Posted on 11/20/2025 4:29:22 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
The Tesla CEO said at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday that in the next 10 to 20 years, work will be optional, likening the decision to have a job to the more laborious upkeep of a vegetable garden.
“My prediction is that work will be optional. It’ll be like playing sports or a video game or something like that,” Musk said. “If you want to work, [it’s] the same way you can go to the store and just buy some vegetables, or you can grow vegetables in your backyard. It’s much harder to grow vegetables in your backyard, and some people still do it because they like growing vegetables.”
The future of optional work will be the result of millions of robots in the workforce able to usher in a wave of enhanced productivity, according to Musk. The tech mogul, worth about $470 billion, has made the recent push to expand Tesla beyond just electric vehicles, working on consolidating his sprawling business interests into his broader vision of an AI-fueled, robotic-powered future. That includes his goal of having 80% of Tesla’s value come from his Optimus robots, despite continuous production delays for the humanoid bots.
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Sounds loverly.
I’m already used to living with no money.
Money, in one form or another, has always been relevant.
Does that mean I built a small fortune by scrimping and working my butt off was for nothing?
Humans will be redundant.
Mr. Flim Flam speaks.
Aw geeze, not this s**t again...
Elon needs to switch to a lower dosage of whatever psychotropic drug he is taking.
We’ll see.
Not bettin’ on it.
This ain’t a Star Trek world.
And it never will be.
Methinks we’ll be at full war with Islam.
LOLOL!!!!
Quite ridiculous. I should be looking down from the heavenlies at the chaos (complete disorder and confusion). The world is not the garden of Eden.
Such a pipe dream.
Never going to happen.
Just think about the construction industry.
Never going to happen.
When Musk is ready to give up his, I'll be happy to take some of it off of his hands.
-PJ
Delicate creations, robots.
I watched the video proceedings. When Musk said money will be irrelevant, Jensen Huang looked startled and stared at Musk. Musk began laughing at Huang, CEO of Nvidia. Then assured him it’ll be a while. They got a lot of money to use up before it becomes irrelevant!
Who is going to grow our vegetables?
No AI could do my job.
Musk said robots will create jobs. Don't worry, they'll take the clean jobs. People can continue working in sewers, mud, roofing, changing diapers, etc.
Or we could all be reverted to Stone Age occupations like picking fruit, washing in streams, and rubbing sticks to make fire.
Human nature will remain the same and thus necessitate cudgels here and there.
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