# @benzinga on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DCxgJgOoskn
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/25066253-benzinga-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-11-25T00:01:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Benzinga | News That Moves (@benzinga) — https://gondola.cc/benzinga

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In 2014, during an interview with Charlie Rose at the TED Conference, Google cofounder Larry Page made headlines with an unusual revelation. Page didn’t point to traditional charitable foundations or heirs when asked about his thoughts on legacy and philanthropy. Instead, he floated the idea of leaving his wealth to Elon Musk, the tech visionary behind Tesla and SpaceX.

Page’s reasoning? Musk’s bold mission to colonize Mars and “back up humanity.” In the interview, Rose referenced past comments Page had made about this idea, asking for clarification.

According to the transcript on the Charlie Rose site, Rose said: “You once said – actually, I think I’ve got this about right – that you might consider, rather than giving your money to a cause, simply giving it to Elon Musk because you had confidence he would change the future.”

Larry Page replied: “He actually wanted to go to Mars – he wants to go to Mars to back up humanity.” He elaborated, “It’s a company and it’s philanthropical. So I think, you know, we aim to do kind of similar things.”

Page then shifted focus to Google’s culture of innovation, adding, “We have a lot of employees at Google who’ve become pretty wealthy … A lot of people in there are pretty wealthy. You’re working because you want to change the world and you want to make it better. So why isn’t the company they work for worthy not just of your time, but your money as well?”

For Page, Musk’s ambitious goals aligned with his belief that companies, when run effectively, could drive revolutionary change. He elaborated, saying, “Lots of companies don’t succeed over time. They usually miss the future … I try to focus on that: What is the future really going to be? And how do we create it?”

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| Benzinga | News That Moves | @benzinga | https://gondola.cc/benzinga | Brand |
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