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"

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

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

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 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.❤️

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.

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.

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

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 🙂🙂👍👍

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Beautiful conversation with so many good points. Cheers!

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

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

Excellent interview. thumbs up and definately subscribed.

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.

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

Brilliant interview. Thank you

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

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.

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

this was a great interview.

Incredible Interview, thank you.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Fantastic interview - thank you! 👍

Great interview !

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.

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

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

GOOD FOR MY BRAIN.THANKS.KẺEP UP WITH YOUR JOB

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.

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

Without any doubt the finest interview I have ever listened to……..

Ótima entrevista. Penso dessa forma!! Sul do Brasil 🤩🤩👏👏👏

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

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

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

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

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

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 :)

What an amazing interview! Well done Mr Springer and Mr Musk!

thank you sir...

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.

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!

Awesome interview.

Great interview with good questions. praise to the interviewer.

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.

Incredible episode! 👏

Your candor is completely refreshing as a entrepreneur.

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

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

I love how the interviewer's questions are neutral, direct and insightful. Good job!

Uma inspiração para muitos empreendedores.

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.

Way to go Welt!! What a great interview!

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.

@ [24:57] this pause was sooo cool. You could tell this question mattered to him. The response to this question was perfect!

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

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

Very deep and connecting interaction.

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

-See you on mars, suckers 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

I love that pause

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

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."

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

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

The greatest words I have ever heard someone in his position of power admit... The reason he isn't working towards extending life... (What old rich people obviously want) is because "most people don't change their minds, they just die... And we'll be stuck with old idea, not advancing the our species" truer words we're never spoken. 👏👏

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.

Wow. What a brilliant interview. Thanks for sharing

Thanks to the host for wonderful questions ❤️

I share the sentiment about Elon as most of these comments but may we take a momento to also appreciate the interviewer (Mathias Döpfner), what an immersive way to conduct and guide the questions! The way this was set up made me feel I was in their living room having a drink with them... What a great conversation!

Elon has such a soothing voice.

Great interview.

Brilliant interview an amazing insight into a clever mind.

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

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