Bill Gates responded to the public criticism of him by the CEO of the company, saying that he could also make the platform better.
Bill Gates talked about Musk and conspiracy theories.
After the social media company's board accepted a $44 billion takeover bid from Musk last week, the company could get better or worse, according to Gates.
Gates said he has a wait and see attitude on how the deal will turn out and how Musk will change the platform.
The Microsoft co-founder said he has become the subject of crazy conspiracy theories and misinformation online, something many fear will get worse with Musk, an advocate of unfettered free speech.
Gates said he has been shouted at by people in the street who think he is tracking them, a baseless and thoroughly debunked conspiracy that gained traction and has persisted during the Covid-19 pandemic.
He said that he spends billions on life saving vaccines rather than making money from them, and that he almost had to laugh at it.
Gates joked that he had no reason to want to track those confronting him, but warned that they were making the toll of the Pandemic worse.
Gates hit back at Musk in the interview, saying there was no need for him to be nice to him.
Gates dismissed Musk's claim that he was not serious about addressing the climate crisis because he was betting against the company. Gates said the position has nothing to do with climate change and that there is a difference between betting against electric cars and against a single electric car manufacturer.
The feud between Musk and Gates pits two of the world's most powerful and wealthy individuals against one another. Musk is the world's richest person today, according to Forbes, while Gates was the fourth richest person in 1992. Both Gates and Musk have clear visions for the future, with Musk investing heavily in areas he believes are essential for the future prospering of humanity, like electric vehicles, and Gates donating his wealth to causes like eliminating poverty and infectious disease. Following the publication of his latest book, How to prevent the Next Pandemic, Gates came up with a rebuttal to Musk's more informal criticism on social media. He told the Wall Street Journal that he was unsure of Musk's motives for buying the company and that it must do more to stop the spread of harmful misinformation on the platform. Gates said he has a track record of showing up the dominant players and that he should have an open mind.
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Musk will not make the platform more of a toxic hell-hole than it already is.
Bill Gates questioned Musk about his goals for social media.
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