During an interview at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on Wednesday, the Tesla CEO said he hadn’t made any investments in the longevity industry.
“I think it is important that we die at least at some point,” he told Mark Read, CEO of advertising giant WPP. “If we live for too long, I think it does ossify society. There’s no changing of the leadership because leadership never dies.”
He added that this could inhibit new ideas as people won’t change their minds.
“Think of some of the worst individuals in the world. How long do you want them to live?” he joked.
Musk has made similar comments in the past. In 2021, he called death “important,” adding he didn’t think anyone should “try to live for a super long time.”
Several of Musk’s Silicon Valley contemporaries have been dabbling in longevity, leveraging their wealth to fight the effects of aging.
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