'Alien civilization, Elon Musk of East': What went down at new Twitter chief's G20 address

August garing at G20 Summit which is being organised in Bali, Indonesia witnessed a virtual address from a man sitting in dark, with a dim light and pondering on what future looks like. man was ne or than Tesla CEO and Twitter chief Elon Musk. After it was reported that Musk will t be able to take part in G20 summit, he made his appearance virtually and answered some thought-provoking questions. 

new Twitter owner and billionaire addressed Indonesian business tycoon Anindya Bakrie in Bali on Monday. This came on sidelines of G20 summit which is all set to begin in tropical Indonesian city. When asked about his surroundings, Musk claimed that he had a “power out three minutes before call.” 

On being asked when he will visit Indonesia, Musk said, "Workload has recently increased quite a lot". With only his face and hands visible, Musk talked about what future looks like and what a potential “Elon Musk of East should keep in mind.” 

What future do you want?: Musk

chat started with Bakrie asking Musk, “What is a great question to ask?” Giving it a thought for a while, Musk said, “A great question will be what is a good future? What future do you want?” Musk n went on to explain future he envisioned and said that it was a future where we work more with sustainable energy contrary to unsustainable energy. 

Emphasising his confidence towards this endeavour, Musk said, “We will transition to a sustainable ecomy, just matter of how long it will take.” 

Speaking more about exploration, Musk said that it is important to gar human kwledge so that we can understand nature of universe. On potential of finding an “alien civilization”, Musk said, “I think that it would be incredibly interesting to go and explore galaxy,” adding, “how we got here, learning and exploring star systems and maybe finding alien civilizations or discovering civilisations that existed millions of years ago.”  

Bakrie, who was also moderator of session, called Musk a “global citizen” since he was born and raised in South Africa and became a “global entrepreneurial hero”. Bakrie n went on to ask Twitter chief what should next Elon Musk of East should focus on in next 10 years.

Before answering question Musk joked saying, “What people imagine being me is t same as what it is actually being me, so be careful what you wish for.” Musk n went on to add, “Anyone who does something useful, builds products and services that are of use to fellow human beings is doing a good thing.” On this positive te, discussion came to an end with a negligible mention of Musk’s recent acquisition of online social media platform Twitter.