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Elon Musk – Lucky Guy with Dad’s Money or Genius? [video]

by mwidell on 9/28/23, 2:54 PM with 2 comments

• by JohnFen on 9/28/23, 3:29 PM

  Somewhere between the two?

  I see zero reason to think that Musk is a genius, although he's clearly a smart guy. And without the support of his family, he probably wouldn't have been able to accumulate the initial wealth he needed to do the stuff he's done.

• by billy99k on 9/28/23, 3:22 PM

  Both. Many people with Dad's money have lost it in a couple of years. He was able to use it to fund multiple revolutionary companies (and succeed at it).