Neil deGrasse Tyson: Elon Musk Will Transform Civilization as We Know It

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Elon Musk will transform civilization as we know it.

“Elon Musk is trying to invent a future, not by providing the next app. He's thinking about society, culture, how we interact, what forces need to be in play to take civilization into the next century.

And it has to do with transportation. It has to do with space exploration. That's where Elon Musk is.

Those are the kind of people who transform not only society and the apps that are on your computer, he will transform civilization as we know it.

Elon Musk is deeply respected by everyone who works in his companies, by anyone who owns a Tesla. People who own Teslas love their Tesla. There aren't many cars that have that relationship with their owners.

Anyone who knows and cares about space exploration knows and cares about Elon Musk, and there's a subset of them who say other people don't realize it yet, but we are on the frontier of the future of civilization.

I don't think he gets his full due from all sectors of society, but ultimately he will, when the sectors that he is pioneering, transform the lives of those who currently have no clue that their life is about to change.

Go Elon Musk, and I don't care if he gets high.”

CNN Make it, November 22, 2018