"Time" editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal wrote that in 2021, Musk was not only the richest person in the world, but also the richest example of mass change in American society. He excelled in robotics, solar energy, cryptocurrencies, fighting climate change, creating computer implants.
"Time" writes how Elon Musk hopes to save our planet and to settle somewhere elsein, that he created SpaceX which outshone its biggest competitors and will determine America's future in space.
According to "Time", Elon Musk became the richest private person in history, although until recently he was ridiculed and considered a madman who was going to go bankrupt.
The "Washington Post" writes that this year Musk was not only ahead of the founder of Amazon and the owner of the "Washington Post" Jeff Bezos in terms of wealth, but also made history with his space flight company. It's in September SpaceX launched inspiration4, the first all-civilian crew to reach orbit. And it's in April SpaceX signed a contract with NASA to send astronauts to the moon.
His company, Tesla, controls two-thirds of the multibillion-dollar electric car market. In October, one of the world's leading car rental companies, Hertz, announced that it would add 100.000 Tesla electric vehicles to its fleet.
Musk launched the sale of about $5 billion worth of Tesla stock in a series of whirlwind transactions, providing the treasury with enough taxes to cover the chamber of commerce's annual funding.
The BBC reported that at the start of the trial, in which he is accused of pressuring company board members into a $2,6 billion deal to buy a solar panel company, Musk told a US court that he did not enjoy being the head of Tesla, but that he would prefer to spend his time on design and engineering.
"Time" writes that the richest man in the world does not have a house and that he recently sold his fortune so that he could launch satellites into orbit and tame the sun. He drives in a car that he created himself, without gas and which hardly needs a driver.
At the same time, many acquaintances note that he cares about humanity as a whole, but that he is a difficult person in social communication. His companies have been accused of sexual harassment, racism, poor working conditions and many other bad things.
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