‘Wisdom’: Elon Musk praises former Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong’s critique of woke culture

“In the West, they have a movement called wokeness, where you are super sensitive about other people’s issues, and you become hypersensitive when other people somehow or others say things or mention things or refer to you, without the respect which you or your super subgroup feel you are entitled to,” Lee told reporters.

He warned that this movement leads to “extreme attitudes and social norms” in academic institutions, citing examples such as the practice of preferred gender pronouns and safe spaces, which refers to designated places where marginalised communities are protected from discrimination, harassment or exclusion.

“Life becomes very burdensome, and I do not think we want to go in that direction. It does not make us a more resilient, cohesive society with a strong sense of solidarity. We must be more robust,” he said.

In less than 12 hours, Musk’s tweet garnered over 13.5 million views and 5,100 comments, most of which expressed support for Lee’s remarks.

“In Singapore, we believe in being respectful and considerate towards others, but we also value common sense and practicality. So, my advice to my American friends would be to take a deep breath, relax, and maybe lighten up a little bit. Life’s too short to be constantly outraged about everything,” wrote one user.

“If you do not like something, do not listen to it, leave. Stop pushing woke on everybody around you,” remarked another.

However, some criticised the post, with one user arguing, “If Elon Musk is on your side, you are on the wrong side”.

“Religious groups, in particular, feel very put upon because they feel whenever they express their views they are attacked as homophobes,” he said.

“So there is a line between expressing your view on religion and becoming