Bill Gates lauds Elon Musk¡¯s 'super important contribution', urges him to break silence on this crisis

Climate change is a serious issue which the world has been tackling. Many influential people make it their duty to talk about it and bring about a change in whichever way they can. Recently, Microsoft founder Bill Gates spoke about how Elon Musk has a ¡®super important¡¯ contribution in combating this crisis.

He went on to say that he would want Musk to talk more about it.

He was asked about the same in an interview to which Gates replied saying he is ¡®disappointed¡¯ with Tesla CEO Musk for not being vocal about it.

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He said, ¡°He talks a lot. I hope he'll talk more about climate. You know, he's very, very smart. He's made a contribution within that area that is super important.¡±

When asked what other topics should Musk address, Gates said, ¡°I don't think he'll listen to anybody telling him what to talk about. He's unique, and he'll talk about whatever he feels like.¡±

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Bill Gates and Elon Musk have had their share of disagreements in the past

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Bill Gates and Elon Musk have publicly exchanged criticisms and expressed disagreements on various issues. Gates once questioned Musk's prioritization of spending his wealth on efforts to send humans to Mars instead of funding vaccines to save lives. Gates also suggested that Musk has the potential to become a significant philanthropist in the future.

Bill Gates also recounted an incident where Elon Musk reportedly acted "super mean" towards him upon learning that the Microsoft founder had shorted Tesla stock.

"Once he heard I'd shorted the stock, he was super mean to me, but he's super mean to so many people, so you can't take it too personally," Bill Gates said, adding that he apologized to Elon Musk.

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