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> “We were very wealthy,” says Errol. “We had so much money at times we couldn't even close our safe.”
I'll let you guess as to who dug up those emeralds. Hint: it wasn't the Musks.
Next step in your journey of learning is to look up when the Musks left South Africa. I bet you can figure it out without even looking it up.
- tome 8y ago> Next step in your journey of learning is to look up when the Musks left South Africa. 1989 apparently, 5 years before the end of apartheid. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk#Early_childhood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk#Early_childhood
- zajd 8y agoIf only Elon Musk was the entirety of the Musk family you might have a point I don't think Elon Musk is a monster compared to his father, it's not even close really. But he is building his fortune on the back of inherited money earned doing some really scummy and shady shit.
- selectodude 8y agoSo they got out of there once they saw the shit hitting the fan? How moral.