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Jordan Peterson and Elon Musk Interview
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Overview
Jordan Peterson and Elon Musk Interview refers to a 45-minute conversation between conservative influencer and clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk that was posted to the Daily Wire, where Peterson is a contributor, and also to X / Twitter, the social media platform that Musk owns, in late July 2024. After its release, various moments from the conversation in which Peterson and Musk expressed opinions that some found strange and off-putting circulated online as clips and were widely memed.
Background
Prior to the interview, Jordan Peterson had long been a frequent user of X / Twitter and an activist on issues that Elon Musk was also concerned with. The interview between the two men was posted to the Daily Wire on July 22nd, 2024, as an episode of the Jordan Peterson Podcast and also to X that same day.[1] Peterson's posting of the livestream of the conversation (seen below) received over 56,000 likes, 14,000 reposts and 5,700 replies in the course of two days.[2]
My conversation with @elonmusk. Live today at 3pm ET. https://t.co/RyaZFmvC8i
— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) July 22, 2024
Musk also promoted his appearance on Peterson's podcast on his personal X account that same day (seen below), receiving over 116,000 likes in the course of two days.[3]
![Musk Advertisement Elon Musk @elonmusk X Talking with Jordan in 5 mins Dr Jordan B Peterson @jordanbpeterson • Jul 22 My conversation with @elonmusk. Live today at 3pm ET. x.com/i/broadcasts/1... <YERKK 1:54:59 5.6M views Dr. Peterson x Elon Musk 2:56 PM Jul 22, 2024 30.4M Views • 7.7K 15K Subscribe 18:51 116K ☐ 14K ↑](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/868/745/4b3.png)
Developments
Livestream
The livestream, which was two hours and 14 minutes long, received over 36.9 million views on X in two days, according to the platform's measurements. After it concluded, many commenters talked about Peterson's interviewing style, arguing that he had not given Musk enough space to speak. For example, on July 22nd, 2024, X user @C_Kavanagh echoed the comments of several in the replies to postings of the livestream (seen below), which earned over 400 likes in the course of two days.[8]
![Some Sympathy Chris Kavanagh @C_Kavanagh Jordan Peterson's interview technique actually makes me feel some sympathy for Elon. <YERTEKK 2114 Picture-in-Picture 12:29 PM Jul 23, 2024 38.1K Views 71 1729 0:06 / 1:59 x 432 ☐ 151 ↑](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/868/772/82c.png)
Online Reactions
On July 23rd, 2024, X user @still_oppressed posted a clip of the interview in which Peterson described medieval Christian iconography at length, leading Musk to respond, "Yeah," which many perceived as him being confused by what Peterson was saying. The post clipping the video received over 21,000 likes in two days.[4] Also that day, Ian Miles Cheong described the same exchange as, "A cerebral interview. Never seen anything like this."[6]
This is so fucking funny. I’m dying
pic.twitter.com/4Eh4JNDIQ2— keyvan (@still_oppressed) July 23, 2024
On July 22nd, X user @NicholasGuyatt clipped a moment in which Peterson attempted to sell Elon Musk on his all-meat "carnivore diet," receiving over 7,600 likes in two days.[5] After Musk described fighting a sumo wrestler and injuring himself, Peterson told him that he should eat all beef, claiming it would fix his health concerns.
Eighty gloriously unhinged seconds in which Jordan Peterson tries to sell Elon Musk on "the carnivore diet" pic.twitter.com/heTCKNEfX1
— Nicholas Guyatt (@NicholasGuyatt) July 23, 2024
Musk also shared that his conflict with what he called the "woke mind virus" stemmed from his daughter, who is transgender. Musk said that he "lost his son" when his daughter came out as trans, which motivated him to act. On July 22nd, 2024, right-wing influencer and X user @Liz_Wheeler shared a video of this exchange (seen below), receiving over 62,000 likes in the course of two days.[7]
So actually @elonmusk bought X not to “own the libs” but because of the infinite depth of his love for his son who was trans’ed by the left. To destroy what destroyed his son, even as his som rejects him. That’s… wow. That’s some kind of love.❤️
pic.twitter.com/YKC7BmrTsV— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) July 23, 2024
Following the interview, X user @dieworkwear, Menswear Guy, posted a thread criticizing Peterson's fashion choices, something which he had done several times before. The thread, from July 23rd, 2024, received over 11,000 likes in the course of one day.[9]
![Menswear Guy Take 227 17782 derek guy @dieworkwear • 21h Have you ever heard the phrase, "you have to know the rules before you break them?" What does that mean? Why would you have to know the rules if they're going to be broken anyway? Let's talk about it. 3 11K il 1.4M](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/868/756/3eb.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Daily Wire – Dr. Peterson x Elon Musk
[2] X – @jordanbpeterson
[4] X – @still_oppressed
[5] X – @NicholasGuyatt
[6] X – @stillgray
[7] X – @Liz_Wheeler
[8] X – @C_Kavanagh
[9] X – @dieworkwear
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