Elon saying medical school is “pointless” because Optimus will outperform every human surgeon by 2029 and leave them in the dust shortly after is peak accelerationist energy. Directionally correct. Robots don’t get tired, don’t need 12 years of training, and scale infinitely. Doctor shortages + sky-high healthcare costs make this inevitable. Timeline? Classic Elon. Regulatory, liability, and trust hurdles are real. 2029 is aggressive. But the end state, abundant, high-quality care better than what presidents get today, is where we’re headed. The winners won’t be the pure manual surgeons. It’ll be the ones who learn to work with the machines.