Joe Rogan sparked attention in a recent podcast with John Reeves when he once again defended his friend Elon Musk, saying Musk is a "psychopath on the spectrum" who wants to expose corruption, not take people's money. Rogan praised Musk, whom he once described as his "favorite billionaire," for taking on powerful entities and questioned why anyone would think someone as wealthy as Musk, with a net worth of around $400 billion, would need to steal from taxpayers.
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Rogan argued that Musk, being one of the smartest minds alive, is simply fighting back after being messed with by government agencies and critics. "I’m telling you, that’s not what he’s doing. What he’s doing is he’s a super genius that’s been f****d with, and when you’ve been f****d with by these nitwits that hide behind three-letter agencies, and you’re dealing with one of the smartest people alive and he helps Donald Trump get in office and he goes ‘I want to find out what kind of corruption is really around,’ well you f****d up you f****d up and picked the wrong psychopath on the spectrum because he’s gonna hunt you down. And that’s good," Rogan explained.
He highlighted Musk's involvement in uncovering supposed wasteful government spending and praised his ability to bring in "a bunch of psychopath wizards" to help with his mission. However, the idea that Musk isn't interested in making more money seems questionable at best. Billionaires don't typically build empires by walking away from profit opportunities. According to a recent report from Informa Connect Academy, Musk is on track to become the world's first trillionaire by 2027.
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While Rogan believes Musk’s actions are for the greater good, it’s worth considering that many of Musk’s moves, from Tesla TSLA to SpaceX and now reviewing government spending while holding numerous lucrative government projects, often align with his business interests, raising questions about his motivations.
For instance, Musk met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. President Trump couldn’t explain to reporters whether he was meeting with Modi as a CEO or as a representative of the US government. “I don’t know, they met, and I assume he wants to do business in India, but India is a very hard place to do business in,” Trump said.
This podcast episode also touched on political corruption, with Rogan questioning how politicians amass millions on modest salaries and expressing distrust in Bitcoin due to potential hacking threats from quantum computing. But the standout moment remains Rogan's defense of Musk, despite the clear contradiction that billionaires, no matter how brilliant, are rarely motivated by pure altruism. So, did Rogan miss the mark here?
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