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0:00Gayle KingI've heard people say, listen, he's an out of the box thinker. He's a businessman. He's an entrepreneur. Like people that know you're probably a
0:07Elon Muskbusinessman. I wouldn't say.
0:08Gayle KingYou would say
0:09Elon MuskI'm not really a businessman. You're not a
0:11Gayle Kingbusinessman? No.
0:12Elon MuskNo.
0:13Gayle KingWhat are you?
0:15Elon MuskI'm sure there's probably lots of analysts on Wall street who agree that I'm not a businessman.
0:19Gayle KingOkay, well, what do you think you are?
0:23Elon MuskI'm an engineer.
0:24Gayle KingAn engineer?
0:25Elon MuskYeah, like engineering and design.
0:28Gayle KingBut you're not a businessman.
0:31Elon MuskWell, I mean, I don't sort of like, look at things from like, what's the rank ordered list of priorities for based on a return on investment or something like that.
0:39Elon MuskI don't really do any investments. I mean, I only own one, Public Security, and that's Tesla. That's it. I have no diversity in terms of public securities.
0:48Gayle KingI've heard you describe yourself as a technologist.
0:51Elon MuskYes, exactly. Technologists make new technologies, create new technologies.
0:59Gayle KingIs it your dream to conquer the world and make the world a better place? What is your dream?
1:05Elon MuskTechnology is like magic, you know, I think technology is the closest thing to magic that we have in the real world. And so I think like engineering, creative engineering is essentially technology development.
1:19Elon MuskAnd I guess maybe when I was a kid, like Lord of the Rings is my favorite book. Yeah. I thought, what's the closest thing to being a wizard in the real world?
1:28Elon MuskAnd that's like creating new technologies.