Futurists and the future-curious, including Seth Meyers and Darren Aronofsky, attended a screening in New York City for a new PBS documentary.

Mr. Musk, in a black T-shirt and moto jacket, weighed in on the subject of the future, too.

“I think we’re currently teaching kids in school to hate America or to question whether America is good,” Mr. Musk said, reflecting on something he feels society is doing right now that will negatively affect the years to come.

“There’s a lot of focus on all things America does wrong, but not enough on what America has done, both currently and historically,” he continued. “Which then causes people to lose faith in America. And then, I don’t know, we might fracture as a society and no longer be the United States of America.”

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  • taiphlosion@lemmygrad.ml
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    8 months ago

    I think we’re currently teaching kids in school to hate America or to question whether America is good

    Have you heard of this thing called the fucking pledge of allegiance??? Mans never went to school in the fucking states, so even the average person can easily prove this 100% wrong. Universities are full of people peddling liberalism, while the most elite schools aren't for people who are there on merit but cause their parents wrote the school a check.

    There’s a lot of focus on all things America does wrong, but not enough on what America has done, both currently and historically

    Everything America has done has been wrong. Everything. From it's conception till now. You will not learn that in school, any school, and even if you do, it'll always be some sort of watered down "we did this cause freedom" ass excuses.

    Which then causes people to lose faith in America.

    Yeah schools supposedly doing a thing they aren't even doing is making everyone sad and "lose faith" in America, oh no.

    And then, I don’t know, we might fracture as a society and no longer be the United States of America.

    Good. This country deserves to have every trace of it eradicated and thrown into the dustbin of history. It'll be another blight on the world just like the Nazis.

    Also, if people "losing faith in America" causes the entire fucking society to collapse it wasn't really all that strong to begin with was it?

    I hate this stupid motherfucker, every time he says anything everyone gets temporarily more stupid.

  • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]
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    8 months ago

    "Mr. Musk also estimated that just five years from now, in 2029, “A.I. will be smarter than all humans combined.” But, he added, “I have a habit of being overly optimistic about projections.”"

    • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]
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      8 months ago

      “I have a habit of being overly optimistic about projections."

      bruh-moment "AI" in it's current iteration is smarter than him. This dumbass is always talking about how he'll land on Mars in 5 years.

      • jonne@infosec.pub
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        8 months ago

        And he took down reservations for the new Tesla roadster like 10 years ago and those things aren't anywhere close to existing because he decided to set a performance target that's physically impossible.

  • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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    8 months ago

    Hey maybe America is bad and needs to change. Maybe it will continue being bad if we pretend it is good. Maybe ignoring the problems of America will catch up to it and that's what's fracturing society.

    Fucking sheltered rich dumbasses need to shut the hell up on issues they don't understand.

    America being bad is what is making people lose faith in America