Dressed in a traditional Indonesian batik shirt, the billionaire Twitter owner appeared on video Monday to address business leaders gathered in Bali on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
In the image, only his face and his hands were visible on a black screen.
“We had a power outage three minutes before this call. That’s why I’m completely in the dark”he explained to the Indonesian magnate Anindya Bakrie who moderated the discussion.
Asked why he hadn’t traveled to the tropical Indonesian island, the new Twitter boss joked that his “workload has recently increased a lot” after its takeover of the social media giant.
He didn’t say much more about its controversial acquisition, which included the laying off of thousands of employees and the introduction of a subscription version.
He said he was in favor of the development of video on Twitter and the monetization of content for creators.
Twitter aside, the conversation turned instead to tunnels dug deep to combat traffic jams, rocketing across the world in less than an hour, and the discovery of extraterrestrial life in space. .
“Perhaps we will find extraterrestrial civilizations or discover civilizations that existed millions of years ago”did he declare.
The head of electric car maker Tesla went on to rave about the advantages of tunnels over flying cars in tackling traffic jams.
“Electric vehicles and tunnels are absolutely an answer to the worst possible congestion in any city, because you can add as many deep layers as you want until the congestion is cleared up”did he declare.
Apart from his point of view “optimistic” about Indonesia’s future as a developing country, the conversation focused on its original and bold perspectives for the future of the Earth.
Jakarta has invited Mr. Musk to use Indonesia as a launch site for his SpaceX rocket, pointing to the benefits of a location close to the equator.
Elon Musk, who is the richest man in the world, said he wants to see rocket launch bases developed around the world that would allow people to travel “to the other side of the world” at 20 times the speed of sound.
“I think it would really open up the world if you could travel anywhere in less than an hour”did he declare.
But despite all his bold dreams about the future, the entrepreneur couldn’t help but joke that he himself is at the mercy of the planet’s energy whims.
“I’m just watching this video and it’s so weird. I’m sitting here in the dark, surrounded by candles”he amused himself.
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