Tesla CEO Elon Musk has once again raised concerns about woke mind virus , this time highlighting the rising percentage of US adults identifying as transgender. Author John LeFevre recently shared an X post stating “When I was a kid, we had eating disorders, goths, Wiccans, and parents who forced kids to play a sport to vicariously fulfill some unmet dream of theirs.” “Now we have this”, he wrote, sharing a graph showing the increase in the percentage of US adults identifying as transgender – from 0.4% in 1944 to 3.6% in 2025. The post caught the attention of X owner - Musk who replied saying “This is the woke mind virus in action.”
“Now, it is time for the mind virus to die,” he further added.
Musk has been a critic of wokeness calling it “divisive, exclusionary and hateful” in the past. In an interview last year, Musk said that the woke mind virus killed his son, referring to his son Xavier, now known as Vivian Jenna Wilson . He then shared his concern about using puberty blockers in children and said he felt he was “tricked” into agreeing to his son’s sex change.
Woke mind virus is communism rebranded: Elon Musk
In a Lex Fridman podcast , Musk termed woke mind virus as a threat to civilization. He argued that he is “against things that are anti-meritocratic or where there's an attempt to suppress discussion, or even discussing a topic”.
“Woke mind virus is communism rebranded,” he then said.
When Elon Musk compared woke mind virus to religion
In an interview with Tucker Carlson last year, Musk explained how the woke mind virus replaces a religion.
He said: “When you have essentially a decline in religion, an increase in the secular nature of society, for most people, they need something to fill that void. So they adopt a religion—it’s not called a religion, but effectively, the woke mind virus takes the place of religion.”
He added “They internalize it, and they fill it with religious fervor. They effectively conduct a holy war. It's just not called a religion, but it is a religion. Sort of a woke holy war. And they're highly resistant to change, as is normal for religions.”
“Now, it is time for the mind virus to die,” he further added.
This is the woke mind virus in action.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 21, 2025
Now, it is time for the mind virus to die. https://t.co/uaNfECD9cJ
Musk has been a critic of wokeness calling it “divisive, exclusionary and hateful” in the past. In an interview last year, Musk said that the woke mind virus killed his son, referring to his son Xavier, now known as Vivian Jenna Wilson . He then shared his concern about using puberty blockers in children and said he felt he was “tricked” into agreeing to his son’s sex change.
Woke mind virus is communism rebranded: Elon Musk
In a Lex Fridman podcast , Musk termed woke mind virus as a threat to civilization. He argued that he is “against things that are anti-meritocratic or where there's an attempt to suppress discussion, or even discussing a topic”.
“Woke mind virus is communism rebranded,” he then said.
“The woke mind virus is communism rebranded”
— Tesla Owners Silicon Valley (@teslaownersSV) April 11, 2025
Elon Musk
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When Elon Musk compared woke mind virus to religion
In an interview with Tucker Carlson last year, Musk explained how the woke mind virus replaces a religion.
He said: “When you have essentially a decline in religion, an increase in the secular nature of society, for most people, they need something to fill that void. So they adopt a religion—it’s not called a religion, but effectively, the woke mind virus takes the place of religion.”
He added “They internalize it, and they fill it with religious fervor. They effectively conduct a holy war. It's just not called a religion, but it is a religion. Sort of a woke holy war. And they're highly resistant to change, as is normal for religions.”
ELON: THE WOKE MIND VIRUS IS LIKE A WOKE RELIGION
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 21, 2025
“When you have essentially a decline in religion, an increase in the secular nature of society, for most people, they need something to fill that void.
So they adopt a religion—it’s not called a religion, but effectively, the… https://t.co/Ok3sdHiovl pic.twitter.com/0GbefTcoVQ
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