Time magazine named Elon Musk its 2021 Persona of the Year.
After a year spent selling his belongings and inventing driverless cars, rockets to space launched, his Asperger’s diagnosis was shared while hosting Saturday Night Live, as well as influencing stock markets with these tweets.
Musk (50) has a net worth $265.4 billion as of Monday.
SpaceX’s CEO, Tesla, made history multiple times in 2018, including SpaceX’s launch of its first-ever all-civil crew into orbit in September. In addition to a contract worth $3 billion with NASA, the aerospace firm also fought with Jeff Bezos.
Tesla and Uber announced plans to develop a humanoid robot using artificial intelligence and made a deal to lease 100,000 Teslas.
Through this partnership, Tesla’s stock shot up and the CEO saw his net worth rise to $302billion. He is now the most valuable person in the world at $300billion.
Time magazine named Elon Musk its 2021 Person-of-the Year
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO is currently the world’s richest man with a net worth of $265.4B
Musk has been promoting bitcoin since this year and has helped to influence the price of the stock market. He is pushing towards the mainstream.
Musk first began to date Grimes in 2018. They confirmed their relationship during the MET Gala red carpet. In May 2020, Musk and Grimes welcomed their seventh child.
However, the couple made public their separation in September. Grimes remained in Los Angeles while Musk relocated his company’s headquarters to Texas.
“We didn’t see each other very often, and this may be a long-term issue, since she does most of her work in L.A., touring or in distant locations, while my work is almost exclusively in L.A.
Musk shared that he does not have new girlfriend and he and Grimes remain good friends as they co-parent their child X Æ A-12.
“This is basically a monastery of technology, you know. Although there are a few women, it is not crowded. The location is remote.
Musk apparently moved to Lone Stare because he was disapproving of California’s strict COVID requirements. Musk confirmed that his children and eligible grandchildren are all vaccinated. However, he has played down the severity of the virus and violated regulations meant to protect his plants during the pandemic.
SpaceX conducted many historic launches this year including the world’s first all-civilian crew (Pictured: Musk, age 24, at his computer in 1995)
Tesla announced their plans to create a humanoid robot with artificial intelligence in 2022
While he supports vaccines, he says that the science is unambigual. However, a mandate for vaccines does not satisfy him.
He said, “You take a risk but people do risky stuff all the time,” referring to the unvaccinated, however he believes it should still be an individual choice.
He stated, “I think we have to be vigilant for the erosion in freedom in America,”
Musk is still fighting for American freedoms and working towards making Earth more sustainable. However, Musk has his eyes set on Mars.
“And now, we are working on the next great thing: building a Mars city that can sustain itself and bringing the Earth’s creatures and animals there. It’s sort of like a futuristic Noah’s Ark. We’ll bring more than two, though—it’s a little weird if there’s only two.’
The moon is also his focus as he hopes to reach it within the next three-years.
He stated, “I think that we could do a roundabout around the Moon maybe as soon 2023.”
His thoughts are also set on moving to Mars. He stated, “I will be amazed if Mars isn’t landed within five year.”
Musk tweets bizarrely to keep the world informed of his crazy plans and other eccentricities. Earlier this year, the billionaire tweeted: ‘I am selling almost all physical possessions. The billionaire said that he would not be able to afford a house.
His promise was kept. Earlier this month, Musk sold ‘last remaining house’, selling his Silicon Valley estate for $30 million.
Musk currently resides in Boca Chica in Texas in a house he rents for $50,000. It is located near the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Starbase rocket manufacturing facility, which he recently moved to.
SpaceX rents my primary house, a Boca Chica house for $50k. Musk tweets that it’s “kinda amazing though.”