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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(126,612 posts)
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 08:08 PM Monday

People Are NOT Impressed By The News That Elon Musk Is On Track To Become The World's First Trillionaire

"A Lot Of Us Can't Afford Groceries"

Morgan Sloss

In case you want to feel worse about your bank account than you already do, Elon Musk is on track to become the world's first trillionaire in 2027.

As a millennial with zero hope of buying a house near my friends and family, I know that's just what I want to hear about on a Monday morning: the rich growing absurdly richer. Like, so wealthy that it's difficult to even fathom.

According to Forbes, Elon's net worth currently sits at $412 billion, up a whopping $6.4 billion in the past trading day. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO remains the richest man in the world despite all the backlash he faced during his time with DOGE.

Over the past year, several publications have reported the likelihood of Elon being the first to hit this disgusting milestone, but a recent, viral tweet has sparked further conversation. Understandably, the internet is not pleased.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lot-us-cant-afford-groceries-204247054.html

Media's been doing this since Reagan.
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People Are NOT Impressed By The News That Elon Musk Is On Track To Become The World's First Trillionaire (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday OP
Yeah, this has to stop. BlueTsunami2018 Monday #1
Baffling WSHazel Monday #2
If you believe either way Lurker Deluxe Monday #3

WSHazel

(549 posts)
2. Baffling
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 09:46 PM
Monday

I can not think of the last company in the history of capitalism that had 4 straight brutal quarters of financials and still have one of the most insane valuations ever.

Lurker Deluxe

(1,070 posts)
3. If you believe either way
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 09:55 PM
Monday

Elon is or is not directly responsible for the successes of his companies …

SpaceX launches rockets into space multiple times a week, and now is catching them with robot arms. No country is even close to that.

Of Nuralink hits and can actually solve unsolvable issues, some thing. No one else is even close.

The whole house systems, can it think of the name are fantastic.

His wealth is paper, paper from successful companies.

If you think either way, he did it, or others did it and he had nothing to do with it.

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