What is Elon Musk's world view?

Question

I&rsquo;ve been following Elon Musk for a while, initially because of his ties to figures like Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan from the so-called &ldquo;intellectual dark web.&rdquo; Recently, with his acquisition of Twitter and increasing influence, his public statements have become more controversial and polarizing.While some of what he says seems nonsensical at first, I think it reflects a worldview that&rsquo;s very different from the mainstream&mdash;ideas like the liberal left holding too much power or universities pushing &ldquo;woke culture.&rdquo; This worldview clearly shapes his decisions and the agenda he&rsquo;s pushing.I&rsquo;m curious if there are any interviews, podcasts, or other sources where Musk clearly lays out his beliefs himself. It would be helpful to better understand his recent statements and potential long-term plans. Any recommendations?

s1artibartfast · Accepted Answer

Not that I am aware of. There is a bite size interview he did regarding German politics [1], where he summarizes his views on several topics in a few lines. Much of it is applicable to the US as well.
That said, I think very few people have a rationally cohesive world view, but rather a diverse set of conflicting heuristics they apply.
I suspect his views are similar to the more coherent Peter Theil, who has written much more extensively about his philosophy and world view. I would recommend looking into his major political essays, starting with The Straussian Moment [2] [3]
https://archive.is/bm9PX#selection-3371.0-3371.20
https://gwern.net/doc/politics/2007-thiel.pdf
https://www.startuparchive.org/p/the-essays-talks-and-interv...

mads · Answer

The man is a drug addict, so I dont think you can expect much coherence there. Clearly demonstrated also by that guy also who analyzed his tweets, who could even extract data like the downward tolerance spiral musk was in.

tocs3 · Answer

I used to be a fan but now I think his world view is much more "Whatever suits me for the moment." There maybe times when that matches up with whatever others might believe or want but it is not to be relied upon.

DemocracyFTW2 · Answer

You've landed on a juicy strip of fly-paper. You assume there should be a world view, a coherent theory or... well, something.
There's not. Musk is a hollow shell of a person. He has no principles, no ethics, no shame, no honor. He has one goal, and that is aggrandization of his ego. Getting rich—by stealing, appropriating, scheming, evading taxes, procuring public funding, withholding payments to the people that work or worked for him—whatever it takes, he'll just take it. He will not say thank you, and if you're among the ones holding his ladder, be prepared for a kick with the boot right where your teeth are.
He will not cry over your dead body, and he has repeatedly shown that he doesn't care for other people, animals, wildlife—it's all up for grabs, creation is a fun house full of moving and not moving critters waiting to get exploited by him. He laughed over the cruel seal experiment they did at SpaceX (interview with Tucker Carlson). He ditches all and any regulations. He's not to be held accountable. He's beyond the rules.
OK I'll stop here for the time being. Fascism is not a political direction. Fascism is crime against humanity. Elon Musk is a criminal already, now he has turned into fascist, we can be pretty sure his more heinous crimes are still lying in the future.