Elon Musk Tells Joe Rogan He Acquired Twitter Because It Was 'Propagating A Mind Virus'

Elon Musk said he acquired Twitter, now X, because it was "propagating a mind virus" that was having a "corrosive effect on civilization". Musk was talking to Joe Rogan on the JRE podcast.

What Happened: Musk appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast once again, talking about a wide range of topics, including his acquisition of Twitter, the Tesla Inc. TSLA Cybertruck, and even George Soros and humanity.

But a year after his acquisition of Twitter, Musk has once again explained why he acquired the struggling social media platform for a whopping $44 billion.

"I was worried that it was having a corrosive effect on civilization," Musk said.

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"Part of it is where it is located, which is downtown San Francisco. If you've walked around downtown San Francisco, right near the Twitter headquarters, it's a zombie apocalypse," he added, mincing no words.

Musk has been vocal about the condition of San Francisco, agreeing with other tech leaders that the city needs to be "protected" and that they can "right the ship".

He went ahead and blamed the former Twitter management for weaponizing the philosophy that led to the dire straits of San Francisco, allowing it to be propagated globally.

"That philosophy was given an information technology weapon to propagate what is essentially a mind virus," he added.

‘End Of Civilization'

Musk went a step further and said that the condition of downtown San Francisco was a "mind virus experiment", likening it to a small-scale experiment of the end of civilization.

"The outcome of that mind virus is very clear if you walk around the streets of downtown San Francisco. It is the end of civilization," he added.

Musk further reasoned that for this "mind virus" to propagate effectively, Twitter needed to censor opposing viewpoints. He went ahead and said that "Republicans were suppressed at ten times the rate of Democrats."

Despite the nearly 57% fall in X's valuation since he acquired it for $44 billion, Musk remains steadfast in his belief that the acquisition was worth the price.

"Freedom of speech is priceless," he said.

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