Elon Musk: “Social media makes people more performative.”

“Therefore the most interesting outcome is most likely because it's either that or annihilation. So really we have one goal. Keep it interesting. Do you think social media has made people more honest or more performative? Well, Social media makes people more performative. By the same token, you get more real life video of things that are actually happening and anything that is very interesting will spare, will go viral on the Internet.” (32:01–32:04)

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