--- title: "Elon Musk Posts Bizarre, Child-Like Poem" description: "Elon Musk decided, for some reason, to write a pithy six-stanza poem about wokeness that would have been better if a kid had written it." date: "2024-09-18" modified: "2024-09-18" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-posts-poem" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "grok" - "poetry" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk Posts Bizarre, Child-Like Poem ![Elon Musk decided, for some reason, to write a pithy six-stanza poem about wokeness that would have been better if a kid had written it.]() *\Image: Apu Gomes via Getty / Futurism\* ## Blank Space If you opened Grok, Elon Musk's AI chatbot, and asked it to write a poem about anti-wokeness like an angsty middle schooler, you'd likely still get something better than the drivel the multi-hyphenate business owner just shared with the world. Apropos to nothing in particular, the 53-year-old billionaire [posted a six-line poem]() near the end of an [all-night posting spree]() that seems to mourn the decline of organized religion as it condemns "childless hedonism." "Atheism left an empty space, secular religion took its place," Musk wrote. "But left the people in despair, childless hedonism sans care." "Maybe religion’s not so bad," he concluded with yet another dismal rhyme, "To keep you from being sad." https://www.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1836333477903388712 The poem touches on some of Musk's favorite themes: [people choosing not to have children]() and the "[woke mind-virus]()." The final stanza's bit about religion being "not so bad," however, seems to be a new one for the [formerly avowed atheist]() who now claims to be a "[cultural Christian]()." Navel-gazing aside, these seem to be the pedestrian musings of a highly emotional man whose seemingly incessant urge to [populate the planet with his seed]() has dovetailed disgustingly with his [rightward turn in recent years](). ## Grok Me This Musk's other special interest, artificial intelligence, has also jibed with his apparent penchant for poetry. And reader, he actually *did* ask his AI to write some verse for him. Last fall, soon after Grok was released on X-formerly-Twitter, Musk posted a previous poem, but admitted that this one was AI. Written in much more flowery verse, last November's poem was supposed to be "about love." It speaks of galactic blazes and uses the term "cosmic" repeatedly, lending it more advanced vocabulary but nevertheless still sounding extremely juvenile with its rigid rhyme scheme and tired turns of phrase. https://www.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1729039158692528210 **More on Elon Elonning:** [*Elon Musk Deletes Deranged Post About Assassinating Kamala Harris*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()