Elon Musk says 'China rocks' while the U.S. is full of 'complacency and entitlement'

[JonLP24]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lamented the "entitled" and "complacent" character of people in the United States, and lauded the "smart" and "hard working people" of China, in the first installment of a three-part interview with Automotive News' "Daily Drive" podcast published Friday.

Specifically, Musk criticized New York and California -- states that have supported his businesses, especially Tesla, with considerable tax breaks, regulatory credits and other government help.

Automotive News publisher Jason Stein, who conducted the interview, asked Musk, "How about China as an EV strategy leader in the world?"

Musk replied: "China rocks in my opinion. The energy in China is great. People there – there's like a lot of smart, hard working people. And they're really -- they're not entitled, they're not complacent, whereas I see in the United States increasingly much more complacency and entitlement especially in places like the Bay Area, and L.A. and New York."

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/07/31/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-china-rocks-us-full-of-entitlement.html

[msongs]

1. says the zillionaire who demands tax breaks and subsidies for HIS venture nt

[Binkie The Clown]

2. Elopn Musk is a publicity hound.

He's almost as outrageous as Trump in that way.

[roamer65]

3. So says Musk who sucks off from the US government teat.

Government contracts AND subsidies.

Also, if you are an American employee of his company, he just called you lazy.

Real morale booster, eh?

[dalton99a]

17. +1

[Luciferous]

4. Well then maybe he should just move to China...

[Sherman A1]

8. +1

[Drunken Irishman]

5. I mean, he's free to move there.

[C_U_L8R]

6. Apparently marijuana is a gateway drug.

[ExciteBike66]

7. Would love to see him move to Hong Kong and start talking about democracy...

see how he likes it then...

[erpowers]

9. Pissed Off There are Worker Rights In America

I assume Elon Musk is just pissed off that there are worker's rights in America. I guess he thinks the Chinese government would have allowed him to keep his factory open even if there was a risk to his workers.

I tend to think Musk is the entitled one. He seems to always throw a hissy fit every time he does not get what he wants.

[2naSalit]

12. He sure seems to get what he wants often and

Always at someone else's expense. I wish he'd just away.

[ismnotwasm]

10. And work in IT and are good at math Elon?

Can’t stand that guy

[gulliver]

11. Two years ago you were supposed to be able to summon your car to pick you up.

According to Musk.

[2naSalit]

13. Fuck that guy. ...nt

[Baked Potato]

14. This fucker Musk is using psychology on Americans.

He is stoking anger and resentment towards China through manipulation. He is intoxicated with his wealth. The fall from his height will be spectacular.

[beaglelover]

15. It's too bad his views suck since I really love my Tesla Model 3.

[GeorgeGist]

16. I so look forward to his ...

crash and burn.