After a few glimpses of the Ferguson’s post-late night TV life in sunny Los Angeles, California (their home is *stunning,* by the way), Episode 1 of Couple Thinkers gives us Musk’s much-anticipated answer at one of the South African-born entrepreneur’s “learning gardens” in Watts, Los Angeles. We see Mrs. Ferguson ask him point-blank, “Can real food feed the world?” to which Musk, wearing his signature cowboy hat, replies simply: “Yes. Real food can save the world.”
For those unfamiliar with the younger Musk’s equal parts philanthropic and entrepreneurial endeavors, Couple Thinkers shines a spotlight on his charity, The Kitchen Community, that gives underprivileged children in more than 400 schools across America the chance to learn about real food through raised garden beds known as learning gardens. The Kitchen Community builds these learning gardens out of recycled polyethylene in communities that need them, Musk tells the Fergusons, creating “this oasis in a tough neighborhood.”
At the Watts Learning Center in Los Angeles — where a good chunk of the inaugural episode takes place — the soil is hard, making it difficult for weeds to grow (let alone fresh fruits and veggies). That’s why, Musk explains, his charity built a learning garden on the school grounds to give the students an opportunity to, well, *learn* about farming.
Each garden is big enough to fit in any school garden and students are involved throughout the entire process, from designing the space to choosing which crops to plant. Once the produce is ready to eat, the students, who likely haven’t been exposed to such fresh ingredients before, can take it home to enjoy. The goal is to create demand. And it seems to be working, because, as he tells the Fergusons, the children love eating their fresh veg.
Musk has some sustainable plans for America’s overall food supply too. “What we need to do with real food,” he says, “is really just apply the same American innovation and bring the kind of ideas that my brother did with Tesla where you actually create something that’s better… and make people really excited about eating real food at a price they can afford.” Sure, Big Agriculture will try to make it difficult, but Musk is confident those in charge know it’s “a really big problem.” That’s why he feels we’re on the brink of change.
The episode ends on a powerful note with Musk highlighting a similar gut instinct he had about the internet. He says, “In the ’90s, I saw the internet coming and was able to take advantage of some amazing opportunities as a young entrepreneur. And food is the new internet. Go build your business, go do your thing.” Wow. Time to dig into our collective fridges for those week-old carrots, isn’t it?
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What is Threads?
Threads is a new, text-based social media app built by the teams at Instagram. It’s for sharing text updates and joining public conversations. Sounds just like Twitter, right? 🤪 According to Meta, the mission for Threads is to “take what Instagram does best and expand that to text, creating a positive and creative space to express your ideas.”
How does Threads work?
Threads is connected to Instagram. You can log into the platform using your IG account to begin sharing text posts up to 500 characters long. In these posts, you can include links, photos, *and* videos up to 5 minutes. It’s a scrollable social media app that also allows you to like and repost others’ content. You can choose to follow the same people you follow on Instagram, if they have a Threads account, plus the platform recommends content from new creators you don’t follow.
Is Threads like Twitter?
From what we’ve gathered, Threads is very similar to Twitter. After all, Mark Zuckerberg candidly acknowledged that the platform would be Twitter's competitor before it launched. Both apps follow a newsfeed-type structure and grant users the ability to like and repost content from other users, but Threads posts can reach up to 500 characters, while posts on Twitter are limited to 280.
Is Threads safe to use?
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According to Meta, Threads is safe to use. It’s closely connected to Instagram, which Meta has longtime security investments in.
“As with all our products, we’re taking safety seriously, and we’ll enforce Instagram’s Community Guidelines on content and interactions in the app,” Meta’s website says. “Since 2016, we’ve invested more than $16 billion in building up the teams and technologies needed to protect our users, and we remain focused on advancing our industry-leading integrity efforts and investments to protect our community.”
Is Threads popular?
Though it’s still in its infancy, Threads logged 5 million sign-ups *just* in its first four hours of existence, and according to Mark Zuckerberg, the app now hosts more than 100 million users. We’d say it’s pretty popular at the moment!
Is Threads free?
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Yes, Threads is free on Apple and Google app stores.
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