Elon Musk breaks down what he doesn't like about Instagram — and why social media can negatively impact people's mental health (TSLA)

pulse 18:44 - 07 September 2018

In a new interview with comedian Joe Rogan, Elon Musk explained how he feels apps like Instagram aren't a great representation of how life truly is, and how viewing life through that filter can be depressing.

"Some of the happiest seeming people — actually some of the saddest people in reality," Musk said.
It was part of a nearly three-hour conversation with comedian Joe Rogan, in which the two discussed Musk's companies, artificial intelligence, and smoke marijuana together.

Elon Musk isn't buying the rose-tinted glasses that come with looking at people's lives through social media apps like Instagram.

During his nearly three-hour conversation on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Tesla CEO Musk and comedian Joe Rogan discussed topics ranging from Musk's businesses, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and then smoked some marijuana together. But Musk also made it clear how he feels about apps like Instagram, and how they can make life appear more exciting than it really is.

His overall opinion on social media apps? Not great — even with his heavy Twitter use.