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Money won't matter by 2036

“Money won't matter in 2036.”
— Elon Musk · Jul 23, 2026 · The Economist — Elon Musk interview, full verbatim transcript (Jul 23 2026) ↗
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Fetched Sep 14 2026: no restatement or falsifying event. 'Money won't matter in 2036' remains an undated-until-2036 aspiration; Bitcoin.com and critics still treat the Economist line as a forecast, not an observed outcome. Status stays pending. Bitcoin.com — Economist 'money won't matter in 2036' still a forecast (fetched Sep 14 2026) ↗

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The promise: “Money won't matter in 2036.” · The Economist — Elon Musk interview, full verbatim transcript (Jul 23 2026) ↗
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In a July 23 2026 interview with The Economist's Zanny Minton Beddoes, Elon Musk predicted that money 'won't matter in 2036,' reasoning that AI and robots would make goods and services so abundant that currency loses its purpose. It is one of his boldest post-scarcity forecasts, tied to the same 2036 horizon he used for AI exceeding all human intelligence.

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