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At a conference in June 2016, Elon Musk said the following about his motivation: “There are a lot of negative things in the world. There are a lot of terrible things happening all the time. There are lots of problems that need to be solved – lots of things that are miserable and kind of get you down. But life cannot just be about solving one miserable problem after another. That can’t be the only thing. There needs to be things that inspire you – that make you glad to wake up in the morning and be part of humanity. It is time to go forth, become a star-faring civilization, be out there among the stars, and expand the scope and scale of human consciousness. I find that incredibly exciting. That makes me glad to be alive.”
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