Elon Musk: Let’s Look to the Future, Not Be Bound by the Past

Elon Musk: We're all descended from slaves. Is this something we want to make part of our constant dialogue forever?

“I think we want to look to the future rather than the past. Because, in fact, if you look at history, if you study history broadly, everyone was a slave. Everyone. We are all descended from slaves. All of us. It's just a question of when.

Was it more recent or less recent? That's it. But what future do we want? Is this something we want to make part of our constant dialogue forever, or do we want to say, let's just move on and treat everyone, according to just who they are as an individual?”

Interview with Don Lemon, March 16, 2024