ELON MUSK: "Birthrate might be the biggest threat to the future of human civilization“ 

Man, I've been saying this for decades, I member in the 90's people at university saying nuclear was bad and I'm like "What's your major?"... "Arts"

00:43 Reasons for WWIII 02:21 Elon is a strategic weapon for war 04:09 Elon on the book: "Storm of Steel" (about WWI) 05:33 The importance of history 06:04 Germany should not shut down nuclear stations 07:24 Most energy will come from wind and solar + battery storage 11:50 Population collapse problem 13:54 Tesla Optimus robot 16:34 Tesla robot in the household 17:11 What is the economy? Labor 19:20 Neuralink is to help with brain and spine injuries 19:48 Neuralink most important project? Maybe. 21:00 Download human brain into Optimus- possible. 21:49 Singularity thoughts? 23:23 Starship- global supertaxi 24:38 Why not passionate about longevity? 25:15 "Most people don't change their mind; they just die." 26:23 How old would you like to live? 26:58 "I'm not afraid of dying. I think it will come as a relief." 27:17 Richest person on earth 28:16 Expectation to lose all money 30:07 Regulating Elon Musk 31:00 Charitable contributions 32:26 Environmental causes, STEM education, pediatric healthcare 33:47 Popularity 35:06 What do you most urgently want to achieve? 36:03 Anything you want to achieve, which you think is impossible? 37:02 Anything you're terrible at? Dancing 37:19 Walter Isaacson biography- meet Ben Franklin 37:56 Who are you closest historically to? Maybe Ben Franklin 39:02 Purpose of life: to be an engineer in the interest of progress for mankind 40:16 Freedom was severely restricted with Covid 40:58 Direct democracy on Mars 41:27 Covid silver linings - MRNA is like going from analog to digital 43:47 Elon's biggest fear: population collapse, AI stuff, religious extremism 44:25 Elon's biggest hope: self-sustaining city on Mars 44:41 Elon doesn't like being lonely 45:42 Are you happy?

He’s so honest, and you can see that he really thinks about a question and tries to answer the best way possible. He asks Alex: “what do you think I should do?” How amazing is that! And you know that he will think about it

"history doesn't repeat but it rhymes" I like that 👍

The last 10 minutes of this interview were quite intimate and vulnerable. Beautifully done.

So much hate on twitter and reddit these days for this dude. It's insane. How can people not see him for what he is.

Money talks. If Elon was a beggar his opinion would be classified as "delusional". Because we've been indoctrinated that success can only be measured by ones physical acquisition of wealth, whatever comes out of his mouth is taken as gospel. Elon mentions X+Y stock markets and investors follow...

One of the - if not THE best Elon interview EVER - Pure Gold.

What a deep thinker he is. He pauses to contemplate in an honest way, and then gives his best and more sincere answer.

What I love about him is that unlike most successful uber rich people he is authentic and not arrogant. He is in a class of his own.

I’m loving “the office” style camera work here. Made the brilliant interview even better.

I love how he just pauses and really thinks about his answers.

In a way, it’s humbling to know that humans will be studying Elon thousands of years from now for the way he pushed humanity forward by leaps…we are fortunate to be alive while he is making his huge imprint.

Elon is an amazing asset for humanity, we are lucky to have him fighting for a better future for us and the generations to come.

This dude is the one best human I have ever seen. Love love this guy. Every kind and intelligent person can see him for who he is. Humanity is blessed to have him. We just wish him happiness, health and long life.❤️

If I saw Elon at a restaurant I’d be torn between wanting to shake his hand to say Thank You and leaving him alone to enjoy his meal in peace.

Good interaction, full of solid common sense discussion. Logical and practical answers to questions understood by most of the ordinary people.

"I care about the reality. Perception be damned."

What a great interview; my god this guy is an absolute genius. I have never seen Elon so engaged in a conversation. Loved it

26:59 "I'm not afraid of dying, I think it will come as a relief" - Elon MUSK....the three seconds of silence...those words didn't come from his lips...they came from his soul.

He is extremely intelligent, he knows alot of things from different topics. He's always busy, but always get time to read lots of books. Super human.💪

This interview gives simply the best insight of Elon Musk that I have ever seen. It's a epic interview - Thank You so much for producing and providing it to public. Outstanding 🙂🙂👍👍

“What do you think I should do?” That was an insightful question on so many levels, as they talked about charity.

This was one of the most professional yet heartfelt interviews I've ever seen

Dude is brace enough not just building Tesla & spaceX on edge of bankruptcy , but also brave enough to admit one’s normality& vulnerability like don’t wanna being along & wanna be loved as most human want

Matthias is a great interviewer with his intellectual attitude and what might make him the best to interview Musk is that he wants to explore new areas with Elon, not covered in any previous interviews.

The candle in the vastness....got me. WHAT an amazing human being.

Really enjoyed this. As an entrepreneur I always look to Elon as my inspiration. Thanks for this. You are a tremendous asset to humanity. Wish you all the best with Twitter etc. Much love & blessings your way Elon.

What strikes me is that Elon is always very truthful to all questions he gets, you can sense that from the moments when he takes his time to answer, he really thinks things through. Honesty is one of his best sides that not many mention.

Incredible episode! 👏

One word: FASCINATING Three more words: Superb Interview. Thanks!

Amazing interview, the host asked great questions, and bounced off additional relevant and thought provoking questions for Elon.

There was a huge , and completely unnecessary carbon footprint, caused by activists influencing energy policy through anti nuclear protests. And today the unwillingness to look at fossil fuel in an empirical way is also causing a huge carbon footprint.

That's one of the best interviews I've seen of this man. Not a fanboy interview. Real, hard-hitting discussion.

This man needs to be given all the tools available to aid humanity forwards. He is truly the most inspirational human of our time and we all need to pay attention and maybe learn some. What an interview and what an incredible man to use everything in his power and money to better the world with ZERO bias. We are one world after all and we need to start to live as one (Earthers) Is what we will become this century.

The question of being lonely is something that touches me directly. Social interactions have a tendency to be rather stressful, but that does not make me someone who likes being alone. Peoples often have the wrong perception of that side of me. Sometime, just being there, having peoples around me without interacting is sufficient. The fact that I am not a very outgoing person does not meant hat I don't enjoy the company of others. There are times where I do have something to say, and the perception that others have of me can make it much harder to do so. Do not assume to much of someone who is quiet. Give them the opportunity to express themselves when they choose to do so. Do not push them, force to interact when they do not want to. Let them do it at their own pace.

Great interviewer - good questions and nice flow of conversation. Thank you -

Thank you to both of you. what an amazing interview which is only possible when the interviewer makes real questions being truly respectful and engaged in the will to get to know the person who's in front of him AND an interviewed who's really generous to share himself like this, fully honest with himself and having it as the ultimate aim of the conversation.

Awesome interview. Kudos to the interviewer. Thank you, Elon, for the sincerity.

The best way to have an enemy is to treat him as an enemy.

thank you Mathias Döpfner for letting him speak respecting his pauses, and letting silence be more powerful than any word could be. Usually hosts ask him one question after another without even see that he is thinking...

This should be on the masterclass of how an interview should be taken!

24:54. For someone to notice the inevitability and goodness death provides to humanity while simultaneously fighting for humanity's survival is truly inspiring. Not many can articulate this difference.

Elon has such a soothing voice.

My hope for Elon is that he continues to love and be loved, and work on his passions, as humanity will benefit from that outcome as well. If he continues to raise his family, love whom he loves, and complete his projects we should be so lucky to benefit from his exsistance. And yes he is more a Ben Franklin - he is a good citizen and will be a good father. We need more fathers like him. I also hope he writes more as he ages so future generations can be inspired by his vision and accomplishments and the stories it took to get him from there to here. It all turned out and it looks like "this".

One of the greatest Elon Musk interview, well done to the interviewer awesome question, this is why I love Germans they are direct and straight to the point

Way to go Welt!! What a great interview!

-See you on mars, suckers 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

What a great interviewer , asked all the right questions 👏🏽👏🏽

We have to end this nonsensical war against nuclear energy. I'm 100% with Musk on this issue. We need to be investing in all forms of zero and low emission energy!

33:20 Döpfner: "...we should help the caregivers of the elderly..." (paraphrased) Musk: (thinking) "hmm. I'd just replace the human caregivers with robot caregivers."

As a German I’m so glad he addresses the madness of shutting down nuclear. We replace it by burning coal and it makes us completely dependent on Russia.

Always a pleasure to listen to Elon Musk. What a nice human being.

Today I watch and feel that Elon's sincerity and truth. As he said everything is very insightful, and above all I'm impressive that his thought about the word of 'impossible'. "Impossible is a strong word.. More or less banned in physics" I think he is positive person, so he can do anything he wants. I am always on his side! Thanks, Elon :)

“We don’t want the small candle in the vastness of darkness to be put out” That should be the title of this interview

15:48 Man, Elon is well read. He quoted that ‘4 legs good 2 legs bad’ from Animal Farm by George Orwell off the cuff.

This man is a brilliant mind that works harder than just about anyone & actually wants to fix things & do good for humanity. If you relegate that down to just politics it shows your maturity level hasn't peaked past 4th grade. This is way beyond left vs right.

San Fransisco to Nairobi 🎉, I like it when Kenya is mentioned even for no apparent reason

33:19 "what do you think I should do" It hits different when he says that. Intense and serious.

Kudos to Mathias Doepfner. It takes something to reach that level of depth into one's soul in such a short time. Remarkable interview.

Elon Musk has a good heart and soul - and cares about humanity while having a passion for logic freedom and expanding our capabilities.

Such a blessing to be alive during Elon's brilliant era. Hope I live long enough to witness his other dreams for humanity be fulfilled

Great interviewer, and amazing Elon as always. Hope to see another one of these down the road!

Leonardo da Vinci was the 1st Industrial Designer and didn’t realize it, since it was rare to be multi-skilled as Renaissance Artists since most artists specialized and perfected their craft in one specific medium/skill. He broke the barriers to become a meld between art, science, including engineering. Elon is doing great things and feel the host had an agenda with some of these questions and geniuses shouldn’t be limited or to be a certain way to fit in or accept a standard approval among other elites or people with power. He is doing his own path.

Wow. What a brilliant interview. Thanks for sharing

Uma inspiração para muitos empreendedores.

Beautiful conversation with so many good points. Cheers!

Great interview.

great interview with interesting and profound questions and answers alike. thank you Mathias and Elon.

Good point about the age of leadership being in touch with the people.

Great interview of a great man who aspires to make a better world that we can wake up and be excited about again!

Nuclear Power is the best.

Great interview 👍

Thanks for the opportunity to listen to a remarkable and forthright man! Goethe's equal and a real hero of our times!

Brilliant interview. Thank you

Elons best quality is that he actually wants to help humanity. He thinks about every variable possible then acts.. like he said her he doesn't care about the perception that he does ge actually wants to. So he's gonna look like a villan alot. Such a good hearted man

Outstanding interview, interviewer, and interviewee. What a privilege to watch.

You are an amazing person! I enjoy all the knowledge you share. Such a humble person. Great sense of humor.

this ws a v serious intrvw...enjoyed it v much. thnx to both

When was this recorded? Good interview. Elon is a champion for humanity.

Really good interviewer!

Very deep convo. The meaning of everything we do is love.

Funny how people take the word of a businessman more seriously/ with the utmost conviction compared to if an epidemiologist/medical professional with an epidemiology background had to say the same thing. It's not what you say it's who says it.

I love this man ,he's trying to help,using his well earned influence ,as best he can,how wonderful ,to aspire to helping humanity

Amazing interview, one of the best spent 47 minutes in my life 👍🏻

I love that pause

Your candor is completely refreshing as a entrepreneur.

Elon's humbleness is why we all love him so much.

Not true Elon. You are the one person, that could save the entire Human race.

Excellent interview. thumbs up and definately subscribed.

this was a great interview.

Probably the best interview with Elon I’ve ever seen!

Can nuclear waste be safely disposed of permanently, or is that just one of those pesky problems that will be figured out sometime down the line? Maybe the Hanford facility has got room for more 45 gals. drums of waste? I hope we find out soon.

What an age we live in. Where we have these types of conversations at the tip of our finger, on a whim.

Thanks to the host for wonderful questions ❤️

The way he cares for humanity, his endless passion for progress and finding truth, his conviction and never to give up in what he believes IS HIS GREATEST AND MOST VALUABLE CHARITY WORK/GIFT TO THE ENTIRE WORLD. no amount of money can match what he has been able to do and still continue to do for humanity.

I HAVE SAID THE EXACT SAME THING REGARDING SHUTTING DOWN NUCLEAR REACTORS. IT SEEMS AS IF THE USA MILITARY IS ALREADY USING MUSK SERVICES.

17:10 Probably the most precise and consice explanation of what economy is.

He a great interviewer, so at ease to ask hard questions

media is always " WHEN WHEN WHEN " why ... you cant have a question stream that leads to the discovery of the longterm project plans ... ??? :) : :)