CHRONICLE – Somewhere between the planet Mars and transhumanism, the entrepreneur has decided to also conquer the White House.
« You make a lot of money and you control the whole world. It's obvious that you're unblocked. » Thus Xavier Niel, our French version of the successful tech entrepreneur, describes in a book (1) the escapades of his great peers in Silicon Valley, and of Elon Musk in particular. « It starts with : “I am a genius”. Then it slides towards : “I have to have hundreds of children to save the world, so I’m going to donate my sperm”. »
« Then : “I have to live as long as possible to save the world, so I have to find the secret to eternal life.” There is an intoxication of absolute power (…). A desire to control the world. “I'm going to take control of your brain”, that's Neuralink. “I will conquer the galaxies” is SpaceX. And of course, “I will conquer death”. » There was one step missing in this list: somewhere between the planet Mars and transhumanism, Musk decided to also conquer the White House. In a few weeks, he established himself as Donald Trump's second running mate. On the night of the victory, he was in the family photo.
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