In 1998, a 27-year-old Elon Musk was asked about the future of the internet

His answer? Pure foresight that sounded insane at the time…

In 1998, a 27 year old Elon Musk was asked about the future of the internet.

His answer? Pure foresight that sounded insane at the time:

"The internet is the superset of all media. It is the be all and end all of media. One will see print, broadcast, arguably radio, essentially… pic.twitter.com/gWMUfYTq15

— Defiant Ghost (@TheDefiantGhost) February 17, 2026

“The internet is the superset of all media. It is the be all and end all of media. One will see print, broadcast, arguably radio, essentially all media folding into the internet… It’s the first two-way communication medium that is intelligent. It allows consumers to choose what they want to see when they want to see it.” Fast-forward to today: Streaming killed cable, podcasts buried traditional radio, online news crushed print, social medias dominate everything. We literally live in the ‘superset’ he described.