Why Elon Musk thinks everyone should read William MacAskill's book

By Karishma Soorty
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August 16, 2022
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The founder of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, has advised fans of his to read a book to understand his philosophy and way of thinking.

Naturally, the popular entreprenuer took to twitter to share his reading recommendations with his followers William MacAskill's book 'What We Owe the Future'.

The reason why Elon Musk shared his favourite reading material could be because William MacAskill’s book highlights the importance of an individual’s moral preferences having a positive impact on their life in the future.

This idea of writing a book is significantly influenced by the crisis created in the world due to the global epidemic (COVID-19) and climate change over the recent years. In fact, the author has written this book keeping in mind the future, and how our children and our next generation will grow up in the conditions we leave behind.