Elon Musk: I See People Who Care About Looking Good While Doing Evil, F*ck Them

ROSS SORKIN And I ░░░░░░░░ I just wonder and ░░░░░░░░ you think about that ░░░░░░░░ a second Musk Tell ░░░░░░░░ to a judge ROSS ░░░░░░░░ But the judge is ░░░░░░░░ to be Musk The ░░░░░░░░ is the public ROSS ░░░░░░░░ And you think that ░░░░░░░░ public is going to ░░░░░░░░ that Disney is making ░░░░░░░░ mistake Musk Yeah ROSS ░░░░░░░░ And they re going ░░░░░░░░ boycott Disney Musk They ░░░░░░░░ are ROSS SORKIN Well ░░░░░░░░ are some that are ░░░░░░░░ lots of different reasons ░░░░░░░░ you think that this ░░░░░░░░ going to that you ░░░░░░░░ the this goes to ░░░░░░░░ the interesting power and ░░░░░░░░ Musk Let the chips ░░░░░░░░ where they may Let ░░░░░░░░ chips fall where they ░░░░░░░░ ROSS SORKIN Can I ░░░░░░░░ why that is the ░░░░░░░░ And I ask it ░░░░░░░░ you ve been Musk ░░░░░░░░ s the other approach ░░░░░░░░ SORKIN Well you ve ░░░░░░░░ very particular about I ░░░░░░░░ the approach to Tesla ░░░░░░░░ you think about the ░░░░░░░░ involved in that the ░░░░░░░░ to SpaceX the approach ░░░░░░░░ some of the stuff ░░░░░░░░ re doing with AI ░░░░░░░░ been very specific right ░░░░░░░░ s not a let ░░░░░░░░ chips fall where they ░░░░░░░░ approach to those businesses ░░░░░░░░ don t think Musk ░░░░░░░░ we re focused on ░░░░░░░░ the best products And ░░░░░░░░ s gotten to where ░░░░░░░░ s gotten with no ░░░░░░░░ at all ROSS SORKIN ░░░░░░░░ understand that Musk Tesla ░░░░░░░░ sells twice as much ░░░░░░░░ terms of electric vehicles ░░░░░░░░ rest of the electric ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ Tesla s done more ░░░░░░░░ help the environment than ░░░░░░░░ other companies combined It ░░░░░░░░ be fair to say ░░░░░░░░ therefore as the leader ░░░░░░░░ the company I ve ░░░░░░░░ more for the environment ░░░░░░░░ any single human on ░░░░░░░░ ROSS SORKIN How do ░░░░░░░░ feel about that Musk ░░░░░░░░ do I feel about ░░░░░░░░ ROSS SORKIN No I ░░░░░░░░ asking you personally how ░░░░░░░░ feel about that because ░░░░░░░░ are talking about power ░░░░░░░░ influence Musk I m ░░░░░░░░ what I care about ░░░░░░░░ the reality of goodness ░░░░░░░░ the perception of it ░░░░░░░░ what I see all ░░░░░░░░ the place is people ░░░░░░░░ care about looking good ░░░░░░░░ doing evil Fu k ░░░░░░░░ ROSS SORKIN Okay ROSS ░░░░░░░░ And I wonder I ░░░░░░░░ wonder and ask you ░░░░░░░░ about that for a ░░░░░░░░ Musk Tell it to ░░░░░░░░ judge ROSS SORKIN But ░░░░░░░░ judge is going to ░░░░░░░░ Musk The judge is ░░░░░░░░ public ROSS SORKIN And ░░░░░░░░ think that the public ░░░░░░░░ going to say that ░░░░░░░░ is making a mistake ░░░░░░░░ Yeah ROSS SORKIN And ░░░░░░░░ re going to boycott ░░░░░░░░ Musk They already are ░░░░░░░░ SORKIN Well there are ░░░░░░░░ that are for lots ░░░░░░░░ different reasons but you ░░░░░░░░ that this is going ░░░░░░░░ that you have the ░░░░░░░░ goes to actually the ░░░░░░░░ power and leverage Musk ░░░░░░░░ the chips fall where ░░░░░░░░ may Let the chips ░░░░░░░░ where they may ROSS ░░░░░░░░ Can I ask why ░░░░░░░░ is the approach And ░░░░░░░░ ask it because you ░░░░░░░░ been Musk What s ░░░░░░░░ other approach ROSS SORKIN ░░░░░░░░ you ve been very ░░░░░░░░ about I mean the ░░░░░░░░ to Tesla when you ░░░░░░░░ about the engineering involved ░░░░░░░░ that the approach to ░░░░░░░░ the approach to some ░░░░░░░░ the stuff you re ░░░░░░░░ with AI has been ░░░░░░░░ specific right There s ░░░░░░░░ a let the chips ░░░░░░░░ where they may approach ░░░░░░░░ those businesses I don ░░░░░░░░ think Musk No we ░░░░░░░░ focused on making the ░░░░░░░░ products And Tesla s ░░░░░░░░ to where it s ░░░░░░░░ with no advertising at ░░░░░░░░ ROSS SORKIN I understand ░░░░░░░░ Musk Tesla currently sells ░░░░░░░░ as much in terms ░░░░░░░░ electric vehicles as rest ░░░░░░░░ the electric carmakers in ░░░░░░░░ United States combined Tesla ░░░░░░░░ done more to help ░░░░░░░░ environment than all other ░░░░░░░░ combined It would be ░░░░░░░░ to say that therefore ░░░░░░░░ the leader of the ░░░░░░░░ I ve done more ░░░░░░░░ the environment than any ░░░░░░░░ human on Earth ROSS ░░░░░░░░ How do you feel ░░░░░░░░ that Musk How do ░░░░░░░░ feel about that ROSS ░░░░░░░░ No I m asking ░░░░░░░░ personally how you feel ░░░░░░░░ that because we are ░░░░░░░░ about power and influence ░░░░░░░░ I m saying what ░░░░░░░░ care about is the ░░░░░░░░ of goodness not the ░░░░░░░░ of it And what ░░░░░░░░ see all over the ░░░░░░░░ is people who care ░░░░░░░░ looking good while doing ░░░░░░░░ Fu k them ROSS ░░░░░░░░ Okay.”