APEC said in a statement that the originally scheduled one-on-one conversation "Focusing on Artificial Intelligence and the Future" was changed to Salesforce Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff and the U.S. Presidential Special Envoy for Climate Change. Conversation with John Kerry about climate. The statement also emphasized that it thanked Musk for his proposal to participate remotely, but "all speakers agreed to attend the meeting in person."
There is also a lot of discussion on social media about this matter. In the eyes of many people, despite the more high-sounding statement, Musk is obviously "cancelled". "'Cancel culture' is everywhere, isn't it?" one netizen said. As the world's richest man, why Musk also suffered "cancellation" is probably related to his support for anti-Semitic posts. In response to a post claiming that "the Jewish community promotes hatred of white people," Musk wrote: "What you said is the truth." In an instant, social media was abuzz with the vast majority of people opposing his views, and in turn, Musk, who has always been tough, had to change his stance. He posted again two hours later, saying he did not believe hatred of white people extended to "all Jewish communities." Although Musk subsequently reignited his dispute with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), it is clear that his offense against Jews has been remembered. In addition, after Hamas raided Israel on October 7, Musk refused to delete some "hate speech" involving Jews on the X platform. This step by step accelerated his transformation into a "thorn in the side of certain people or groups." ". In addition, Tesla's stock plummeted on the 16th, losing tens of billions of dollars in market value.
Although the speech was no longer available, on the evening of the 15th, Musk attended a grand dinner in APEC organized by US President Joe Biden. It is reported that the dinner was held at the Hyatt Hotel in San Francisco. Executives from many American companies, including Pfizer, Nike, FedEx, etc., all paid to attend. Even former California Governor Jerry Brown paid to enter, with each seat up to 4 Ten thousand U.S. dollars. It is reported that Musk showed up at the initial cocktail party, but he did not stay for dinner. Like him, there is Marc Benioff, and the two of them also took selfies.
Musk, who owns a social media platform, is different from many technology entrepreneurs. He has always liked to talk about current affairs and seems to be keen to participate in them, but obviously this will bring him some trouble. But now it is impossible for Musk to think about all these things. His SpaceX "Starship" is about to launch again, but it has been changed from the original 17th to the 18th. The rocket has undergone numerous improvements since its first launch in April.