#400 – Elon Musk: War, AI, Aliens, Politics, Physics, Video Games, and Humanity
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The following is a conversation with Elon Musk, his fourth time on this, The Lex Friedman Podcast. And now, if you allow me, a quick few second mention of each sponsor. Check them out in the description. It's the best way to support this podcast. We got Element for electrolyte deliciousness, Eight Sleep for naps, BetterHelp for your mind, SimpliSafe for your safety, Shopify for your online shopping, and NetSuite for business management software. Choose wisely, my friends. Also, if you want to work with our amazing team where I was hiring, go to lexfriedman.com slash hiring. And now onto the full ad reads. As always, no ads in the middle. I try to make these interesting, but if you must skip them, please still check out the sponsors.
I enjoy their stuff. Maybe you will too. This episode is brought to you by the very thing I'm drinking as I speak to you right now, Element. Electrolyte drink mix. I'll usually fill a Powerade or Gatorade bottle. I think it's 28 ounces. of water and mix it with one element to pack it. My favorite flavor is watermelon salt. That's the one I'm drinking now. That's the one I've been drinking for a long time. I apologize because I'm recording these words very late at night. It's been a long day. It's been a long night before that and a long night this one. So it's just me in front of a microphone right now looking at a 28 ounce bottle of water that tastes like watermelon. Just me and the water, happily reunited in the desert of human experience.
I'm also surrounded by three computer screens that all have beautiful wallpaper looking at me, taunting me with beautiful, picturesque scenes of nature. And I just, before this, played about 10 minutes of Diablo, where I got to escape to a whole other world that is also picturesque, but not with nature, but filled with the intense, intimidating sounds of demons attacking you from all sides. And all of that is somehow relaxing. Anyway, Element is not just delicious. It combines this perfect amount of magnesium, potassium, and sodium. Watermelon salt. Anyway, get a sample pack for free with any purchase. Try it at drinkelement.com. This episode is also brought to you by the thing that's calling my name at this very moment, the Eight Sleep Pod 3 mattress.
It has two sides of the bed so you can cool or heat each side of the bed separately. I've actually recently was briefly at a get-together of a lot of really interesting people and somebody brought up the topic of Eight Sleep and I just heard that a bunch of other Folks said, oh, I love a sleep. And they started talking about the different temperatures that they use. And I was shocked and horrified to learn that some people actually heat their bed up. This was a fascinating discovery for me because I've never, never even tried the heating feature. I always cool the bed. Sometimes it's very cold. With a warm blanket, it's heaven. But I can't recommend it enough. Sleep really is a magical place. It's a bit surreal saying these words.
While quite sleep deprived. A bit melancholic. A bit hopeful. Thinking about the eight sleep bed just a few steps away. And somehow that thought fills me with gratitude. For just having these things in my life. Anyway, check them out and get special savings when you go to 8sleep.com. This episode is also brought to you by BetterHelp. Spelled H-E-L-P. Help. Anytime I spell out a word, I always imagine myself spelling out that word in giant letters on sand, stranded alone on an island, looking at an airplane floating above, hoping that they see the text I write. Help. I just actually got a text from a friend yesterday I'm looking at it now. Again, filled with gratitude for having so many amazing people. The text says, hey brother, just sending you some love.
Miss you. Sent late at night. Oh boy. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So better help. Speaking of friends, it's good to talk. It's good to talk to people. It's good to talk to people that truly listen. That could be friends, loved ones, or that could be a professional therapist. But you don't have to choose one.
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