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Elon Musk becomes world's richest person as wealth tops $185bn

Postby Rovin » January 8th, 2021, 11:18 am

Elon Musk becomes world's richest person as wealth tops $185bn :shock:
Elon Musk has become the world's richest person, as his net worth crossed $185bn (£136bn).
The Tesla and SpaceX entrepreneur was pushed into the top slot after Tesla's share price increased on Thursday.
He takes the top spot from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who had held it since 2017.
Mr Musk's electric car company Tesla has surged in value this year, and hit a market value of $700bn (£516bn) for the first time on Wednesday.
That makes the car company worth more than Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai, GM and Ford combined.

Mr Musk reacted to the news in signature style, replying to a Twitter user sharing the news with the remark "how strange".

An older tweet pinned to the top of his feed offered further insight into his thoughts on personal wealth.
"About half my money is intended to help problems on Earth, and half to help establish a self-sustaining city on Mars to ensure continuation of life (of all species) in case Earth gets hit by a meteor like the dinosaurs or WW3 happens and we destroy ourselves," it reads.
The tycoon's fortunes have been buoyed by politics in the US, where the Democrats will have control of the US Senate in the forthcoming session.


https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55578403

e have a few loose screws too though , if u have dat kinda $$$ why not use it to better d lives of d dirt poor on this planet , like help provide them with at least clean running water , healthcare or a roof over their heads ... buh crazy man wanna go build something on mars

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Postby VexXx Dogg » January 8th, 2021, 1:38 pm

Rovin wrote:

e have a few loose screws too though , if u have dat kinda $$$ why not use it to better d lives of d dirt poor on this planet , like help provide them with at least clean running water , healthcare or a roof over their heads ... buh crazy man wanna go build something on mars

He is a visionary.
He opened the door to the privatisation of space, which was tied into state-sponsored research and kept suffering as a result.
He is building upon the work of giants to pave the way for not just colonisation but the longer term survival of humans in the universe.

It's the big picture. Without people like him, we as a species will die because we are killing this planet and it's irreversible

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Postby MaxPower » January 8th, 2021, 1:54 pm

VexXx Dogg wrote:
Rovin wrote:

e have a few loose screws too though , if u have dat kinda $$$ why not use it to better d lives of d dirt poor on this planet , like help provide them with at least clean running water , healthcare or a roof over their heads ... buh crazy man wanna go build something on mars

He is a visionary.
He opened the door to the privatisation of space, which was tied into state-sponsored research and kept suffering as a result.
He is building upon the work of giants to pave the way for not just colonisation but the longer term survival of humans in the universe.

It's the big picture. Without people like him, we as a species will die because we are killing this planet and it's irreversible


Wow, so true.

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Postby kamakazi » January 8th, 2021, 2:00 pm

He is a very good salesperson.

VexXx Dogg wrote:
Rovin wrote:

e have a few loose screws too though , if u have dat kinda $$$ why not use it to better d lives of d dirt poor on this planet , like help provide them with at least clean running water , healthcare or a roof over their heads ... buh crazy man wanna go build something on mars

He is a visionary.
He opened the door to the privatisation of space, which was tied into state-sponsored research and kept suffering as a result.
He is building upon the work of giants to pave the way for not just colonisation but the longer term survival of humans in the universe.

It's the big picture. Without people like him, we as a species will die because we are killing this planet and it's irreversible

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Postby Les Bain » January 8th, 2021, 2:05 pm

Tesla is worth more than the top 5 auto companies. That's as mindbending as space exploration right there.

As for watching the skies instead of earth, man says he's focusing on a planet B in case of planet A's devastation. Probably leaving Planet A in the hands of Akon and Bill Gates.

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Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » January 8th, 2021, 2:21 pm

Musk also set up Starlink to provide internet for remote areas of the planet
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Postby Rovin » January 8th, 2021, 2:28 pm

i doh disagree with allyuh fellers saying but imo lewwe try to conserve what we still have & if we cud still put a plan B in place at d same time it wud be most sensible ....

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Postby Dizzy28 » January 8th, 2021, 2:37 pm

The planet will not die. We will but nature will find a way.
VexXx Dogg wrote:
Rovin wrote:

e have a few loose screws too though , if u have dat kinda $$$ why not use it to better d lives of d dirt poor on this planet , like help provide them with at least clean running water , healthcare or a roof over their heads ... buh crazy man wanna go build something on mars

He is a visionary.
He opened the door to the privatisation of space, which was tied into state-sponsored research and kept suffering as a result.
He is building upon the work of giants to pave the way for not just colonisation but the longer term survival of humans in the universe.

It's the big picture. Without people like him, we as a species will die because we are killing this planet and it's irreversible

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Postby pete » January 8th, 2021, 3:09 pm

Musk Sou Sou.

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Postby Redress10 » January 8th, 2021, 3:46 pm

Rovin wrote:Elon Musk becomes world's richest person as wealth tops $185bn :shock:
Elon Musk has become the world's richest person, as his net worth crossed $185bn (£136bn).
The Tesla and SpaceX entrepreneur was pushed into the top slot after Tesla's share price increased on Thursday.
He takes the top spot from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who had held it since 2017.
Mr Musk's electric car company Tesla has surged in value this year, and hit a market value of $700bn (£516bn) for the first time on Wednesday.
That makes the car company worth more than Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai, GM and Ford combined.

Mr Musk reacted to the news in signature style, replying to a Twitter user sharing the news with the remark "how strange".

An older tweet pinned to the top of his feed offered further insight into his thoughts on personal wealth.
"About half my money is intended to help problems on Earth, and half to help establish a self-sustaining city on Mars to ensure continuation of life (of all species) in case Earth gets hit by a meteor like the dinosaurs or WW3 happens and we destroy ourselves," it reads.
The tycoon's fortunes have been buoyed by politics in the US, where the Democrats will have control of the US Senate in the forthcoming session.


https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55578403

e have a few loose screws too though , if u have dat kinda $$$ why not use it to better d lives of d dirt poor on this planet , like help provide them with at least clean running water , healthcare or a roof over their heads ... buh crazy man wanna go build something on mars



What makes you think he even knows what a dirt poor person looks like?

Dude lives in the wealthiest neighbourhood in the wealthiest country of the world and only associates with wealthy people. He also travels by private jet from a private airport to get around.

The average rich american will never ever see any evidence of poverty farless the wealthiest man in the world.

You feel ppl like Elon have to pass places like Beetham/sea lots to get to and from the airport etc.

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Postby Redress10 » January 8th, 2021, 3:49 pm

Rovin wrote:i doh disagree with allyuh fellers saying but imo lewwe try to conserve what we still have & if we cud still put a plan B in place at d same time it wud be most sensible ....



Them fellas so rich them concentrating resources on populating another planet. Meanwhile you can't even get a 100usd from the bank in TT.

We are a different level of scrunting as a country yet ppl still playing games and politics.

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Postby meccalli » January 8th, 2021, 4:54 pm

Hopes of saving humanity via space exploration is a pipe dream. (Maybe they'll save their golf club members if they can even stomach that lifestyle required). Not only that, it's the most disgusting attitude towards our own planet, lets keep on going the way we are. When it's all exhausted, we'll go somewhere else and keep on consuming relentlessly.

The poor are poor's worst enemies, not the rich. There is no free lunch and so called 'democracy' and innate 'rights' upon birth aren't helping because the third world keeps on growing and is encouraged to grow while resources and taxes from the working are taken to support that growing population because of imagined rights. Elon going on to do charity instead of space exploration is almost the same, because it's using resources that aren't being replaced and supports the same destructive systems. Helping one, harms another somewhere else unless the loop is closed and production is part of the equation.

People dislike china, but they're the ones who are winning because they understand reality and ensure their population acts in accordance. People just don't want to face it and don't like being told what to do. China will continue to overwhelm the world as long as it maintains the dictatorship which limits selfishness and permits long term planning.

We're on the road downhill already and this week's events and the response to it is simply amusing. Democracy never lasts.

"Remember Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes exhausts and murders itself. There never was a Democracy Yet, that did not commit suicide. It is in vain to Say that Democracy is less vain, less proud, less selfish, less ambitious or less avaricious than Aristocracy or Monarchy. It is not true in Fact and no where appears in history. Those Passions are the same in all Men under all forms of Simple Government, and when unchecked, produce the same Effects of Fraud Violence and Cruelty. When clear Prospects are opened before Vanity, Pride, Avarice or Ambition, for their easy gratification, it is hard for the most considerate Phylosophers and the most conscientious Moralists to resist the temptation. Individuals have conquered themselves, Nations and large Bodies of Men, never." John Adams

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Postby Rovin » January 8th, 2021, 6:37 pm

Redress10 wrote:
Rovin wrote:Elon Musk becomes world's richest person as wealth tops $185bn :shock:
Elon Musk has become the world's richest person, as his net worth crossed $185bn (£136bn).
The Tesla and SpaceX entrepreneur was pushed into the top slot after Tesla's share price increased on Thursday.
He takes the top spot from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who had held it since 2017.
Mr Musk's electric car company Tesla has surged in value this year, and hit a market value of $700bn (£516bn) for the first time on Wednesday.
That makes the car company worth more than Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai, GM and Ford combined.

Mr Musk reacted to the news in signature style, replying to a Twitter user sharing the news with the remark "how strange".

An older tweet pinned to the top of his feed offered further insight into his thoughts on personal wealth.
"About half my money is intended to help problems on Earth, and half to help establish a self-sustaining city on Mars to ensure continuation of life (of all species) in case Earth gets hit by a meteor like the dinosaurs or WW3 happens and we destroy ourselves," it reads.
The tycoon's fortunes have been buoyed by politics in the US, where the Democrats will have control of the US Senate in the forthcoming session.


https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55578403

e have a few loose screws too though , if u have dat kinda $$$ why not use it to better d lives of d dirt poor on this planet , like help provide them with at least clean running water , healthcare or a roof over their heads ... buh crazy man wanna go build something on mars



What makes you think he even knows what a dirt poor person looks like?

Dude lives in the wealthiest neighbourhood in the wealthiest country of the world and only associates with wealthy people. He also travels by private jet from a private airport to get around.

The average rich american will never ever see any evidence of poverty farless the wealthiest man in the world.

You feel ppl like Elon have to pass places like Beetham/sea lots to get to and from the airport etc.


cyar jelly d man if he born into wealth, who wouldnt love to have been born into it too

how will he know ? , man cud watch tv or d net like all d rest of us to see how others out there ketching dmc to even get a drop of water to drink , having to resort to eating bugs\dog\cat\rat\crappo etc jes to have something in their bellies or have to live in a cave , a tree or some abandon building jes to have some kinda shelter

u doh even have to go over seas or d far corners of d earth to help somebody , it cud be ur neighbor right down d road , in ur village or in ur own country ...

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Postby pugboy » January 8th, 2021, 6:49 pm

he is not a stupid fella
man went to school and is well educated and took risks with stuff way ahead of his time eg paypal electronic payments

took huge risk with tesla whilst the big iron motor companies sat and laughed

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Postby Redress10 » January 8th, 2021, 7:20 pm

Poverty is a third world development issue and even in developed countries there is so much opportunity for progress and advancement that the "poor" people tend to be either drug addicts, "low skilled immigrants" or disenfranchised groups. In all my travels I never saw instances of poverty amongst the local population in the western world.

Even if you compare it to us here. It have ppl who live in those so called big shot areas and appear to be living in a "social bubble" unaware of the many ills of trinidad society. These ppl passing crackheads and pipers on a daily basis and if they going east or heading west they have to pass beetham and sea lots atleast. Yet still they put up a front everyday.

Elon is the wealthiest man on the world meaning that in any developed country that he goes to no one is wealthier than him. Developed countries already offer a high standard of living. His wealth and status just magnifies that standard exponentially. The man neighbours certainly wouldn't need any help cause they would have similar wealth.

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Postby nervewrecker » January 9th, 2021, 4:08 pm

Duane 3NE 2NR wrote:Musk also set up Starlink to provide internet for remote areas of the planet
https://www.trinituner.com/v4/forums/vi ... p?t=751409


This is where I discovered him some months ago.

Was reading about possible rocket fuels sources (around the same time with the explosion in beruit) and discovered a series of explosives as well fuel sources. One was the sugar rocket. Some dude put a gopro in space with a rocket.

I just thought with open source technology it would be pretty cool to put a mini satellite in space. A few people around the world have done it.

This opened up the doors to what can one use a satellite for and how many can you put? can you allow them to communicate between themselves and probably Earth. Laser is a good platform to use for them to communicate between themselves or monitor parameters on earth where it is allowed. Where clod cover and / or atmospheric condition don't allow for laser communication you can use radio from satellite to unmanned afloat atmospheric receivers that then convert to laser to send to receivers on the surface.

Putting a payload of any size in space is limited by the rocket size, propulsion and gravity. Gravity effect is less in the upper atmosphere. Why not float it with helium or hydrogen balloons and at the very instant where the craft ceases to move upwards and the upward force and gravity effect equals you fire the engine. This way you can put a bigger payload into space.

How about a set of mini satellites with permanent magnets in an arrangement on the faces or electromagnets to allow them to stack and instructions delivered to them via laser on the earth surface reassigning their purpose and function in the structure so you can build a larger whole satellite from smaller blocks and have a network floating around that can communicate with each other, monitor certain parameters and give feedback.

A pretty good platform to monitor traffic and allow the system to send feedback on objects ahead that you cannot see for navigation or give information on probable traffic outcome and conditions.

It all sounded kinda far fetched at first......

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Postby kamakazi » January 13th, 2021, 3:48 am

Let me redirect your attention to Mate at RIMAC and Christian Von Koenigsegg

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Postby aaron17 » January 13th, 2021, 6:05 am

He is not anymore

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Postby Ben_spanna » January 13th, 2021, 1:06 pm

LMAO- hes back down to 2nd richest as Teslas stock dropped 8%, so Jeff Besos is again the ricvhest even though amazon stock also dropped but not as much

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Postby Kronik » January 14th, 2021, 5:44 am

Ben_spanna wrote:LMAO- hes back down to 2nd richest as Teslas stock dropped 8%, so Jeff Besos is again the ricvhest even though amazon stock also dropped but not as much
That changing back by today, the stock always makes a pull back for a couple of days and then goes back higher

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Postby stev » January 15th, 2021, 1:11 am

at least d man doing something with he wealth...SpaceX, Mars mission, Tesla etc.....Bezos just sleeping on his money IMO.


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Postby The_Honourable » April 25th, 2022, 5:38 pm

With all the political joy and meltdowns aside... at the end of the day money talks.

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Postby aaron17 » April 25th, 2022, 6:42 pm

Lets see if Trump will be unbanned.

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Postby redmanjp » April 25th, 2022, 8:02 pm

aaron17 wrote:Lets see if Trump will be unbanned.


perhaps. but he not coming back. staying on his own Truth Social.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-will-not-return-to-twitter-even-if-elon-musk-purchases-platform-will-begin-using-his-truth-social

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Postby Les Bain » April 25th, 2022, 8:16 pm

redmanjp wrote:
aaron17 wrote:Lets see if Trump will be unbanned.


perhaps. but he not coming back. staying on his own Truth Social.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-will-not-return-to-twitter-even-if-elon-musk-purchases-platform-will-begin-using-his-truth-social


That is the alternative daisy platform you have to buy preinstalled on a cheap Chinese smartphone?

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Postby Dizzy28 » April 25th, 2022, 10:19 pm

It's only available on Apple store and in the US
https://www.cnet.com/news/politics/trum ... d-to-know/
Les Bain wrote:
redmanjp wrote:
aaron17 wrote:Lets see if Trump will be unbanned.


perhaps. but he not coming back. staying on his own Truth Social.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-will-not-return-to-twitter-even-if-elon-musk-purchases-platform-will-begin-using-his-truth-social


That is the alternative daisy platform you have to buy preinstalled on a cheap Chinese smartphone?

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Postby MaxPower » April 25th, 2022, 10:23 pm

Count me in on the TRUTH social.

Will the Commander ever return?

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That’s a very tall order there for the former President’s company. Let’s see if they are successful against the “big tech”.

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