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Do you think Elon Musk does all that he does for the money?

nr2x 5y ago
I enjoy my job, I also get paid to do it. If being a twitter troll is both a past time and road to riches for Elon I think it’s just win-win for somebody who seems to need attention and wealth.
- thisismyswamp 5y ago
  He lives in a $50k prefab house
  - Cookingboy 5y ago
    And he flies around in $50M private jets and absolutely revels in the attention, influence and soft power his wealth affords him. But sure, he's one of us because one of the many places he stays at is a prefab house that's right next to his work.
    - toephu2 5y ago
      There's only a limited amount of time one has. The private jet is to save time (convenience). In one of his interviews he talks about how he is always solving problems and his brain is running a million miles a minute. His brain is wired differently than most people. He has so many ideas running through his head. He doesn't have time to work on them all. He doesn't have many expensive tastes. He doesn't live a life of luxury, he's not covered from head to toe in brand name clothes. He doesn't own a private island. He could care less about that stuff. Yes he has a huge ego but rightfully so. Look at all that he has accomplished against incredible odds (Tesla and SpaceX almost failing). I do think he is genuinely trying to expand the realm of human consciousness and save the planet and create a backup plan for humans (colonizing Mars). Overall I think he is a net positive for mankind. If anyone really thinks he is doing all this just to get rich needs to do some more research on him.
      - Cookingboy 5y ago
        > He doesn't live a life of luxury, he's not covered from head to toe in brand name clothes. He doesn't own a private island. He could care less about that stuff. He absolutely live a life of luxury. He literally used to daily drive a McLaren F1. He stays around in his billionaire friends' mansions when he travels: https://observer.com/2021/12/elon-musk-staying-at-billionaire-friends-mansion/ https://observer.com/2021/12/elon-musk-staying-at-billionair... And he absolutely is dressed in designer cloths from head to toe for all his public events. No seriously: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/elon-musk-snl https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/elon-musk-snl https://www.inputmag.com/style/elon-musk-tesla-air-jordan-1-nike-shoes-demarco-custom-sneakers https://www.inputmag.com/style/elon-musk-tesla-air-jordan-1-... https://www.reddit.com/r/findfashion/comments/8q43av/does_anybody_know_what_jacket_elon_musk_is/ https://www.reddit.com/r/findfashion/comments/8q43av/does_an... Elon is extremely vain so he doesn't put on anything by accidents. >If anyone really thinks he is doing all this just to get rich needs to do some more research on him. It's incredibly obvious he's doing this to be rich. He has incredibly expensive taste that goes far beyond than things like fancy yachts or private islands. He cares about money because it affords him soft power, influence, public adoration and the ability to buy things like you know... *10% of Twitter*. He is both very well accomplished and a textbook narcissist who ties his sense of self-identity with the world's perception of him. That's why he gets incredibly defensive against naysayers and he is always pushing to "one-up" others. So yeah, he absolutely cares about being rich because to him it's a validation of his own ego and also allows him to continue to purchase influence and power and attention.
        toephu2 5y ago
        If he's doing it all for money and to live a life of luxury then why does he live in a 50k house in Texas? Yes he had a McLaren F1, so what? That was a long time ago when he was young. He drives a model S these days. If he's doing it all for money then why start the companies he did? All of them are helping to solve a problem for mankind. He didn't become a drug dealer, sell things that are addicting, etc. He doesn't run a tobacco company.
        5y ago
  - mlindner 5y ago
    This is incorrect and he has denied it on a number of occassions. He does live in a relatively small cheap house (likely around $50k when he bought it), but it's in Boca Chica Village near Brownsville, and it's not a prefab.

nr2x 5y ago

I enjoy my job, I also get paid to do it. If being a twitter troll is both a past time and road to riches for Elon I think it’s just win-win for somebody who seems to need attention and wealth.

thisismyswamp 5y ago
He lives in a $50k prefab house
- Cookingboy 5y ago
  And he flies around in $50M private jets and absolutely revels in the attention, influence and soft power his wealth affords him. But sure, he's one of us because one of the many places he stays at is a prefab house that's right next to his work.
  - toephu2 5y ago
    There's only a limited amount of time one has. The private jet is to save time (convenience). In one of his interviews he talks about how he is always solving problems and his brain is running a million miles a minute. His brain is wired differently than most people. He has so many ideas running through his head. He doesn't have time to work on them all. He doesn't have many expensive tastes. He doesn't live a life of luxury, he's not covered from head to toe in brand name clothes. He doesn't own a private island. He could care less about that stuff. Yes he has a huge ego but rightfully so. Look at all that he has accomplished against incredible odds (Tesla and SpaceX almost failing). I do think he is genuinely trying to expand the realm of human consciousness and save the planet and create a backup plan for humans (colonizing Mars). Overall I think he is a net positive for mankind. If anyone really thinks he is doing all this just to get rich needs to do some more research on him.
    - Cookingboy 5y ago
      > He doesn't live a life of luxury, he's not covered from head to toe in brand name clothes. He doesn't own a private island. He could care less about that stuff. He absolutely live a life of luxury. He literally used to daily drive a McLaren F1. He stays around in his billionaire friends' mansions when he travels: https://observer.com/2021/12/elon-musk-staying-at-billionaire-friends-mansion/ https://observer.com/2021/12/elon-musk-staying-at-billionair... And he absolutely is dressed in designer cloths from head to toe for all his public events. No seriously: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/elon-musk-snl https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/elon-musk-snl https://www.inputmag.com/style/elon-musk-tesla-air-jordan-1-nike-shoes-demarco-custom-sneakers https://www.inputmag.com/style/elon-musk-tesla-air-jordan-1-... https://www.reddit.com/r/findfashion/comments/8q43av/does_anybody_know_what_jacket_elon_musk_is/ https://www.reddit.com/r/findfashion/comments/8q43av/does_an... Elon is extremely vain so he doesn't put on anything by accidents. >If anyone really thinks he is doing all this just to get rich needs to do some more research on him. It's incredibly obvious he's doing this to be rich. He has incredibly expensive taste that goes far beyond than things like fancy yachts or private islands. He cares about money because it affords him soft power, influence, public adoration and the ability to buy things like you know... *10% of Twitter*. He is both very well accomplished and a textbook narcissist who ties his sense of self-identity with the world's perception of him. That's why he gets incredibly defensive against naysayers and he is always pushing to "one-up" others. So yeah, he absolutely cares about being rich because to him it's a validation of his own ego and also allows him to continue to purchase influence and power and attention.
      - toephu2 5y ago
        If he's doing it all for money and to live a life of luxury then why does he live in a 50k house in Texas? Yes he had a McLaren F1, so what? That was a long time ago when he was young. He drives a model S these days. If he's doing it all for money then why start the companies he did? All of them are helping to solve a problem for mankind. He didn't become a drug dealer, sell things that are addicting, etc. He doesn't run a tobacco company.
        5y ago
- mlindner 5y ago
  This is incorrect and he has denied it on a number of occassions. He does live in a relatively small cheap house (likely around $50k when he bought it), but it's in Boca Chica Village near Brownsville, and it's not a prefab.