Legacy media is dead. Long live citizen journalism! The US presidential campaign was further proof of what Elon Musk has been repeatedly predicting: citizen journalism is overtaking traditional media. While the winning candidate appeared in several independent podcasts for long conversations and posted himself on social media, the losing candidate gave only a few brief and edited interviews to legacy media and delegated social media posts to a PR team. This wasn't satisfying to many voters. People want to know what their political representatives really think, as human beings, and why they think what they think. Only then will they really trust them. As Elon Musk wrote, “Leaders should post [on 𝕏] directly, not hand the role to intermediaries. That is what works best. Mistakes will be made, but that’s what proves it’s real. People want authenticity.” To a future of citizen journalism and authenticity!

Elon Musk just posted: “We should leave the farmers alone. We owe farmers immense gratitude for making the food on our tables!”

Elon Musk said today: “I think this will be the most transformative presidency, perhaps since the founding of the country. It's going to be a revolution!”

“I have worked closely with Elon for over 20 years. His heart is pure, and his sole mission is to help humanity. During the darkest moments, he has shown me the path to choose courage and compassion over fear and hate.” – Antonio Gracias, member of DOGE

Here's what Elon Musk said about severance packages for dismissed government employees: “We will reduce a lot of government headcount, but we're going to give very long severances, like two years or something like that. So, you've got a lot of time to go and figure out something else to do. The point is not to be cruel or to have people not be able to pay their mortgage. We just have too many people in the government sector, and they could be more productive elsewhere.”

Jonathan Turley on Elon Musk's firm stance for free speech: “Love him or hate him, Elon Musk is, without question, the most consequential figure in free speech of our generation. I think he has done more for free speech than any living person today. In some ways, he actually stopped the progress of the anti-free speech movement by releasing the Twitter Files. He's really that immovable object, this irresistible force encountered, and [many pundits and politicians] won't forgive him for it. All their CEOs caved. People like Zuckerberg and others, they caved like a house of cards. But they finally found someone who couldn't be coerced, couldn't be threatened, couldn't be scared. And they will not forgive him for that.”

Elon Musk: “We should not have any international treaties that restrict the freedom of Americans.”

“A government that puts foreigners above their own people is, by definition, treasonous and illegitimate.” – Elon Musk

NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang recently said: “Building a massive [supercomputer] factory in the short time that was done, that is superhuman. There's only one person in the world who could do that. What Elon and the xAI team did is singular. Never been done before.”

Historian Victor Davis Hanson recently said: “Elon Musk is a Renaissance man of the 21st century. He reinvented social media. He's saving NASA. He created the EV industry, basically single-handedly. Let's not even get into the other things. He's a Da Vinci of our age.”

“This will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in Government waste, which is a lot of people!” – Great Elon Musk, Chair of D.O.G.E

Larry Ellison to journalists: “We're out here with Elon watching his rocket land, and you're in front of your Apple Macintosh typing up an article saying Elon's an idiot. I just want to know who you are, so I know why I should believe you, as opposed to my friend Elon.”

“If I die knowing that I did my best to do what was right, even if the history books say I did wrong, I would still feel okay about that. I care about the reality of goodness, not the perception of it.” – Elon Musk

Elon Musk explains why SpaceX sent Starman on Falcon Heavy: “There need to be things that inspire you, that make you glad to wake up in the morning and be part of humanity. That is why we did it. We did it for you.”

“A lot of people said that rocket reusability was a dumb idea. We've shown that, in fact, it is absolutely the right idea.” —Elon Musk

Elon Musk: “So many people, including smart people, think there are too many people in the world and think the population is growing out of control. It's completely the opposite. Please look at the numbers. If people don't have more children, civilization is going to crumble.”

Elon Musk said: “If a government official is effective in spending your money, they should be rewarded. If they waste your money, they should be fired.”

Elon Musk invited world leaders to skip PR teams and post on 𝕏 themselves: “I generally would recommend for leaders of the world to just literally post your own stuff. Once in a while, you make a mistake. Don't worry about it. Can't win them all.”

Elon Musk recently shared this quote from Dune: “Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis of all morality.”

“We need to make sure that you get ahead purely as a function of your talent and hard work. Nothing else.” — Elon Musk

In 2022, Elon Musk wrote: “If free speech is lost even in America, tyranny is all that lies ahead.”

Elon Musk moments ago to Tucker Carlson: “My philosophy is that if you play, you play to win.”

Here's what Elon Musk recommended to govern Mars: “Direct democracy by the people. Laws must be short, as there is trickery in length. Automatic expiration of rules to prevent death by bureaucracy. Any rule can be removed by 40% of people to overcome inertia. Freedom.”

Citizen journalism as a continuation of the Enlightenment Central to Elon Musk's strong commitment to citizen journalism is the idea that each individual has the power to think for themselves and contribute to the public conversation. Collecting and confronting all points of view is the best approach to get to the truth, as opposed to delegating the task to a selected few journalists. “Let the people choose the narrative and let the people determine the truth” is one of Elon Musk's key mottos for this new form of journalism. This idea strongly resonates with Immanuel Kant's definition of an enlightened society in the text What is Enlightenment: “If I have a book that understands for me, a spiritual advisor who has a conscience for me, a doctor who decides upon a regimen for me, and so forth, I need not trouble myself at all. I need not think, if only I can pay; others will readily undertake the irksome business for me. That by far the greatest part of humankind (including the entire fair sex) should hold the step toward majority to be not only troublesome but also highly dangerous will soon be seen to by those guardians who have kindly taken it upon themselves to supervise them; after they have made their domesticated animals dumb and carefully prevented these placid creatures from daring to take a single step without the walking cart in which they have confined them, they then show them the danger that threatens them if they try to walk alone. Now this danger is not in fact so great, for by a few falls they would eventually learn to walk; but an example of this kind makes them timid and usually frightens them away from any further attempt. (...) That a public should enlighten itself is more possible; indeed this is almost inevitable, if only it is left its freedom (...) namely, freedom to make public use of one’s reason in all matters. (...) The public use of one’s reason must always be free, and it alone can bring about enlightenment among human beings.” Immanuel Kant, An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment, 1784

Elon Musk explains why he started SpaceX: “We were supposed to have a base on the moon. We were supposed to send people to Mars. And that stuff just didn't happen. We went backwards.”

Peter Thiel just said: “The strong consensus view in D.C. is that DOGE is going nowhere. The alternate view, I would say, is that you should never bet against Elon.”

Elon Musk on making processes efficient: “Whatever requirement, it must come with a name, not a department. Because you can't ask a department. You have to ask a person. And the person who's putting forward the requirement must take responsibility for that requirement.”

Elon Musk provided this example to illustrate how infrastructure projects are being strangled by overregulation: “The Boring Company is trying to dig a road tunnel under the Colorado River in Texas. We have been waiting for two years for a permit, because it's a federal river. Two years, and still no end in sight.”

In 2022, Elon Musk said this about stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine: “War always gives ample reason for vengeance for all sides. Only by overcoming this instinct can there be peace.”

Elon Musk on public figures posting directly on 𝕏: “Sure, people will say foolish things from time to time (myself especially), but that’s way better than silence or sanitized ‘press releases’ that’re basically just boring propaganda.”

“There's the potential for us to have an amazing, exciting future, but we just have to work hard to make that happen.” – Elon Musk

“The point of fighting racism and sexism was to get rid of racism and get rid of sexism, not to change it to another form.” – Elon Musk

Many people think SpaceX receives subsidies from the American government. The reality: - SpaceX has never received federal subsidies - SpaceX won all its contracts with NASA because they offer a better service at a lower price.

“Jesus taught love, kindness and forgiveness. I used to think that turning the other cheek was weak and foolish, but I was the fool for not appreciating its profound wisdom.” – Elon Musk

Der Spiegel is criticizing Elon Musk for something ... they themselves have been doing even more. After Elon Musk expressed his support for the German party AfD, several legacy media and politicians in Germany criticized him for voicing his opinion on German politics. Der Spiegel is accusing Elon of "interfering in the federal election campaign." Yet, do we need to remind everyone that Der Spiegel themselves repeatedly published anti-Trump propaganda over the last decade, thereby blatantly intervening in American politics?

“Elon Musk is a kind soul, a gentle giant, and he loves America.” —Jon Voight

Here's what Larry Ellison said to journalists downplaying Elon Musk's ability to get things done: “Who are you? This guy's landing rockets on robot drone rafts in the ocean. And you're saying he doesn't know what he's doing. Did you ever land a rocket? You're telling me he's an idiot. I just want to know who you are, so I know why I should believe you, as opposed to my friend Elon.”

During the COVID lockdowns in 2020, Elon Musk posted: “Give people back their FREEDOM”

“Elon wants ground truth on every single topic.” — Marc Andreessen

“If you care about the reality of goodness instead of the perception of it, philanthropy is extremely difficult.” – Elon Musk

In 2020, Democratic California State Assembly member Lorena Gonzalez posted: ”F*ck Elon Musk.” Elon Musk replied a day later: “Message received”

In 2022, Elon Musk promised, “We will defeat the spam bots or die trying!” Two years later, the spam bots appear to have basically vanished from 𝕏.

In 2017, Volkswagen CEO Matthias Müller made fun of Elon Musk and Tesla: “Some people are masters at making promises … Then there are companies like Volkswagen, selling 11 million cars a year.” This year, Volkswagen is expected to close 3 factories while Tesla will grow 30%.

Jon Voight: “Elon Musk is a man of dignity, a man of truth, a man of honor who has done a lot for this country and the people of this USA. He's a kind soul, a gentle giant, and he loves America. And the media is a disgrace.”

Elon just wrote: “The big machine has been and will fight like hell. It will try to kill me and others. Obviously, it has already tried to kill President Trump twice. And the legacy media is shamelessly urging this on with full gusto, because they are part of the machine.” Protect Elon at any cost!

Elon Musk: “For most of history (and still most of the world) it was might-makes-right. This has overcorrected to weak-makes-right. Morality should be considered in the absolute, as both the strong and the weak are capable of right and wrong.”

Elon Musk on recruiting: “The biggest mistake I've made is to put too much weighting on somebody's talent and not enough on their personality. It actually matters whether somebody has a good heart.”

Elon Musk once recommended: “Laws must be short, as there is trickery in length.”

“I try not to start fights, but I do finish them.” – Elon Musk

“I believe in truth and honesty because I'm trying to understand the universe. If you're not rigorous about truth and honesty, you're going to live in a deluded world and you won't understand the nature of reality.” — Elon Musk

“Simplicity is our mantra at SpaceX.” – Elon Musk, 2005

“You don’t have a soul, you are a soul.” – Elon Musk

Elon Musk envisioned what would become Starship from the very beginning of SpaceX. Here’s what he said in 2003: “Our eventual upgrade path is to build the successor to Saturn V. A super-heavy lift vehicle that could be used for setting up a moon base or doing a Mars mission. That would be the holy grail objective.”

“When civilizations are under stress, the birth rate is high, but as soon as they have no external enemies, or they have an extended period of prosperity, the birth rate inevitably drops. Every time.” — Elon Musk, paraphrasing Will Durant's historical work on birthrates

Back in January, Elon Musk said: “𝕏 is where people go to get the most current news and learn about the world. The legacy media are our direct competitors. They're really going to find every angle to try to cancel 𝕏.”

Elon Musk on the work culture at Tesla: “Everyone eats same food, uses same restrooms, etc – no executive chef or other ivory tower stuff. There shouldn’t be this workers vs management two-class system. Everyone is a worker.”

Elon Musk: “Each Raptor rocket engine produces twice as much thrust as all 4 engines on a 747. There are 33 Raptor engines powering the Starship rocket booster.”

“The long-term aspiration for Neuralink would be to achieve a symbiosis and a democratization of artificial intelligence, such that it is not monopolistically held in a purely digital form by governments and large corporations.” – Elon Musk, 2018

Elon Musk on our existence: “There's a lot we don't know. Why does reality exist? Where did it come from? Where are the aliens? We must have come from somewhere. I guess there must be some creator or creative force or something that caused our existence to come into being.”

“Elon was never interested in anything, no matter how lucrative, unless it was of existential relevance to our species.” —Shivon Zilis

“The right metric for intelligence is the ability to predict the future.” – Elon Musk

Elon Musk: “So many people, including smart people, think there are too many people in the world and think the population is growing out of control. It's completely the opposite. Please look at the numbers. If people don't have more children, civilization is going to crumble.”

“Try to read as much as possible. Learn as much as possible in many different fields. And apply critical thinking to anything that you’re told.” – Elon Musk

Elon Musk on value creation: “If you have a zero-sum mindset, the only way to get ahead is by taking things from others. If the pie is fixed, the only way to have more pie is to take someone else's pie. But this is false. The economic pie has grown dramatically over time.”

Elon Musk a few minutes ago on the Artemis program: “Starship will end up doing the whole Moon mission. Mark my words.”

Four differences between George Soros & Elon Musk 1. Ruthless business vs Love of humanity George Soros: “I am basically there to make money. I cannot and do not look at the social consequences of what I do.” Elon Musk: “I love humanity. I think we should fight for a good future for humanity.” Also Elon Musk: “If you say philanthropy is love of humanity, [my companies] are philanthropy.” 2. Money as an end vs Money as a mean George Soros: “I am basically there to make money.” Elon Musk: “The thing we call money is just an information system for labor allocation. What actually matters is making goods and providing services.” 3. Fiddling with regulations vs Playing fair & improving the rules George Soros operates his hedge funds offshore. Journalist: “So in some ways it's to escape regulation?” George Soros: “Yeah, that's right.” Elon on his part voluntarily sold Tesla stock in 2021, although he didn't have to in order to pay (a record amount) of income tax. Elon refuses to use tax loopholes. He also got involved in a presidential campaign to improve regulations for all citizens instead of trying to avoid bad regulation. 4. Cynicism vs Morality George Soros on helping Nazis to take away Jewish property: “If I weren't there, of course I [wouldn't be] doing it, but somebody else would be taking it away anyhow. In other words, whether I was there or not, I was only a spectator.” And George Soros on business: “I don't feel guilty because I'm engaged in an amoral activity which is not meant to have anything to do with guilt.” Elon Musk: “I want to be useful. I want to be able to look back and say that my actions had a good effect on the world.” Also Elon Musk: “I have a huge respect for anyone who puts in an honest day's work, contributing to society. That's what matters.” All of George Soros' quotes can be found in the video below.

“I'm a great fan of Elon Musk, who wants to colonize Mars. I think that the greening of Mars is actually a possibility. A serious, practical possibility. I think it's a wonderful challenge.” – Richard Dawkins

Elon Musk on the Ukraine war: “I've predicted pretty much exactly what would would happen, which is a lot of people dying for basically almost no changes in land and the loss of the flower of Ukrainian and Russian youth. (...) A lot of sons are not coming back to their parents, and most of them don't hate the other side. As the saying from World War I goes: Young boys who don't know each other are killing each other on behalf of old men who do know each other. What the hell is the point of that.” Interview with Lex Fridman, November 2023

“A new philosophy of the future is needed. I believe it should be curiosity about the Universe – expand humanity to become a multiplanet, then interstellar, species to see what’s out there.” – Elon Musk

Elon Musk explains why he decided to build a free-speech platform: “Social media in general, especially Twitter, were eroding civilization. If civilization collapses before Mars becomes self-sustaining, then nothing else matters. Human consciousness is gone.”

“I want no pay, no awards, no recognition or fancy title. I just want America to reach greater heights.” — Elon Musk

“I found Elon to be incredibly engaging and very, very humble. Zero ego.” – Gad Saad

“What I see all over the place is people who care about looking good while doing evil. F*ck them.” – Elon Musk

“In my opinion, Elon Musk is the Thomas Edison of the present, or I might even say a Michelangelo, a Leonardo da Vinci.” — Javier Milei

“To reiterate, Elon Musk deserves the Nobel Prize for having served as the ultimate defender of free speech.” – Gad Saad

Elon Musk on the future of the media: “The cumulative voice of the people should decide what is newsworthy.”

“Look at Elon, at SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink. The guy is our Einstein” – Jamie Dimon

“If successful, Optimus will be the biggest product ever.” – Elon Musk

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Elon Musk on why humanity should expand to other planets: “The light of consciousness is like this tiny candle in a vast darkness. That candle has only been lit for a very short time, and it could easily go out.”

“Never bet against Elon. In anything.” – Peter Thiel

“Once you understand the Kardashev Scale, it becomes utterly obvious that essentially all energy generation will be solar.” – Elon Musk

“We should care about the innocent regardless of race, creed, religion or anything else.” – Elon Musk

FACT: As President of the United States, Joe Biden never congratulated SpaceX on their groundbreaking achievements.

“When did free speech become right-wing? That was the weirdest switcheroo ever.” — Elon Musk

“I mostly stopped playing chess as a kid when I realized that it would be trivial in the future to write a chess program that could beat all humans.” – Elon Musk

Two months ago, Elon Musk said: “It really should not be possible to build a giant rocket faster than paper can move from one desk to another.”

“Ideas are trivial, execution is everything.” – Elon Musk

“The reason I believe in truth and honesty is because I'm trying to understand the universe. I'm trying to understand reality and what's the meaning of life.” - Elon Musk

“The West is dying from suicidal empathy.” – Elon Musk citing Gad Saad

Elon Musk tonight to Tucker Carlson: “We need to let the builders of America build.”

“The true battle is, and always has been, between the expansionists and the extinctionists.” – Elon Musk

“My religion is the religion of curiosity, the religion of greater enlightenment.” — Elon Musk

Elon Musk on inflation: “Throughout history, it has been used as a pernicious tax. It's like one degree removed, so people don't feel it directly. Then, the politicians will try to blame it on something else. But it's all about government spending.”

Elon Musk: “Falcon 1 is about half a ton to orbit. Starship 3 will be 400 times more payload for less than the cost of a Falcon 1. These are unthinkable numbers. Nobody ever thought this was possible.”

“The biggest mistake I've made is to put too much weighting on somebody's talent and not enough on their personality. It actually matters whether somebody has a good heart.” – Elon Musk

Elon Musk on Bill Gates shorting Tesla stock: “The lack of self-awareness and hypocrisy of Gates who had the nerve to ask me to donate to his mostly window-dressing environmental causes, while simultaneously aiming to make $500M from Tesla’s demise, boggles the mind … 🤯”

“For any given government expenditure, we have to say, what does this do for the citizens of America? [...] And if it's not being spent in a way that is beneficial to the American people, it's a misuse of the funds.” — Elon Musk

“We're all descended from slaves. All of us. It's just a question of when. But is this something we want to make part of our constant dialogue forever, or do we want to move on and treat everyone according to who they are as an individual?” – Elon Musk

Javier Milei said this about Elon Musk: “A person who earns money by making things more convenient, better and more affordable for others is a hero. Elon Musk thinks every day about how to solve problems for you. What does it matter to you how much money he earns, if he makes your life better?”