Elon Musk has had some unflattering things to say about Social Security recently. In fact, the billionaire went on Joe Rogan’s podcast and claimed that Social Security is “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.

Musk frames retired people in parasitical terms, not seeing them as those who have paid their dues and have earned their reward. In light of that, when he speaks of "waste" in Social Security, he's hinting at this broader view that retired people are inherently illegitimate.

Pinned to the top of Elon Musk’s X account is a six-minute clip of his recent three-hour interview with the podcaster Joe Rogan.