Elon Musk says he’s joined Disney to make content more “woke” in April Fools’ joke

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Elon Musk made an April Fools’ joke yesterday that he had accepted a job at Disney to help make their content “more woke”.The Tesla CEO took to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that he also owns, to make the spoof announcement.“Excited to join @Disney as their Chief DEI Officer,” he wrote. “Can’t wait to work with Bob Iger & Kathleen Kennedy to make their content MORE woke!

Even the linguini.”Excited to join @Disney as their Chief DEI Officer. Can’t wait to work with Bob Iger & Kathleen Kennedy to make their content MORE woke!Even the linguini.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 1, 2024In a follow-up post, Musk mocked the company’s propensity to make sequels with a cartoon, adding: “Can’t wait for Toy Story 5 & two more Moana movies.

Yay…”Can’t wait for Toy Story 5 & two more Moana movies. Yay … pic.twitter.com/cdwLDkHDiO— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 2, 2024Last month, Musk’s first human Neuralink patient played Mario Kart 8 using just the Neuralink chip.Noland Arbaugh is paralysed from the neck down, and in the video, he praises the chip’s ability to let him enjoy activities from before his swimming accident. “Anything that makes me more independent I’m all for and this is probably going to make people like me the most independent that they might ever be until it all gets cured”, he said.Musk, meanwhile, cancelled journalist Don Lemon’s contract with X last month, after the former CNN anchor reportedly asked about the billionaire’s usage of ketamine in an interview.