Elon Musk says humanity is once again about to witness the fall of the Roman Empire | Forbes JAPAN Official Site (Forbes Japan)

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, compared modern civilization to the Roman Empire in a post on X (formerly Twitter) in the early hours of September 25th. Of course, he used a meme to express that idea.

“Is anyone feeling the atmosphere of the late Roman Empire?” Musk asked, adding to an illustration of Roman soldiers, “[Humanity]is about to witness the fall of the Roman Empire again. But this time, Wi. -There’s Fi, there’s Meme,” he wrote.

Since Musk acquired Twitter in October 2022, he has received wide attention for his comments on social media. In addition to changing his Twitter name to “X,” he recently criticized the Jewish civil society organization Anti-Defamation League, and is a cartoonist who has come under fire from the media for his racist abuse. He defends people like Scott Adams.

The mask is alsoSuggests Mark Zuckerberg a ‘wire mesh match’However, this fight no longer looks like it will happen.

Despite being the world’s richest man, he often displays a pessimistic view of the world. Musk, now 52, ​​said after serial bomber Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, died in prison in June, “Maybe the Unabomber was right about technology.” He even said that. In his prison manifesto, the Unabomber said, “The Industrial Revolution and the events it brought about were a catastrophe for humanity.”

Musk has also locked many advertisers out of X, with ad revenue down at least 50% since he took office. Reports earlier this year said executives at global brands are avoiding even talking in the same room as Musk.

X tried to turn things around by hiring former NBCUniversal CEO Linda Yaccarino. However, with Musk’s daily posts about X showing that he is the one in charge of the company’s decisions, Yaccarino is seen as nothing more than a decoration.

The author has reached out to X for comment, but has not received a response at this time.

(forbes.com Original text)

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