Walter Isaacson: Elon Musk’s Missions Are Epic—and Driven by a Deep Care for Humanity

Walter Isaacson: There is a goodness to Elon's missions, and they are epic missions.

“Elon has a deep care about humanity, about getting us to the transition to a sustainable energy, about human civilization.

He is motivated not by making money, not by being powerful and kicking around people, but by these missions that came when he was a little kid sitting in the corner reading the superhero comics.

I've got to help humanity be space-faring. I've got to help it get over this sustainable energy issue.

I've got to help it fight off artificial intelligence that might be evil. So, there is a goodness to his missions, and they are epic missions.”

The 92nd Street Y, October 13, 2023