Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes the SpaceX CEO’s self-declared mission to save humanity from extinction by colonizing Mars is not a good use of Elon Musk’s fortune, which would be better spent on goals like mass vaccination to save people’s lives back on Earth.
The statement was in response to a thread by journalist Michael Shellenberger regarding the World Economic Forum's (WEF) secretive finances, in which he mentioned the use of ESG criteria by the organization.
“People involved in the auto industry are largely a silent majority,” Mr. Toyoda said. “That silent majority is wondering whether EVs are really OK to have as a single option. But they think it’s the trend so they can’t speak out loudly.”