Elon Musk Explains Why SpaceX Only Hires Americans | Inverse

[@connor9613]

He handled that question in a very respectable manner

[@向日アオイ-h5t]

Well, he told the truth.

[@Gafferd8186]

Am I missing something? That was a good question on behalf of the world who wants to contribute to space exploration. And he answered the question. Why shouldn't he have been respectful? Lol she doesn't look dumb she got her question answered

[@chakra_x]

@@Gafferd8186 the way she asked it tho wasn't the most polite way

[@bj1783]

@@chakra_x yes totally agree. And the crowd just cheering her on just made it look bad on elon. Glad he debunked that claim so they could just stay quiet.

[@jamesthecat]

@@Gafferd8186 Well said. All you're missing is the implied surprise that he handled it so well! If he hadn't said such ridiculous things elsewhere, this 'win' would be the non-story it actually is!

[@Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

If she had asked "is there a reason for not hiring foreigners", without making accusations, she wouldn't have sounded completely foolish

[@Christian-dd2qm]

Or "what is the reason for..." implying that there is a (good) reason for it. That would have been a rather polite and diplomatic way of approaching Musk.

[@Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

@@Christian-dd2qm absolutely, wise words. In most cultures nowadays (with exceptions of some remote tribes) we are raised in a society where we are taught to live in pure solipsism with no sign of self-conscioussness. We need to break free from it

[@warbrothers7745]

Woke people always sound foolish.

[@QuadLamb]

@@asutororika4291 “When are you going to hire people from other countries?” robs him of the question and conversation, it just directly implies that he’s able to but isn’t for some reasons. It’s a rhetorical question. “Is there a reason for not hiring foreigners?” is a start to a conversation and helps you understand the true reasons and be educated.

[@astraeanatsuki3231]

She was too quick to jump to conclusions and didn’t even think of the possibility of them being wrong, I guess that kind of flaw exists in most humans but only if she had presented it well enough, quite a impulsive person I suppose, these kinds of people won’t make good journalists but could be fantastic paparazzi

[@iam_a_sad_khan]

I like how people were cheering at first. They were like "we've gotcha" and after the answer there was complete silence

[@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065]

Probably they're the same protesting non existant racism.

[@buffalo1d]

It's just common sense, with technologies like this you can't let enemies of the country get potentially dangerous weapons that could be used against you.

[@andr3s306]

@@buffalo1d found the racist, obviously all counties should all have equal opportunities to these technologies so we can bomb the shit out of each other and the planet.

[@shorty1shot]

@@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065 Non existant racism? either ur delusional or a troll

[@hannibalbarca6308]

@@shorty1shot 99% of the racism in america today is directed at white americans. Its the only group where both the media and politicians make openly racist statements towards. And not only are there no consequences, they are praised for it.

[@sstelevision6376]

Crowd cheered the question painting Elon as a bully but when he clearly explained he wasn't at fault the crowd was dead silent lol. Saying "Oh." without saying it.

[@ramonlijauco7563]

Stupid but intellectually smug crowd .

[@sutnack7537]

yes this is one of the tops comments from 2 years before yours, you didnt have to reword it to try to get likes. But you did, good job.

[@dmystic]

@@sutnack7537 You get him bro, 2 years late but you tell him. You are a fool, what kind of loser needs to berate people online years later to feel happiness, with no self-consciousness of the way people see them for their childish behaviour.

[@Nordlicht05]

Going without any research into an argument and expect to win.

[@nigachu8249]

Silence of the halfwits

[@Cuh007]

When people from Twitter try to argue in real life

[@jadgem1871]

Most people here don’t understand the genius of this comment

[@polishxaviour4162]

I love you. Here have my like.

[@lottieloup6761]

MY GOD THANK YOU. Dont forget tiktok either...

[@kip741]

@Aristides Gonzalez I think it’s also abt how they cancel people for anything and try their best to make someone look racist even if they don’t know the context.

[@davidlakhter]

underrated comment LOL

[@IRgaming918]

This is why you don't act like you outsmarted Elon. Just ask the question in a normal way and get a great answer.

[@向日アオイ-h5t]

Yeah. She asked the question with downright hostility!

[@pulgamecanica]

She asked the question in the normal way....... What do you mean?

[@bruce4551]

@@pulgamecanica nah she obviously tried to set him up into a lawsuit trap.. she could’ve just asked like “ is there any reason not to hire foreigners”, but she decided to emphasise something else using these word interplanetary/ international. Playing these little tricks to get people attention and assume this would embarrass Elon

[@leotestoy486]

@@pulgamecanica You are stupid

[@Smithy250]

@@pulgamecanica are you stupid? She clearly asked the question in a hostile manor to make him appear like he's deliberately being patriotic or racist. Even though he's not an American by birth

[@deltawestunitedofficial9502]

Reporter: *I'm about to end this mans whole career* Elon: *Uno reverse card*

[@adrianaadnan7704]

Uno reverse 🤣

[@RetroMonkeyBizzz]

Adriana Adnan bruh

[@christopheribarra1170]

What career?

[@Iamrich00]

@@christopheribarra1170 His whole life geinus

[@christopheribarra1170]

@@Iamrich00 I meant the girl genius.

[@blackarcade7623]

She was proud of the punchline in her question but did not think that question through though. He calmly dropped basic facts on her and everyone who cheered for her.

[@kingol4801]

To be fair, I don’t think the question, even in this wording, was bad. Space exploration should be an accomplishment of humanity as a whole, common good, not a subject to some petty political/national differences.

[@blobber51]

​@@kingol4801shes not gonna fuck you bro lmao

[@ramonlijauco7563]

@@kingol4801 That's a good way to surrender space dominance to China. Tell Xi Jinping you don't like petty political/national differences. I am certain he'd love for you to propagandize this so China dominates.

[@Great_PatBingsoo]

@@kingol4801yes it was. She thought she had a mic drop moment. Cringe af

[@MisterChief711]

she asked a question that was pretty logical. at least she had the balls to ask that, meanwhile you're calling her cringe in KZbin comments ​@@Great_PatBingsoo

[@VorticieFilms]

“So I think a lot of people are confused about this...” a great intro to his answer. Get bodied.

[@davidwebb2318]

When he says that what he means is "a lot of people are pretty stupid, including all the people who just cheered this 'gotcha' question".

[@flashkick540]

Savage af

[@ivoryas1696]

@@davidwebb2318 Is it _really_ hard to believe that he just genuinely thinks that these people are misinformed? Clearly they did know the deal and he was able to see that, so he cleared it up. I didn't know that rockets were specifically secure technology (you can't opensource or leak Space X code _or_ hardware, as far as I can recall) until I started looking into aerospace about three years ago. Considering that they didn't, they're in line to make some assumptions, even if they aren't good ones.

[@davidwebb2318]

@@ivoryas1696 Of course he was just explaining the situation, I was joking. But, do you think he didn't get just a bit of satisfaction from putting the cheering simpletons right when they were clearly hoping he had been tripped up? They were clearly wishing (cheering) for him to be exposed as some sort of closet racist. He must have found some satisfaction in batting their infantile misconceptions right out of the ballpark.

[@ivoryas1696]

@@davidwebb2318 Okay. I was honestly expecting a aggressive reply for some reason, but yeah; he likely did. I guess people falsely assume that a person is as horrid as their worst fans sometimes. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@SilVer-hu2ps]

The crowd got slapped in the face in a respectable manner.

[@josephhmunsanga4757]

Yeah😂😂😂

[@a.aronnnn59]

Ikr

[@mohammdalsubaie6902]

😂😂😂😂

[@annoyedbot]

Definitely

[@graphicalgaming9276]

Yeah that reporter should have done some research before asking that question and getting embarrassed

[@mellowd890]

The silence after his sound and logical explanation is deafening.

[@tylerpolley6541]

Silence? The video ended.

[@astonished-scout]

@STUPID TABLET Who cares?

[@BR-td3kn]

🤣🤣🤣

[@rednath7734]

@@astonished-scout yeah stay even more asleep, because of people like you the world will stay corrupt.

[@jefterlauglaug8096]

@@astonished-scout your mom

[@tobo8406]

I think it's really important to know that this conference TOOK PLACE IN MEXICO

[@philnleblanc6664]

And your point is?

[@aweirddude4724]

@@philnleblanc6664did you really comment this 2 years after 😑

[@nishant5655]

​@@aweirddude4724you too

[@ryansandigan7184]

I know I'm late, but if SpaceX ever opens up hiring beyond Americans, we might just see a new kind of 'space rush' at the border 😂

[@thomaskalbfus2005]

Does Mexico have a space industry? How many rocket engineers are in Mexico? Mexico is not far from Boca Chica, but SpaceX has not located its Starbase there for easy access to Mexico's labor pool, they located it there because it is the closest part of the 48 states to the equator, and there are American rocket engineers with experience in the rocket industry.

[@life4trinity]

Crowd at the start: "Yeah how are you gonna answer that, Elon?" Crowd at the end: 👁️👄👁️

[@vincentdavis8960]

Typical progressive drivel

[@eksen7221]

Lmao

[@ima5h984]

This actually one of the comments that make people laugh

[@OliverLeu_Gitarrenunterricht]

Just shows how uninformed a lot of people are.

[@anna_inu]

lame excuse anyway

[@kendrick12]

Crowd at the beginning: WoOoOooOoO! Elon musk: gives explanation Crowd at the end: *awkward cough*

[@raysb5258]

Ken Drick haha the awkard laugh says it all

[@randomshittutorials]

Hahahaha literally

[@rakebquraishi4584]

One cough and 2 deaths of shame

[@emmanuelgoldstein8233]

Man, if I was Elon I would have answered "because american unemployment matters more to us as an american company". Without hesitation.

[@gold9994]

@@emmanuelgoldstein8233 Good thing you're no Elon

[@Aussiefan12345678]

She really just ask that question to a man born in South Africa...

[@sfsorbital9807]

😂 people always forget he’s African American

[@cryofreeze9815]

LMAO

[@rileysteidel7084]

@@sfsorbital9807 Canadian African American*

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@@rileysteidel7084 the plot thickens

[@Tejas-sz1ws]

British-African-Canadian-American

[@victorrdz7312]

The important thing is that Elon doesn’t play with the crowd at all. He sticks to the question, and answers honestly and very professionally regardless of the setting in the room. Mad respect ✊, I can’t for Elon to take us beyond the moon and eventually the stars !

[@iche9373]

Elon Musk is a f*****g jerk, and he gives a F**k about your existence.

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

How much have things changed...

[@thomaskalbfus2005]

He could have said he had a middle-class background!

[@tracerhax]

"You're going interplanetary but you're not going international." This girl crammed this line the whole night prior to this interview.

[@coupdegrace2767]

Her shitty accusatory tone made it so much better, shame that she wasn’t on twitter and brainless mob couldn’t prevent facts and logic from prevailing.

[@thatguy4974]

Man I would like to hire someone smart from China and North Korea seems like a very smart idea

[@batt3mar222]

@@coupdegrace2767 I’m telling you these idiots don’t have a brain. There’s obviously a reason why spacex and the government policies for that matter doesn’t let residents with visas to work on advanced rocket technologies. They should have done research instead on trying to act like a hero by confronting musk.

[@mattquaile2868]

Thank god for the commy sjw’s doing the work of the globalists

[@tylerstephens9456]

@@thatguy4974 I hear the russians could offer a lot of help

[@swanprincess222]

At least he was nice enough to let the crowd have their “woooo” moment 😂

[@saiku9081]

ikr, the guy is smart n wise to handle this

[@ridhamh2966]

He be like: wait why the audience is cheering her up ...did something happen or somethin or did i Heard something else lol

[@azurefrost3264]

@@ridhamh2966 It might be part of his master plan. As Sun Tzu said "Don't interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake" but the enemies are the crowds

[@mundane3809]

And then they immediately regret it.

[@robertdawg4754]

Before he made them all feel retarded

[@katr.9902]

The fact that he answered so camly and politely to such a "gotcha" question shows what kind of a man he is. Love him!

[@odyseuszkoskiniotis6266]

He has no reason to fear, why would he answer differently

[@katr.9902]

@@odyseuszkoskiniotis6266 When someone is asked a "gotcha" question, they usually reply with a smug tone, but Elon decided to be chill about it.

[@Capris4EveR]

Actualy read some post of his were I was given to deduct that he his a very hard to work with type of person... But no doubt he will be the next Tesla!

[@اسماعيلوشرار]

He's taken🤨 Just kidding, he is one of a kind, literally.

[@katr.9902]

@@Capris4EveR He's not the next anything, he's The Elon Musk.

[@Aisaaax]

Yeah, it's the same with NASA. You can't apply for that job unless you are an actual US citizen, and for some jobs you actually need to be BORN in the US to apply. Truth be told, this is not actually as unreasonable as it may sound. Because corporate espionage is a very real threat, and when we talk about rockets... well, even if it's a civilian rocket, it's still a rocket. It doesn't really matter what payload you put into it - a satellite, an astronaut or a nuke. It'll fly up just as good and deliver the load wherever you need it. So to have such technology exposed to people from other countries - is a real threat, and nobody wants to do that. Space programs of other countries are operating under the same rules, too, so US is not unique here. It sucks when you're an honest engineer who just wants to work on rockets. But that's the price we are paying for security.

[@HampterLover985]

@Popiiporo Imagining that reminded me of that "Texas Plumbers truck bought by ISIS" story... lmao

[@joshcho3947]

let's be real. going to space is secondary to developing ballistic missiles.

[@OnTheBlankUK]

NASA was created by nazi scientists though 🤔 oh the irony.....

[@Aisaaax]

@@OnTheBlankUK not so much created but they were used. Despite how it looks oficially, they were basically prisoners who traded their work in exchange for freedom. If they didnt agree to work for nasa - they would have either be imprisoned or grabbed by Soviet Union. Those people had no choice, nowhere to run, and no one to sell their secrets to. Im sure they were kept under surveilance for their entire life in usa. So those are "safe" for NASA to employ. Notso with an immigrant who can learn a lot over 10 years and then decide to go back home and bring his knowledge with him, or even be a spy from the start.

[@bobsands3557]

yeah all those nazis who made NASA's tech work were good Americans.

[@westonlawson6297]

When Elon said “yeah.. so, I think people are really confused about this” game. Over.

[@5strs]

yessir

[@xCoNa14]

It's a nice way of saying "Right, listen here you thick cunts!"

[@lofiseeker1790]

@@xCoNa14 thicc ccunts

[@SYAmanTDHTheDiamondHunter]

@@lofiseeker1790 Take my upvote and fuck off!

[@livvylli]

@@xCoNa14 HAHA

[@PhantomSavage]

I like how the crowd went from mindlessly clapping and having a "YEAAH!" mentality from that woman's assertion, and then almost immediately went "... oh... shit." and got so quiet you could hear a pen drop

[@darklyresplendentone]

Yes, it got quiet very quickly... you could even hear some guy cough in the audience, it was so silent. 💯 That woman was hoping for the gotcha moment, and she got schoolled very handily by the actual truth.

[@evilapple3427]

I mean he is speaking in International Astronautical Congress not American Astronautical Congress...so of course there will be people cheering.

[@blake4590]

I thought the crowd was cheering because there are many non-Americans who desperately want to work at SpaceX. And this is a question they actually want to know the answer to. Why are people saying this was a racist crowd?

[@evilapple3427]

@@blake4590 non of us talked to the crowd and people passed judgements quickly.

[@betacuck3145]

The great irony is that she probably supports big government regulations on businesses.

[@HDitzzDH]

The crowd cheering must have felt really stupid when they got the answer.

[@LordFalzar]

They just went back to their "white man bad", "privelege fighting" echo chambers.

[@kiwikiwi2483]

@@DrTiggy666 Been a "liberal" for 6 long years and I haven't switched my views once

[@kiwikiwi2483]

@@DrTiggy666 Your welcome for also proving you wrong. Nothin wrong with killing two birds with one stone ya know?

[@kiwikiwi2483]

@@DrTiggy666 See? I really am killing two birds with one stone

[@kiwikiwi2483]

@@DrTiggy666 Nah, all in good fun my friend. Have a good rest of your day/night 👋🏾

[@SirCaco]

"You're going interplanetary, but you're not going international." Oh my God, what is this, a debate club? I mean sure we got a good bit of knowledge out of Elon's answer, but from the way she asked the question, it's pretty obvious she was hoping he would have no answer in the first place. How do you get a chance to ask Elon Musk a question in person, for the potential benefit of millions, and decide you're just gonna go and try to be the cleverest person in the room? I honestly don't know how people make it anywhere with this type of attitude.

[@tindekappa9047]

you don't know how she's made it in journalism with this attitude? have you ever watched the news?

[@myouniverse0613]

@@tindekappa9047 Lmaooo true

[@SirCaco]

@@tindekappa9047 Hmm, you're not lying. A sad state of affairs indeed when that's to be expected from that industry.

[@MrChocoMilc]

Elon was like : Congratulations *YOU'VE PLAYED YOURSELF*

[@jesicamichel5824]

Lmfaoo.

[@RamonHernandez-oi7fm]

Congratulations YOU PLAYED YOURSELF!!!

[@monobloc]

that was a very good question though.

[@julz19]

@Richie McCaw burning and looting as an ideology... Hahhaaha hilarious

[@longsonfullmetal1856]

more like "Congratulations young lady, uhm, you have uhm, played yourself. Thanks"

[@Christian-nf1gx]

She clearly planned that question for weeks before this event, but didn’t take the time to just google it first😂

[@emilbrandwyne5747]

most people are still unable to use google to their advantage

[@Xloudy684]

"Im gonna be famous youtube meme omg, its gonna be a classic 'gotcha' scenario lol."

[@benjamindavid8601]

Feelings now. Research later.

[@Christian-nf1gx]

@@benjamindavid8601 she definitely thought of a good comeback in the shower later

[@shanatinnin339]

That’s a silly women asking illogical questions.

[@hdhejehwkaje6542]

I hate when people cheer for things like this. Also, Elon wasn't even born in America😂

[@michaelcain9032]

And his stance as a South African against apartheid was commendable.

[@zeinomadikizela4783]

😅

[@kimberlyG1111]

He has a green card

[@flamebows5814]

K B he is a US Dual citizen (ie S. Africa)

[@dheemanluula6151]

@@flamebows5814 he is canadian but born south african

[@SheNeverCared]

Elon really seems like such a genuinely great guy, when he says he wishes he could do more it sounds like he really means it

[@lIlIlIlIllIl]

Elon Musk bad

[@FreezingmoonDSBM]

No he doesn't 🤣

[@presentz9396]

He's not brilliant, he just gets worshipped

[@aicy5170]

he's far form a great guy

[@cl219]

@@aicy5170 he is from South Africa

[@castielffboi]

Crowd before: *loud cheering * Crowd after: *one guy awkwardly coughs *

[@cyanscrewdriver2092]

If this was in 2020 then the crowd would be running from that guy

[@PBean-yr5ok]

Hahahahaha

[@jordienp840]

NASA makes rockets yes NASA has 33 percent Indian American Im not getting this

[@ainmelypse279]

So what if they cheered? Don't they want SpaceX to hire people from other countries????

[@generalmaxwell3935]

@@jordienp840 it's about nationality, not about origin.

[@Woodrow512]

The silence and single cough at the end perfectly summarizes how stupid the crowd must have felt for cheering on that one

[@sensorcato]

I doubt they felt that way...

[@turtleneckless]

@@sensorcato you're probably right, they should've felt very silly though.

[@sensorcato]

@@turtleneckless We are blind to our faults.

[@vibhum]

@@sensorcato The question asked was valid as most people (including me) didn't know about the situation there but it was phrased in a very cringy and stupid way.

[@sensorcato]

@@vibhum You're right.

[@KAPPACHIO]

“You’re going interplanetary but you’re not going international” Lady you’re not going interneuron

[@kaytschumps7863]

It was good she asked the question for me though, I live in Australia and I think its interesting how America handles such scenarios

[@legacymaiden4209]

@@kaytschumps7863 Elon also said, unless you get a special permission... Canada worked on the Manhattan Project, the NASA, etc.. Top military technology is not for the woke.

[@priyanshigupta918]

😂😂

[@cap-pa7540]

I almost died laughing 🤣🤣

[@sarthakvikram6957]

Underrated Comment

[@budlifegreenhouse]

No we should not let Chinese and Russian scientists come see EXACTLY how we build rockets.

[@warlockpaladin2261]

Lol

[@Firespirit233]

Yea multiple Chinese and Russian agents are already inside your critical infrastructure. It’s too late 😂

[@kingsleyokike97]

Iss is litrally run by us and Russia mainly

[@warlockpaladin2261]

@@kingsleyokike97 Not really.

[@yassirhafce4977]

Bro he said that this policy is bad for the usa and Elon know what he’s talking about

[@myfirstnamemylastname2262]

The way the woman asked Elon, is like she's threatening him or something.

[@robmatijevich8910]

Narcissists residing in Media never want answers, only to project their Bat signal VIRTUE above the Bat cave.

[@YoungManDub]

She probably wrote and rehearsed that a thousand times in the mirror

[@llIlIlllII]

@@YoungManDub most likely..

[@Chippaization]

love how the DOJ is looking into this rn....like they don't know their own laws lol

[@sese6227]

& she would've been fine, if she didn't add in that ridiculous " you're going interplanetary, but not international" & use that accusatory tone. The question in & of itself wasn't bad, but you'd think she'd do the smallest bit of research, before making an absolute fool of herself, trying to imply that Musk is xenophobic or something lmao

[@notherntranceaddict181]

Love that he had a calm and collected response to this question. The question isn't exactly a problem, but the tone in which it was asked, followed by the cheering by the crowd, made his explanation and resulting silence all the more enjoyable.

[@IGamingStation]

I will say that I feel like the question could have been worded a bit different. It seems like the way the question is worded comes off as a question with the purpose of catching the answerer off-guard. For example, if you were to ask a married man "When did you stop beating your wife?" How do you answer that?

[@notherntranceaddict181]

@@IGamingStation I think "When did you stop beating your wife" is a widely exaggerated example of how her question was worded. You're right that it could be construed as a question to catch Elon off guard, but at the same time, you can see why people would want to know the answer. Especially those that are keen to be a part of the Space X program but can't because it's currently a closed shop for Americans (not that I knew that). I honest think the question is a perfectly acceptable question, but her tone suggested that there's something wrong with the fact that they haven't hired outside the US.

[@agamelegend9441]

Yea she said it as if she was accusing him of being racist at the same time.

[@alejrandom6592]

Loool

[@sabiancanez7627]

@@notherntranceaddict181 Yes I agree the tone and cheering from the crowd, they all wanted to put Elon on blast but they all went quiet when they realized he had a good answer.

[@helavor]

You just know she was thinking, "Oh I'm going to get him good with this one!" and ended up thinking, "Wow, I should have done at least some research..."

[@Fipser]

Helavor No his argument wasn't good at all!

[@johnkim5718]

Fipser3737 What part of "I can't hire internationally because the law prevents it" do you not understand? That's not an argument, it's a fact.

[@helavor]

John Kim I didn't think that would need to be said lol.

[@ill2molly]

yes. her question was super sensational and his answer was super anticlimactic.

[@chigeh]

He could open offices in other countries. He's would not be the only US rocket company to do so.

[@ibnabbas5957]

God I love Elon. He answers so respectfully and looks at the facts, even when faced with charged, emotional, and disrespectful accusations

[@AutisticMorty]

After the question was asked, he had security escort the woman outside, where she was quickly boarded on a private jet and dropped into the ocean.

[@AsleepWarrior]

"You are going interplanetary, but when are you going international" *Crowd Cheers* Elon Musk: "Well we can't legally do that..." *Crowd* "Oh"

[@deemah3602]

and? the cheering meant "yea, great question, we're wondering this too", it's a way to show musk that it's an important question for everybody there. the absence of cheering, obviously, meant "oh okay"

[@Stefanius058]

@@deemah3602 no this crowd really suffers from sheep mentality

[@rld8258]

@@deemah3602 she literally accused Elon of not going international and it was disproved by him saying that 30% of Tesla's employees are non Americans and he'd love to have non Americans SpaceX employees too if it weren't illegal, they were definitely looking for a gotcha moment and failed miserably

[@gillesbkf4315]

Lil Doomer she accused no one, you are really strange in you analysis here. It’s an interesting question, I wondered too why they hired only Americans, and like always: laws.

[@KingofKran]

I dont think so. It's very possible there were a lot of foreign born engineers in that audience and they were just conveying that they would also to be part of the space x project. Hence they cheered the question because of the prospect of doing so (even if they already knew the answer). Not everyone is an SJW.

[@JC14789]

Girl: I'm about to end this man's whole career. Elon Musk:

[@timerboom3207]

Back at ya buckaroo

[@squiremontressor3747]

"No you"

[@setsaimu]

He hit em with the Uno Reverse

[@rahulbhuyan8680]

Omai wa mou shinderoo

[@squiremontressor3747]

"You activated my trap card!"

[@TradingFeline]

Title should be: Elon Musk explains why Space X can only hire Americans

[@HarishChunchus]

Well said!

[@qwerasdliop2810]

proper clickbait

[@usamasaddiq5649]

Then most people wouldn’t have watched this video 😂

[@ProAverageGuy]

Fucking semantics

[@Hexqbe]

@Yu Si the difference is the "can".

[@albertj3421]

I love when an accusatory questions gets a slick "you don't know what you are talking about answer".

[@ahmedalhallag3338]

This should be titled as "curb your stupidity"

[@rumblingend8443]

Curb your smugness would be better

[@tracerhax]

Curb your knowitallness*

[@jayem7773]

Curb your wokeness

[@nex3mber]

@@tracerhax 😂

[@BreadVanVleet]

Curb your question

[@SayYourSomething]

What she was expecting: I’m a racist idiot. What actually happened:

[@BR-td3kn]

🤣🤣🤣

[@wiserthanatenyearold]

You forgot to finish the second line.

[@yooy5131]

Исмаил Джамалдиев the second line is the video itself

[@ZachAsterisk]

@@wiserthanatenyearold r/woooosh

[@ScarletMadness]

@@ZachAsterisk r/ihavereddit

[@cordeliar.2297]

Her intent to shame only brought shame onto herself. Instant karma.

[@nathan5645]

@@fuckfacefaggotbreath8143 it literally is how the contemporary concept of "instant karma" works

[@ImJBTPG]

no it didn't, just means her news station didn't run that bit. only if elon failed or slipped up to where she could call him racist would her station run what she said.

[@paradox5434]

@@ImJBTPG it was meant to pin him racist

[@gerarddunne956]

She wasn't shaming she was litteraly asking a question...there was nothing to it

[@krishnanandunnikrishnan2451]

I don't think there is anything shameful in what she did.. It's a doubt that even the general public have. She just asked a reasonable question and got a reasonable answer.. It's that simple..

[@johnster02]

the fact that he just knows off the top of his head that 30% of tesla’s engineers are internationally employed is something fascinating to hear from a CEO. the fact that he knows that goes to show just how much elon cares about his companies and is involved so heavily with his workers and hiring. and before you ask yes this message is sponsored by tesla and endorsed by elon musk.

[@Kaiwala]

I was under the impression that he was against his workers unionising...

[@absoluteunit4581]

@@Kaiwala and also often went on temper tantrums firing employees at will for no reason

[@Kaiwala]

@@absoluteunit4581 don't even get us started on the covid shit

[@Ypog_UA]

"Why not hire internationally" *clapping, applause* "We can't" [awkward silence] *cough*

[@TheGabusan]

Lmaooooo imagine saying this shit racist hahaha

[@STG_Poketrainer]

I just saw this and am laughing right now🤣😂

[@hiro6406]

It was a good question though. Really interesting

[@crabcake5924]

Yay im the thousanth like

[@itzzjozef1373]

1,000th like :)

[@Onix.556]

Pretty certain that woman thought she asked a “gotcha” question. Little did she know lol

[@13dg]

not really, it is a legit question. people dont know so ask. Now she knows and at least had balls to ask it. People criticizing he for it are the stupid ones. Oh and the people cheering too, that was stupid, but that is another matter

[@andreproudian7032]

@@13dg The premise of the question was a pretty legit one. "Why doesn't SpaceX hire people from other countries?" That is valid in every sense. However the way the question was asked is what was problematic. It sounded very much like they were accusing him of being biased or racist when in reality he simply didn't have much an option. By law he can only hire a select group of people, as unfortunate as that is. Elon has shown little if any at all racist tendencies. As naive or overly optimistic as it sounds, I think people should think more along the lines of identifying as human than before race. Just my two cents anyway. Hope this helps Cheers.

[@Ar-fy5nc]

@@andreproudian7032 I'm so lazy. They're SIMP. They're want orgy party.

[@jdhr7767]

@@13dg "People don't know so ask" bro that's a googleable question wtf, she could have asked so many other questions but nooo she had to try and make Elon look like a bad guy didn't she?

[@MRBlack01234]

Why even she asked🤷‍♂️. Its his private company. If he wants to put Americans first then what's wrong with that and he is from Africa. F*cking karens.

[@redeye998]

This dude's mind thinks so fast that it can't sync with his mouth

[@dfrost3417]

Yup

[@qydyralikulov4599]

AKA panic attacks (jk)

[@JonahGhost]

Alexander Raptakis i was just thinking the same shit. mad slow tho

[@and1lirical]

Alexander Raptakis lmao i was thinking the same that guy is so fucking smart.

[@reinborn8667]

A lot of people say that he's just stressed out when he's doing public speeches as he's more of an engineering worker than a public speaker To me, however, it almost seems like a form of speech impediment, since I have one too, I see the similarities. Even if it would be just a very minor form of it, I know from experience that it disturbs person's train of thoughts and considering all the things he wants to share, it makes him stutter.

[@buddacafe]

The silence and one single cough coming from the crowd at the end sums up his response.

[@AlexxTheKidd]

I luv that he never has to B.S around the questions. He honestly speaks straightforward truth to answer questions.

[@fernandaabreu5625]

You think so? I thought he spoke terribly. Not only the constant stuttering but also the sort of relunctancy to speak about the policies. Not to mention calling a national defence rule "stupid".

[@slappy8941]

You "luv"? What are you, a teenage girl?

[@funandgames714]

@@fernandaabreu5625 That doesn't change the fact that it was a straightforward truth.

[@navigator9905]

@@funandgames714 So you rather have rockets falling into cities?

[@funandgames714]

@@navigator9905 I don't recall saying that.

[@crystallxix1493]

Imagine having the chance to ask one of the few people that will most likely go in history books ANY question you want and you blow it to try to pin him for racism (or nationalism i guess would be more appropriate. Actually it seems that xenophobia is the politically correct definition)

[@fj-itsame7135]

I wonder how stupid that person felt lol

[@banrakum979]

xenophobia not racism, black and asian Americans do exist

[@mcgannpster]

My first thought exactly

[@banrakum979]

@@Noone-dg8io No it is not correct....in this particular case it would not apply because the legislation prohibits Non Americans from working on rocket technology, so if you are of the "European race" but are an American citizen you would qualify, therefore it is Xenophobia in that its discriminatory against non American countries and not the races or individuals in those particular Countries.....

[@benarnold6026]

@@banrakum979 who gives a flying fuck you know what he meant shut up

[@warhag]

that cough at the end, was just the cherry on top

[@TheGeekyBacca]

i dont think Elon was offended, he was informing his audience about a policy the crowd didn't know

[@ThreePuttBogeys88]

It made me laugh out loud, am I bad? Lol

[@duke9815]

@Furyan Auror To me, another sjw was terminated by Elon. Case is closed.

[@yuktiarora7105]

Your comment is lit

[@thomascody2330]

He’s brilliant. Having been through this, obtaining US visas is such a costly and stressful experience.

[@VINEETKUMARJ]

That girl spent weeks coming up with that question and slept knowing she'd get Elon on the spot, only to return home embarassed lmao

[@jaymac7203]

This is why you shouldn't get your education from twitter 🤡 Lool 😭😭😂😂😂😂😂

[@CalebKu]

@@jaymac7203 underrated

[@namelessmonster4857]

Plus it wouldn't be that bad if her tone and the way she asked question was polite,!

[@cutiemeowie8352]

@@namelessmonster4857 bruh

[@bukvoj]

I think asking this question was helpful... Without this question a lot of people would still think its musks fault... The question helped him to defend himself and point out the problem - the existence of that stupid policy

[@spacecowboyfpv5511]

That lady was sooo excited to say her "international - interplanetary" bit. Careful when engaging smarter people than yourself.....

[@Indianaparadise]

I know how I keep myself awake at night thinking of stupid things I’ve said I can imagine her waking up at 2am thinking about the one time she got to pick Elon’s brain but ended up wasting her question on something she could have researched before hand 😂

[@TickleMeElmo55]

Bitch didn't know the actual facts. She just knew that there was something she didn't like on surface level and didn't bother to realize other aspects that might attribute to an all American workforce.

[@davernie3931]

Jesus its just a fucking question.

[@TickleMeElmo55]

@@davernie3931 Literally it's a question, but it's a "gotcha" question and therefore an insidious one. Please be aware of the tactics of those who play certain social political cards.

[@miguelmarques7696]

@@TickleMeElmo55 Thank you sir

[@Yolo-xv3sg]

Now you know why they are in audience and he's on stage.

[@prakash4737]

Big size oof

[@bromaro]

bill gates was in the audience

[@prakash4737]

@@bromaro lmao

[@toxicnemesis2157]

massive oof

[@JMrealgamer]

I love the truth. It shuts the nonsense up.

[@spencerbowden2979]

When you load your question as an attack but it gets immediately disarmed.

[@bluaz1483]

it wasn’t a bad question, but she brought it up more out of offense than curiosity

[@vesta1000]

the wording itself already gave it away. Obviously, she spent a lot of time thinking about this and it backfired on her lmao

[@mbhlanguageservices8883]

The typical Millennials and Gen Z's mindset... nothing new on the table... just more of the same

[@aaronrodgers5852]

@@mbhlanguageservices8883 They’re pure-bred narcissist.

[@treywar25]

You guys are making it a big deal lol. She didn't lie about anything and wasn't rude.

[@jfarmerswatermelon6061]

@@mbhlanguageservices8883 Ahh love it when people generalize millions of people 🙃

[@winstonwright8374]

Imagine asking a question before googling it, to Elon musk lol

[@xXWorldgamefunXx]

He's not a genius or anything. She was just uninformed, no big deal.

[@Juuk-D]

I mean it was a good question, and good answer

[@timurklc4431]

@@Juuk-D How is it a good question when you can literally google it? Furthermore expectations of racism is just incredible, it's incredible how stupid people are to cheer to this question. Anyone who are into this type of technology could've easily known or guessed the answer. Do people not realize Space rockets share similarities with rockets that are used to.. well, bomb? Sorry but no one are trying to be racist anymore, sure there is a minority that is racist, sure there is racism even against americans. Incredibly sad.

[@w0ckhardtt]

@@ifuckinghatebarking she was so snobby about it

[@Juuk-D]

@@timurklc4431 Because people are stupid, this question was asked on a big stage that will be broadcast to a even bigger audience, if people used Google just a little we wouldn't have so many differences and Trump wouldn't be the president sadly that's not the case..

[@dtrrider1]

I love the wooping and cheering, followed by getting owned.

[@FedorKai]

Too bad Elon senpai isn't very good at public speaking, it's only a 3rd-degree burn, if it were Michio Kaku or Neil Degrasse Tyson, the whole place would be on fire.

[@nymets353721]

followed by the absolute silence when hes done. only a cough was to be heard.

[@APCLZ]

i bet everyone that cheered felt really dumb afterwards. it's such an obvious explanation

[@XaserII]

If I was that woman, I would have made sure my question couldn't be answered with 1 minute of googling. I only slightly looked into getting a job in aero/space tech and immediately came across this regulation. not much different in many other countries btw.

[@jak3est]

i know what a room full of morons. "hey why aren't you hiring Iranians and north koreans to build rockets firing heavy payloads into orbital space!" "UM because its still essentially a fuckin rocket" this tech is massively dangerous if blueprints get leaked north korea wouldnt have to miniature a nuke they can send up a huge half ass bomb capable of hitting nyc.

[@dawidlech6986]

This girl is just waiting to get daredevil dogged with that “you’re going interplanetary, but you’re not going International”

[@csmlegend3704]

The crowd: *starts cheering, clapping* Elon Musk: "Well... rocket technology is confidential so the U.S forces us to only hire Americans." The crowd: 🗿

[@amadeus5539]

Yo, Angelo

[@nurahmaddin]

CoolSlayerMasterLegend i love the crowd statue mark

[@fracasopina2121]

Because everyone didnt knew about this stuff. Even in the army is the same. And the green beret only can be americans.

[@fracasopina2121]

@@nurahmaddin Its called Moai. They are a group of old structures found in Rapa Nui.

[@mep1455]

Don’t quote something he didn’t actually say.

[@Scruffybirdd]

They stop cheering when they find out he’s not actually racist. People want to be angry now days smh

[@schoppepetzer9267]

BoiledEgg And even that presumption is ridiculous. US citizens and greencard holders come with all ethnic backgrounds. Stating that not hiring foreigners equals racism is galactically stupid.

[@otpreet]

Wym bruh there are a lot of races in the USA

[@cogginsnuff]

@Celo I guess "people want to be angry nowadays"

[@XIIThatGuyIXX]

They didn’t cheer because it’s an unfortunate situation, you’ve become the very thing you swore to destroy

[@bidjadbahra6929]

Woord

[@emanbeltran5190]

Alternate title: "A man who stutters through his entire statement shuts up an entire crowd with facts"

[@John-doe955]

Ima just leave a comment here cause I’m guessing some way some how someone’s gonna get upset by this comment and I wanna be able to come back if/when that happens.

[@AcogR6]

@@John-doe955 I like your name, also yes, im doing the same thing too 😃

[@AcogR6]

Dont mind me I just want to get notifications of someone getting mad here 😘

[@stalinjosefstalin480]

I stutter quite a bit, just gotta work on the crowd and facts part.

[@mightyryan1456]

Day 1 of no angry replies, maybe day 2 will get lucky.

[@NickKopitske-wi1px]

As an engineer, I find this question ignorant to the point of being offensive.

[@NoobPatel]

As an engineer, I agree with you. I mean you bother looking up SpaceX jobs, but you can’t bother up looking ITAR, CUI, and etc. 🤦‍♂️

[@georgeianta2088]

"Never, because we're racist." - is the answer that crowd was hoping for

[@silverwerewolf975]

Racist? USA cant be racist with anyone HAHAHA

[@Slender_Man_186]

Silver Werewolf no, but the idiots that ask questions like that think that 99% of America is white, so to them it is a race.

[@silverwerewolf975]

@@Slender_Man_186 they never saw usa then, to think that... completly ignorant haha

[@bruhsoundeffect1903]

@@Slender_Man_186 The majority of Americans do see America as "white". It's not, but people choose to be idiots anyways. A large portion of people literally can't even tell the difference between an immigrant and a refugee.

[@Slender_Man_186]

Bruh Sound Effect 1 well, it is a majority white country, about 70%. Still, I don’t see why diversity is forced down America’s throats, when we’re already the most diverse country in the world. No one bitches about the Middle-East being too Arab, or Africa being to black, or Asia being too Asian. Why? Because that’s retarded, and they only care about targeting whites, even if it means ignoring, misinterpreting, or making up facts.

[@dylanlee1111]

That girl thought she was pullin a fast one

[@dinodare1605]

No, she didn't. She was asking a question.

[@oliverxhmll]

@@dinodare1605 yeah she did. She sounded pretentious and demanding.

[@decespugliatorenucleare3780]

yeah - to a billionaire. how smart>?

[@lakshyapalawat579]

@@decespugliatorenucleare3780 not actually Ever heard of jack ma

[@TheKickboxingCommunity]

@@dinodare1605 shut your passive aggressive ass up

[@internaut9820]

“Starts playing curb your enthusiasm”

[@aaronduerst]

hey where leon at?

[@jamesh290]

Curb your sjw assumptions lol 😂

[@ytn675]

Yesss

[@DrDomich]

Ya da king. Well done, sir 👏👏

[@AgeDrain]

If they had footage of the person asking it would’ve been perfect

[@definitelymdt]

Oh god I just realized that this is the first time I heard Elon Musk talk, and it's different from what I imagined.

[@knight671]

Same, I don’t know why I expected him to speak like a lizard Mark style

[@myouniverse0613]

Same! I'm surprised he stutters a lot, and I heard that's actually a sign of intelligence.

[@warlockpaladin2261]

There's also an episode of Rick and Morty.

[@James04U]

Alexa: ask a question Crowd: Woooooooaaaaaaaahhhh Mr. Musk: You need a greencard SILENCE

[@johnkeller9738]

The point was you need "more than a green card" work visa which is typical for several American companies. Many journalists never do bonafide research and is so typical of many liberal arts majors today. Still, Musk was gracious in his response to a "woke" audience.

[@imluvinyourmum]

He can ditch America if he wants, then he can geeeet ouuuut

[@stnbch3025]

He blames the government. How lazy and self-centered is that.

[@chetarmlin1196]

@@imluvinyourmum But realized he's been all over the world and still no better place to live.

[@diambo4life]

@@johnkeller9738 A "green card" is not a work visa. There's no such thing as a work visa anyway. A visa is a document that grants you entry into a country for a specific purpose. Some visas CAN allow you to be eligible to work. You then need to apply for a work permit (EAD) that actually allows you to work in the country. It's typically valid for a year and has to be renewed. A green card status on the other hand does not *expire.* The card does every 10 years but the benefit doesn't. What Musk didn't explain very well is that there are certain jobs ( FBI, Police, some federal or federally contracted jobs such as SpaceX) that are only open to US Citizens!

[@HeebeeJeebees323]

The perfect example of “she really thought she did sumn”

[@Spartacus1314]

She was probably smiling at first like "yeah i just did that"

[@BerryBeeBread]

She was probably asking a question, and she was just asking according to statistics.

[@Likeandsubscribeformore]

Best comment I seen😂💯

[@abid444_]

i literally thought those exact words right after she asked the question

[@colinh692]

Just got the thousandth like

[@PNWJMc]

I'm sure she was very proud of herself with her "gotcha" question. Had she bothered to do any research she likely would have found the answer without embarrassing herself in public.

[@davidwebb2318]

Yeah, and the way the crowd all joined in cheering and whooping showed the sum of the intellect in that room was pretty low.

[@bowlweevil4161]

@@davidwebb2318 yeah they are to stupid to be embarrassed, they all voted for quid pro joe LMAO!

[@davidwebb2318]

@@bowlweevil4161 true

[@ricardomartinez479]

@@davidwebb2318 he was speaking in International Astronautical Congress not in the America congress... so ofcourse there will be people cheering. 🤦‍♂️

[@ricardomartinez479]

@@bowlweevil4161 he was speaking in International Astronautical Congress not in the America congress... so ofcourse there will be people cheering.🤦‍♂️ nobody cares about your stupid politics

[@bugballs2211]

Crowd when she asks the question: 😃👏 Crowd when he answers it: 😐

[@MyKillyy]

I love how this video ends with one single cough from the audience, who got silenced.

[@Kooleman]

That's the cough of "fate acceptance"

[@cameronpeterson6734]

I thought that cough was from Elon lol he's quite nervous when it comes to public speaking

[@huseynhasanov8162]

Laser Mayonnaiser Actually he thinks about new ideas when stops while talking.

[@styldsteel1]

I thought that was the cricket that coughed

[@RS-hh3et]

@@cameronpeterson6734 Err no it's quite clearly someone in the audience..

[@diegotrujillo1124]

she tried to make him look prejudice or something with that “iNtErPlAnEtArY bUt NoT iNtErNaTiOnAL”

[@TheAWSMPrinceBashd]

hahahah love that one

[@nedf8379]

She definitely thought of that and thought she was so smart for coming up with that and was waiting to say it 🤣

[@makguy1280]

Why does anything have to be international? Why do we have to share anything? Fuck everybody!

[@shaxee2651]

@@makguy1280 Yeah!

[@Laura-tj6zc]

She asked a normal question you fool

[@ferrari884]

“Yeah, so... I think people are a bit confused about this” was the most polite way to say “That’s a stupid question and I’m about to explain why.”

[@TheOne-Aslan]

I might steal that

[@col.nugget1524]

Stigy Overlord Would help stop a lot of arguments from even happening.

[@DefaultMii]

I read that as you said it

[@akiramenai4973]

It was a stupid question even if Elon only wanted to hire US citizens. Whomever he wants to hire is his business. If he wants to keep it 'in the family,' that's his right and there would be nothing wrong with it. What a moronic question.

[@da4127]

@@akiramenai4973 then he can answer it's for private reasons and be polite instead of fucking butthurt like you

[@hwtvi3466]

I’m not really a fan of Elon Musk, but I gotta admit: that was awesome.

[@TokyoAkiHara]

Crowd cheers. Musk: Ima bout to end all yall.

[@jamessillas3026]

@MrThePrivateer chingate pendejo

[@icanseeumad]

@MrThePrivateer suuta soukemmalle

[@TokyoAkiHara]

@MrThePrivateer Calls out everyone here as a racist with a brain the size of a sparrow, then immediately uses an offensive racist slur. Hmm yep. #hypocrisy

[@icanseeumad]

@MrThePrivateer damn you really calling people dummies while coming to youtube comments to start fights yourself? Lmao

[@adibeep]

MrThePrivateer English please... LOL

[@TheMkrT]

0:12 The moment you realize you're in a room full of idiots

[@angelar5733]

Lmaooo after he finished everyone was like 😐”we look stupid now “

[@helpthebirdsarekeepingmeho4368]

@Egill Skallagrímsson r/iamverysmart

[@AnimationAirlines]

Cheering like hooligan apes

[@cyclo9]

It really looked like it.

[@thomasgallagher6935]

@@helpthebirdsarekeepingmeho4368 he's not trying to sound smart, that's just a fact that some people probably don't know.

[@ahsahm.6065]

Lady: "You're going interplanetary but you're not going international." Elon's mind : " Too many amateurs show up in these conferences"

[@Ungrievable]

😂 yeah... dot dot dot

[@masterofallcykas2574]

Amateur is the best doe

[@haramarhara]

People are addicted to buzzwords and fancy quotes bruh

[@jammaschan]

1000th like

[@elafl807]

Its not a stupid question, since i dont think many people know about that law, and its quite literally a stupid law. So many smart people outside of US and spaceX missed out on all of them because of a dumbass law

[@ozi-g-be]

The cough at the end makes this 10x better

[@unfriendly3255]

Musk:" yes so I think people are very confused about this" Musk's mind:"bunch of uneducated clowns"

[@trevor4512]

Underrated comment

[@karmadiamond51]

😁🤣

[@AjaySharma-sc5eo]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sideshowbob2752]

I mean just Google it!

[@chocolate-hw2yr]

@@sideshowbob2752 its not personal question or something like that ... Now we both messed up the jokes because of you

[@peeper2070]

There’s nothing wrong with asking the question. It’s how you say it.

[@icheko2498]

I think it's a very stupid question and people's reaction to it is stupid too. It's a security risk to hire people that aren't background checked. Tech has always been on the list of other countries espionage groups. They literally try to recruit spies to get all this info. It's a matter of national security.

[@RobGordonJC]

@@icheko2498 Again, no matter what the question is, it can still be asked. It is the accusatory tone of the question that was the problem.

[@icheko2498]

@@RobGordonJC anyone can ask a question even though it's stupid I agree. But that still doesn't change the fact of how stupid it is. Let's say even if he was allowed to hire from non citizens. It's the right of the owner to hire who he wants. He would be doing a good thing by hiring only Americans. Keeping the jobs in the US, and not act like other greedy companies that just want to pay less. If he decided to go that route.

[@oldbot64]

@icheko how is that too stupid of a question? A journalist's job is to ask questions for the public. There might even a lot of people who has the same question.

[@icheko2498]

@@oldbot64 Nicolas and peeper pointed it out already. The way the question was presented so accusatory makes even more stupid. Also I didn't hear any credentials from the person in the beginning, what makes you think that's a journalist? As to why the question is stupid refere to my answers on top. Reverse journalism isn't a thing by the way, or at least professional ones would have said it letting him know that they understand but just so the crowd knows and on and on. There are many mistakes that a good journalist would not have done here. So I doubt it was one. Unless it was a self proclaimed one. Then no one gives a shit.

[@holm9832]

KZbin: “people want this, trust me.”

[@anmolmajithia]

I SWEAR 4 YEARS OLD AND I STILL HAD TO WATCH IT

[@nevermind8063]

Lol

[@royxeph_arcanex]

Well, KZbin's not wrong this time

[@wanefelicia8779]

Lololol

[@MrLedep]

People need this!

[@GabeTheGabriel]

She thought she was cooking with that question 😂😂

[@vinaysingh7238]

The way audience cheered after she asked that question she thought she was about to start some revolution... but ended up wasting 2 mins of Elon’s precious time ...

[@javedmarch4368]

Can you imagine being that much of a simp that you call some random Capitalist bullshitter's time 'precious'. Calm down, it was two fucking minutes

[@BobSmith-mj3uu]

@@javedmarch4368 you should calm down lol.

[@eliechedid9652]

@@javedmarch4368 imagine being this mad about a businessman.Admit you're broke with 0 talent and shut up

[@Reedempter]

@@javedmarch4368 2 min is enough for him to accumulate more money than your entire family could accumulate in 10year so yeah it's 2 precious minutes for him

[@mohdhairie3160]

stupid questions are what made humanity what it is today. i actually quite liked elons answer and i would have never heard it had she not asked.

[@lesliestevens3387]

the crowd like ohhbohhh!!! hahahaha and then they are like.....silence...and cough... ignorance 0, elon 10

[@dubdubdub4683]

Leslie Stevens i know right.

[@neinnien6503]

🤣😂

[@JoseVidalQuincot]

Ignorance: 0 , Elon: Musk

[@maziu27]

Shut up

[@kekaaushyrule5050]

he stomps them in to the ground! :D Good Man :D

[@Thunderbaylivegoogle]

You literally had the chance of a lifetime to ask an important question and that's what you asked......Stunning!!!

[@texastaxes6016]

What question you expect her to ask ? Elon musk is not god just some businessman

[@cringelord1161]

@@texastaxes6016 dude hes basically a human god

[@thecryptohacker9976]

@@texastaxes6016 True ,Elon actually exists.

[@Caleb-en5bo]

@@texastaxes6016 Anything but a gotcha question that could be answered with a tiny bit of research or just some common sense.

[@once6833]

@@cringelord1161 you people really just made gods out of anything.. Stunning!!

[@JustinDean-w3d]

This sums up all of social media debates

[@aussieozz3585]

When Elon stops while speaking, he’s thinking of moving to another planet

[@Astronemo]

Bullshit

[@URL2356]

Bad joke

[@erikhernandezzz9272]

Raj nobody fucking cares about your criticism

[@URL2356]

Erik Hernandezzz ok

[@abhijaythakur4024]

Or maybe how to exile the dumb people to sun

[@exodusfivesixfivesix8050]

This question literally only needed some research. Use google for more than cat videos people and the world problems start fixing themselves.

[@brandonporter6223]

This wasn't about asking a legitimate question (If that were true she would have done 2 mins of research on the internet), this was about virtue signaling.

[@OOOO-cn7rc]

shut up i like cat videos!

[@johnt3606]

Forum users in a nutshell

[@NotKimiRaikkonen]

Googles the reason for a lot of the bullshit going on now. Where do you think people spread dumb ideas like anti-vax, flat earth and Pizzagate?

[@bobing1752]

Condescending com. The question was legitimate.

[@frankborder]

In other words: Questioner: Emotion!! Emotion!! Emotion!! Musk: [simple fact]

[@yt.personal.identification]

In other words... Setup a plant to ask a question. Watch the comment section lap it up and act like the actor asking the question is the idiot.

[@Messael1994]

It wasnt a question based on emotion, albeit a stupid and poorly researched question, but it was a question based on facts

[@shineayandrews1869]

*angerywojak*

[@wuthurer]

@@Messael1994 that question was planted. plain and simple.

[@kerolokerokerolo]

Excuse*

[@sandhamitizer9706]

That cough at the end was perfect. Something about it was just insanely comedic.

[@IowaKim]

my father was an engineer from England and moved to the US. Before he could work on any government projects he had to become a U.S. citizen

[@cia3653]

anyone can be a U.S citizen?

[@IowaKim]

@@cia3653 yes. There are several steps and classes you must take and some written tests. I think if you have a criminal record that may be a problem

[@krashd]

@@cia3653 Most countries allow you to take their citizenship, there is usually a background check and then they test your knowledge about the country, if both are good you get citizenship. Some nations will force you to renounce your previous nationality as a test of loyalty but many nations including the US allow dual nationality. Some other nations like Russia and China will keep an eye on you for years to make sure you are not a spy, the US says they don't do this but it's likely they do - they spy enough on their own citizens that you can bet they keep a close eye on non-citizens and new citizens.

[@cia3653]

@@IowaKim oh, thank you for your response!

[@imaginarychip4916]

@@cia3653 You have to live in the coutry for a while and have work

[@peeelan]

The moment he said “US government regulations” was the exact moment everyone in the room knew that they fucked up Edit: for your safety I recommend not going into the replies

[@luemas_desu5903]

Fr... he also said “rockets are considered an advanced weapons technology” I mean outsiders will kill to know the secrets to these technology. That journalists sure didn’t study or think before she asked that question.

[@binarywolfcia85]

First rule of being a lawyer: Never ask a question you dont know the answer to.

[@mysteriousfleas]

@Luis You literally described how and why the question was both filled with malice and self righteousness on behalf of the person asking.

[@mysteriousfleas]

@@luemas_desu5903 No, they're just filled with globalist propaganda to the point where they're nothing more than quasi-commie zombies.

[@mysteriousfleas]

That's the magic word to silence a left wing statist, because their god has made a decree that their virtue signalling does not agree with, thus they look very stupid. "b-but muh gubbermint is supposed to do left wingy thingies! D: D: D: D: D:"

[@xfxrxmxt1981]

The smartest and richest stutterer ever.

[@sharadshukla7624]

@@ZENSIBLE really 😂

[@sharadshukla7624]

@@Mario-mz6qm may be he only lol

[@Kevin-ch1xj]

@@Mario-mz6qm me

[@cabentertainment9723]

ZENSIBLE damn who hurt you

[@hafizzulhissham528]

He thinks faster then he speak that why he stutter.

[@elai_harmony]

He's so professional about these sensitive topics.

[@crowbar4976]

Elon just destroyed that woman's entire career.

[@Robomann]

I like to buy made in Finland. Awesome plate carriers.

[@unlockmyvideoswith1ksubs594]

Probably

[@Dongskiii]

It was just a baby asking questions to an adult nothing wrong about that, not all people realize the security aspect.

[@nczioox1116]

@@Dongskiii its literally a google search away to find out, so shes either lazy or stupid or was just looking for attention

[@TbirdThunderHD]

@@Dongskiii A baby with a bad attitude. That question was delivered with a great deal of contempt.

[@wilsons2882]

musk: was an immigrant america: well you are a citizen now and a visionary.

[@floydhebert3684]

Exactly what the US Government did with Nazi Scientists back in the 40’s

[@richiebattung3362]

@@floydhebert3684 Operation Paperclip

[@CocaCasta]

@@floydhebert3684 I was just gonna say.... "You mean like former Nazi visionary Wernher Von Braun who became a citizen after WW2 and literally took America to space and the moon?"

[@Dapper422]

@P. Spit cause people with bad intentions are seeking to exploit opportunities like this to cause damage.

[@elenabob4953]

@@CocaCasta Ohh, that poor innocent man who entered voluntarily in SS, who took photos with Himler and who supervised how his rockets are produced by prisoners who died from malnutrition. That one?

[@WillF1980]

Smh everyone tries to accuse people of being racist.

[@renatolima877]

Best comment yet

[@WillF1980]

David Van Voorhis false but try again.

[@MrSuperBrite]

Americans trying to catch an african being racist.

[@chrisrva710]

America isn’t a race of people this makes 0 sense

[@gabrielrabelo6982]

You people need to learn racism isn't the only kind of discrimination and bigotry. It would be *xenophobia*, has jackshit to do with racism

[@CyrilJanDacasin]

That one crowed who coughed at the end was the icing on the cake. 😂