Code Conference 2021
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Post-pandemic Code Conference interview touching on FSD timeline, Starship progress, crypto's environmental impact, and Musk's relationship with social media. Swisher pressed him on FSD's repeated deadline misses; Musk defended the approach as iterative engineering rather than missed promises. The discussion of crypto's energy use was notable — Musk had recently reversed Tesla's Bitcoin acceptance over environmental concerns, causing market chaos.
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Memorable moments
Defends reversing Tesla's Bitcoin acceptance: 'The environmental impact per transaction is quite high. It was the right call to pause it.'
States Starship will reach orbit 'within a few months' — the orbital test ultimately took until April 2023.
When Swisher asks about being the world's richest person: 'It's not something I particularly want. I'd rather be focused on the work.'
