How Elon Musk sees the future: His bizarre sci-fi vision should concern us all

The world has gone mad. — Elon Musk

What does Elon Musk want? What is his vision of the future? These questions are of enormous importance because the decisions that Elon Musk makes — unilaterally, undemocratically, inside the relatively small bubble of out-of-touch tech billionaires — will very likely have a profound impact on the world that you and I, our children and grandchildren, end up living in. Musk is currently the richest person on the planet and, if only by virtue of this fact, one of the most powerful human beings in all of history. What he wants the future to look like is, very likely, what the future for all of humanity will end up becoming.

This is why it’s crucial to unravel the underlying normative worldview that has shaped his actions and public statements, from founding SpaceX and Neuralink to…