Elon Musk debuted at ClubHouse, Silicon Valley’s trending social network for voicemail

The billionaire businessman Elon Musk, the richest man in the world made his first appearance yesterday Clubhouse, the audio social network which is a trend in Silicon Valley and currently accessible by invitation. He was present in a room with 5,000 people (the limit of users in a chat room) and showed his verborragia, speak about Mars, Neuralink, Bitcoin, Tesla, and even COVID-19 vaccines.

Clubhouse is the most popular Silicon Valley startup today. It was developed as a “creator pilot program” and launched in May 2020. Unlike the social networks we know, it does not consist of sharing images, photos or videos. Other way around, invite people to join pop-up audio chat rooms, with hosts and guests.

Was present in the room Vlad Tenev, executive director of Robin Hood, a commission-free exchange platform that has been investigated by the Securities Market Commission (SEC) following the ‘extreme volatility’ that the shares of GameStop. Musk interviewed him to explain what had happened to the Wall Street Bets debacle over the past week.

It’s worth noting that venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is a major investor in Robinhood and Clubhouse, as well as supporting startups that partner with Musk’s companies.

On the other hand, Musk spoke of going to Mars, saying it would probably be “difficult” for the early pioneers, but that the effort would ultimately be a matter of keeping the “candle of civilization alive in the dark”. Said her kids don’t like going to Mars and I add: “L.we will reach Mars in five and a half years. “

Concerning Bitcoin (days ago he mentioned it and added “#bitcoin” in his Twitter bio and with that the price of the cryptocurrency jumped), he said: “I am a supporter. I’m late for the party, but I’m a supporter He further noted that it is clear that Bitcoin is gaining wider acceptance from the financial world.

As for electric cars TeslaMusk said the goal is to make 20 million cars and trucks a year (half a million by 2020). He also talked about autonomous driving and noted that Tesla cars can run in this autonomous mode for a third of the time of a week.

The charismatic billionaire also talked about telecommuting. He notes that it is difficult for him to work remotely in Zoom. He said, “Fear is not the killer of the mind, the context changes the killer of the mind.” About vaccines it is said: “I am not a vaccine, I am a vaccine”.

Concerning Neuralink (his ambitious project to create a brain computer interface) noted: “We have a monkey with a wireless implant in its skull that can play video games with its mind.”

During the Clubhouse session, Musk also talked about memes and said: “Whoever controls the memes will rule the universe”. He said he likes memes and he has friends who pick the best ones to send to him. Memes can be very enlightening, he added.

He also told which series and films he watches. You are currently watching “Cobra Kai”, “The Last Kingdom”, “Mythtic Quest” and “The Expanse.” He said he liked ‘Tenet’.

About clubhouse

What happens in the Clubhouse app stays there and the messages are deleted when the debate closes, but several users have retransmitted the session, such as the channel “Meet Kevin”, which under the title “Elon Musk at ClubHouse [Full Interview]He reproduced.

Hospitable audio social network Clubhouse is gearing up for the general public with the help of a new round of funding reportedly valued at nearly $ 1 billion.

The social network has gained traction in a private trial since its launch early last year, putting a podcast spin on social media by allowing members to listen to conversations taking place in online ‘rooms’ and make comments if you want to.

“Our focus now is to open the clubhouse to everyoneClubhouse founders Paul Davison and Rohan Seth said days ago, “With that goal in mind for 2021, we have secured another round of funding,” they noted.

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