I have deep reservations about the world’s richest man, Elon Musk. It's no secret that some people practically worship the man. Don't believe me? Check him out on his platform, X, formerly twitter.
Mr. Elon Musk was born in Azania, geographically and popularly known as South Africa. He later left his home country and went to study in Canada before moving on to the United States. After completing his education in physics, he enrolled in a PhD program at Stanford but dropped out. Today, he is widely known as an engineer and a businessman and his name is synonymous with electric vehicle company, Tesla.
Musk has gained significant popularity worldwide, especially in recent weeks, following his open and active support for President-elect Donald Trump. Reports suggest he has donated over $100 million to a super PAC directly linked to Mr. Trump’s campaign. This level of support is hard to ignore. In America, it’s clear that the only language most people understand is money, especially big money. Money has a way of blinding people and making them deaf to the realities of what lies ahead, whether for good or ill.
Why do I have reservations about Musk again? According to Google and Wikipedia, he is the world’s richest person alive with networth of over $330 billion the last time I checked. He earned over $70 billion in a single day right after the elections which Mr. Trump won. Not a bad ROI on his $100 plus million dollars investment to the campaign. He's at the moment over $100 billion richer than the next richest man to him, Mr. Jeff Bezos of Amazon. What are the sources of his immense wealth you might wonder? Tesla is one, SpaceX is another. Then there’s X (formerly Twitter) as mentioned earlier, which he purchased for a whopping $44 billion, often widely believed to be an overpayment. Musk is also pioneering a brain-implant technology company called Neuralink.
So my biggest reservation is that a day may come when a “God complex” begins to manifest in Musk because of his extraordinary wealth, power and fame. He is undeniably intelligent and hardworking, and by market standards, he deserves his riches. However, the fact that he can spend such vast sums of money to influence political outcomes, like supporting a fellow billionaire’s campaign for presidency, suggests there’s more going on than meets the eye. Where Musk as a private citizen and a businessman starts and where Musk as a government influencer ends are very blurry. Even in government we have checks and balances, a big bureaucratic nightmare but it's functional. How will that apply to Musk given that his businesses are somewhat intertwined with the government?
It is also worth noting that people like Musk often have the ability to foresee trends and shifts in ways the average person cannot. But when private economic interest merges with the public’s political power, the potential for harm is significant. When I bring up such discussions or topics, some outright dismiss it as jealousy. It’s not. Remember, in Ronnie's World we observe everything closely and document accordingly. Nothing personal.
We are cognizant of the fact that when people amass such staggering wealth, the average person often overlooks any concerns and instead aspires to have similar wealth. I call it the lusting effect. And yes, this blind admiration is more often than not troubling.
So I wanna ask you, what do you think about such assessments? Do you ever think about anything like this? I believe my reservations are valid but you don’t have to see it from my point of view. Just give it a thought.
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God bless you,
I remain your observing pal,
Ronnie
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