This Video Hit 4 BILLION Views in 7 Days 🤯
A creator discusses meeting Elon Musk and being rewarded $100,000 from X for investigative work. The conversation highlights how X amplified their Minnesota video from 4 million YouTube views to 4 billion total views across platforms in 7 days.
Summary
The transcript features an interview where a content creator recounts their meeting with Elon Musk after receiving a $100,000 reward from X for investigative journalism. The creator's first words to Musk were expressing gratitude for creating a platform where 'real world change can take place.' They provide a striking comparison of platform reach, explaining how their Minnesota investigation video achieved 4 million views on YouTube but 150 million views on X, ultimately reaching 4 billion views across all social media platforms within seven days. The conversation then shifts to discussing Musk's broader impact and legacy. The interviewer notes that few people actually thank Musk despite his contributions across multiple industries including Starlink, Tesla, X, tunneling projects, and PayPal. The creator responds by highlighting an additional dimension of Musk's influence - his role as an inspiration for a new generation of innovators, which the creator has observed through their interviews with various innovators who cite Musk as their primary motivation.
Key Insights
- The creator thanked Elon Musk for creating X as a platform where real world change can take place
- The same Minnesota investigative video got 4 million views on YouTube but 150 million views on X
- The Minnesota video reached 4 billion total views across all social media platforms within seven days
- Few people actually express gratitude to Elon Musk despite his contributions across multiple industries
- Musk has motivated an entire new generation of innovators who cite him as their primary inspiration
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Transcript
[0:00] You just met Elon Musk and you were rewarded $100,000 from X for your investigative article. What was your conversation with Elon Musk and is there something bigger coming between you and Elon that you haven't announced yet? >> First thing I said to Elon was just like, "Thank you. Thank you for X for having a platform where real world change can take place." Like YouTube for instance, I post that Minnesota video, it got 4 million views. I post on X got 150 million views and within seven days across all social media across the internet that video got four billion [0:32] views. >> I don't think too many people actually like say thank you to Elon…
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