The Roots of Elon Musk’s War on Empathy
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Julia Carrie Wong on Elon Musk, the Christian right, and longtermism.

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Julia Carrie Wong to discuss Elon Musk’s recent opposition to empathy, how it comes out of the Christian right, and the relationship it has to previous discussions of longtermism.
Julia Carrie Wong is a features writer at The Guardian.
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A bust of Elon Musk that was recently vandalized is seen near the SpaceX projects in Brownsville, Texas, on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Gabriel Cardenas / AFP)
(Gabriel Cardenas / AFP via Getty Images)On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, we are joined by Julia Carrie Wong to discuss Elon Musk’s recent opposition to empathy, how it comes out of the Christian right, and the relationship it has to previous discussions of longtermism.
Julia Carrie Wong is a features writer at The Guardian.
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Paris Marx is joined by Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear to discuss the many ways cars have negatively affected society, how tech companies seek to entrench those problems, and what can really be done to improve mobility in our communities.
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