final assembly, etc., almost everything was messed up, I lived in the Nevada factory for 3 years, fixed the production line, lived with the team, slept on the floor.
Now that automated production lines have become one of Tesla's biggest competitiveness, how does it feel to look back on this time?
We had no other way, it was a nightmarish 3 years, the most painful experience of my life, we were always on the verge of bankruptcy, but in the end we succeeded, I didn't like the experience of that time, but we had no other way out, otherwise Tesla would die.
For myself, with these 3 years of experience, I think I am the most knowledgeable person in the world about car manufacturing.
You are now making ambitious plans for the future, always mentioning "the scale of electric energy storage", you say that "scale" is the center of this grand plan, why is "scale" so important to you?
In order to accelerate the development of sustainable energy, the scale of electricity storage must be large enough, our current economy is too dependent on fossil fuels, if we want to achieve sustainable economic development, energy must be renewable, such as wind, solar, hydro, geothermal energy and so on.
Of course, I'm still a big fan of nuclear energy.
Because solar and wind energy are not very stable and are affected by external environmental factors, it is necessary to have a stable battery, and then we can replace all vehicles with electric.
If we do the above, the future will be a world of sustainable energy, and the faster this series of actions is carried out, the less pollution will be caused to the environment.
That's why I said that the scale of electricity storage is very important, if we want to fully electrify, we estimate that we will need about 300 terawatt hours (1 terawatt = 10 to the 12th power watts) of total electricity in the future.
In addition, recycling used batteries is also very important, in my eyes, the raw materials of these batteries are like high-grade ore, even if it is a depleted battery pack, I think it is worth 1000 US dollars (equivalent to 6371.5 yuan).
All of these measures can accelerate the development of sustainable energy.
I'd love to know what's going on in your head? Do you have any hindsight about certain things?
I think everyone's experience will be a little different, and for me, certain social cues don't intuitively perceive, like what the word "watch" means on certain occasions.
I'm too nerdy, there are some things that others can understand at once, but I always understand the meaning literally, some people always can't express exactly what their real thoughts are, things that others can easily understand, and it always takes me a long time to figure out what it means.
Why do you always think deeply?
Probably because I'm always doing computer programming alone late at night, which allows me to think about things from a technical point of view, most people don't like to type weird symbols into the computer, and it's the kind of all night, they think it sounds a bit boring, but I just enjoy the process, I enjoy it.
Why do you always innovate in every industry field, you can always see more scientific and technological possibilities, and you can combine various technologies and see business opportunities from them?
On the one hand, it may be because I am passionate about pursuing truth, which is why I studied physics.
Physics always approaches the truth of the universe step by step, and it can be foreseen in advance.
It was a natural thing for me to study physics, and no one forced me to study it. It's also interesting to understand the nature of the universe, computer science or information theory, and I can understand some of the logic. Another reason is that you know which information theories are practical and can be thought about on a more fundamental level.
In short, physics and information theory, I'm really interested.
The truth of the universe you are talking about here is definitely different from what we ordinary people say, you are always curious about many things, why is this?
When I was a teenager, I was always a little frustrated when I thought about the meaning of life.
I always wanted to figure out what the meaning of life really was, so I deliberately read some books about religion, as well as books written by German philosophers.
Later I read the book "A Guide to the Galaxy", which is actually a philosophy book, although it seems silly and humorous on the surface.
Adams once said, "It's harder to ask good questions than to find answers." ”
Sounds a bit like a joke.
I have a small suggestion about the human worldview, or some kind of spiritual motivation—that is, to figure out what questions to ask about some of the existing answers to the universe. Then the boundaries of our consciousness are then constantly expanded to extend the boundaries of our consciousness, both biologically and digitally.
So that we can better ask questions, structure these questions, and then figure out why we're here? What the hell is going on?
Constantly broadening the boundaries of consciousness is the philosophy that drives me to keep moving forward, so that I can better understand the nature of the universe.
one more thing
What do you think your child will look like when they grow up?
In my opinion, it must be a digital world, in short, it must be different from the world I am in now.
I want to do my best so that every child can have a better future.
What does the future look like?
It's the kind of world where you don't feel sad and lost once you think about it.
The future world must be every morning after getting up, we will be extremely excited and excited, full of infinite expectations for every day.
I love humanity, and I think we should all fight together for this beautiful future, and we should be optimistic about the future and continue to move towards this goal together.
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