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Life in the Age of the Techno King
We really truly have it all. So, what comes next?
Elon Musk kicked off 2022 by getting $28 BILLION dollars richer.
I’m not kidding. He’s living up to his self-granted title of Technoking, which he officially took on back in May of 2021.
We are living in his age.
Tesla CEO and internet provocateur Elon Musk got $28 billion richer on Monday (3 Jan) as investors cheered the automakers’ spike in vehicle deliveries during the fourth quarter. According to Forbes estimates, Musk remained the richest person in the world by a $99 billion margin as of early Monday afternoon — with a net worth just below $300 billion — leading French retailer Bernard Arnault ($201 billion) and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ($196 billion).
In this crazy lopsided broken world where so many people lack access to the very basic human needs of food water shelter and love, or even just struggle to meet the monthly bills, this clever bastard can make $28 billion dollars in one day.
What?
I think it’s fair to say we have pushed the extractive economy and mindset of the world to the limit. The great pyramid is nearing completion. There are literally three dudes sitting up at the top.
