Setting:
Malcolm X is seated at a table in a modern conference room, his sharp suit and iconic glasses giving him an imposing presence. Elon Musk walks in, casual in his approach but clearly intrigued by the meeting. The air is tense but charged with purpose.
Malcolm X:
Mr Musk, let’s not waste time. I’ve read about your ventures—your rockets, electric cars, and promises of progress. But progress at whose expense? You’ve made billions, but it seems your success leaves too many in its wake.
Elon Musk:
I’m all for innovation and helping humanity. Tesla has reduced emissions, SpaceX is working to make life multi-planetary, and I employ thousands of people. What’s wrong with that?
Malcolm X:
What’s wrong? Let me ask you this—how many of those workers are underpaid, overworked, or barely scraping by? And don’t start with your usual spiel about “long-term benefits.” When a man works himself to the bone today and can’t feed his family, what good is a future on Mars to him?
Elon Musk:
You can’t make change without breaking a few eggs. Disruption is messy, Malcolm. That’s just how it works.
Malcolm X:
Breaking eggs? Are you calling people’s lives eggs to be cracked for your ambitions? The same people whose labour builds your empire, while you dodge taxes and call it strategy? A man like you doesn’t disrupt; he exploits. You’re no innovator—you’re a plantation owner with a fancy new field.
Elon Musk:
That’s unfair. I’ve donated millions to charity, invested in renewable energy, and championed technologies that could save lives. I’m trying to solve problems on a global scale.
Malcolm X:
Charity? Is that your salve for a guilty conscience? Let me tell you something about charity—it’s a bandage for wounds you helped inflict. True justice means changing the system that allows you to amass wealth while others starve. Renewable energy and electric cars don’t mean much if the factories that build them grind people into the ground.
Elon Musk:
So what do you suggest I do? Shut everything down? I can’t solve all the world’s problems overnight.
Malcolm X:
No one’s asking you to solve all the world’s problems. But stop pretending you’re a saviour while benefiting from exploitation. Pay your workers fairly. Stop union-busting. Hold yourself accountable for environmental and social harm. And above all, recognise that progress isn’t progress if it’s built on injustice.
Elon Musk:
You think I’m the bad guy? I’m just one man trying to push humanity forward. What are you doing to make a difference?
Malcolm X:
What am I doing? I’m waking people up. I’m fighting for dignity and justice, for a system where men like you don’t get to decide whose lives are worth sacrificing for your vision of the future. That’s the difference, Mr Musk. I fight for people, not profits.
Elon Musk: (pausing, clearly uncomfortable but trying to save face)
Fair points. I’ll think about it.
Malcolm X:
Thinking isn’t enough. Action is what separates the talkers from the changemakers. Decide which one you want to be.
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