Friday, November 22, 2024

Nov 22, 2024 | Notes | 0 comments

By Mark Congleton

HT to Jay Hubbard on Facebook:

Elon immigrated to North America at age18. In 1995, Musk and his brother each borrowed $14,000 from their father to start Zip2, which was later sold to Compaq for $341 million ($22 mil to Musk). He reinvested into numerous new enterprises, today being worth an estimated $244 billion dollars. 

 

He’s not only the richest man on Earth but as a top advisor to the incoming president, he has the ear of the most powerful man on Earth. Via DOGE, he can influence who gets fired in the executive branch. Via ownership of X.com, he can influence media narratives. Via Starlink, he can help rescue destroyed regions or control which warring nations maintain access to satellite communications. And let’s not forget that he owns his own space agency.

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