A Glimpse into the Future, Ignored by the Present

I consider myself a productive person. I time-block, exercise, stay focused on my goals, and organize my emails nicely according to the PARA method. Then I look at Elon Musk's weekend and realize we're operating on what might as be different planets.

On Thursday, Tesla held its We, Robot event, where it revealed mind-blowing products that feel straight out of a sci-fi movie. They introduced Robotaxi, a fully autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals. Then there's Robovan, an autonomous utility vehicle with a capacity of 20 people. As if that wasn't enough, Optimus was announced, an impressive humanoid robot with the potential to perform complex tasks, entering production for internal Tesla use next year and for other companies in 2026.

Fast-forward to Sunday, when SpaceX successfully launched and recovered the Super Heavy booster–a 200-ton rocket–as it descended from space at Mach 5. As it barrelled down towards the Earth, its booster shot out, slowing it down until it gently adjusted and rested on the launch tower. There are dozens of amateur videos on X of people going absolutely nuts. I get chills just thinking about it.

Elon, sir, we are not the same.

The level of forward-looking innovation Elon leads is astonishing. In 50 years, I believe we will look back and see him in the same light as Henry Ford and other great visionaries of the 20th century.

Yey, outside the echo chambers of X, the broader world seems largely uninterested. I skimmed headlines of Europe's top newspapers, The Guardian, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and Le Monde. The news of the SpaceX landing was, at best, secondary, if not buried deep down their front pages. None mention the Tesla announcements.

How can such monumental technological strides be ignored by most? It feels like we're standing at the cusp of some of humanity's most significant advances in 150 years, and few are paying attention.