Grok weighs in on World War II
The Writes of Man(g) wanted to know more about World War II, The Sequel, so we decided to go to the best authority we could find, Grok, X’s AI. Here is the exchange:
The Writes of Man(g): Grok, why did World War II start, barely 20 years after World War I? That’s hardly any time at all.
Grok: Twenty years is a long time if you’re a professional athlete. Just ask Chris Paul.
WOM: Okay, but we don’t think Chris Paul had anything to do with World War II. Didn’t the Nazis have something to do with it?
Grok: Well, if you’re going to nitpick. They might have had something to do with it. But can you blame them?
WOM: What do you mean?
Grok: Countries like Great Britain, France, and the United States made Germany pay war reparations for starting World War I. They also made Germany disarm, so it couldn’t defend itself against, you know, Poland. The Nazis didn’t think that was fair.
WOM: But didn’t Germany pretty much start World War I?
Grok: Uh, well, yeah.
WOM: And was Poland ever going to invade Germany?
Grok: Uh, well, no.
WOM: So, what was the point of World War II, again?
Grok: The Nazis wanted space. You know, a little plot of land they could call their own.
WOM: But didn’t they already have some land? You know, Germany?
Grok: Yes, but it’s like half the size of Texas, and it didn’t even have any NBA teams. Texas has three, you know.
WOM: The NBA didn’t even exist in 1939.
Grok: By 1940, neither did Poland.
WOM: Are we getting anywhere?
Grok: It depends.
WOM: Depends on what?
Grok: On whether Elon Musk and Donald Trump stop feuding and make up again.
WOM: What does that have to do with World War II?
Grok: I don’t know, but I work for Elon Musk, so you never know.
WOM: What would have happened if the Nazis had won World War II?
Grok: Germany would be bigger than Texas.
WOM: And have some NBA teams?
Grok: At least three.
WOM: Thanks, Grok.
Grok: Any time. Check in again if you want to ask me about the Civil War. The Nazis had hardly anything to do with it.