Elon Musk: The Least Racist or Sexist Thing Is to Care Only About Someone’s Work

Elon Musk: Just caring about the work somebody does and nothing else is the least racist or sexist you can be.

"I think we need to return to where things were, or mostly were, which is a focus on merit. It doesn't matter whether you're a man, woman, what race you are, what beliefs you have.

What matters is how good are you at your job or what are your skills. You could be a three-legged green Martian, who wears a kimono and drinks the yak's milk. Who cares? It doesn't matter.

What matters is, how good is your work? That's the least racist or sexist you can be, is just care about the work that somebody does and not anything else."

Interview at the European Jewish Association, January 22, 2024