The Babylon Bee — CEO Interview
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Musk's interview with the Babylon Bee — the conservative Christian satire site — became one of the most widely shared of the year. He discussed being designated Time's Person of the Year, called himself a 'free speech absolutist,' and delivered a lengthy critique of 'woke culture' as a social contagion threatening institutional trust. His Person of the Year designation had just been announced, and the contrast between that mainstream recognition and his Babylon Bee audience choice was itself widely noted.
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Memorable moments
Coins the phrase 'woke mind virus' to describe what he sees as an ideological contagion spreading through institutions: 'It's a mind virus that makes you miserable and makes everyone else miserable too.'
Predicts Twitter will become a target for acquisition by someone who believes in free speech: 'Whoever buys Twitter should probably just open it up.' — Months before buying it himself.
Jokes that he is 'The Onion but real' — a reference to the many times his real announcements were mistaken for satire.
