6 thoughts on “Elon Musk’s First Trillion”

  1. I wouldn’t deify anyone. But Musk is absolutely amazing. His accomplishments are truly incredible.

    I’m not one to define virtue in terms of selflessness but consider: He paid $44 billion for Twitter (a CIA front that made no profit) in order to save free speech in America, and had he not, our 1st Amendment would now be a joke. So much censorship was exposed, even if the Supreme Ostriches kept it from being punished. His work to elect Trump and make DOGE a success hurt his Tesla franchise tremendously, especially the horrible vandalism by those “peaceful” leftists. Arguably, had Musk not bought Twitter, Trump/RFK would not have been elected.

    Musk didn’t set out to make a lot of money. He set out to create and to accomplish feats that were meaningful to him.

    Knowles is quite good, but for one wrapping himself in morality, he’s disappointingly superficial when he pretends there is something immoral about free markets, that very moral subset of a free society.

    1. I think it is a good thing to call those in the private economy to a sense of responsibility beyond their actual business. But J. Sobran, as you know, it is a mistake for it to be forced by government. Musk delivered on that sense of responsibility with his role in the election and with DOGE and his purchase of Twitter. He did those things voluntarily, as you say.

      By the way, I am pretty surprised to see so many Tesla’s on the road. The brand really seems to have taken off in popularity. It seems things were pretty tenuous with Tesla not terribly long ago. One could argue justifiably that Musk was cashing in on the Biden electric vehicle mandate– and was furious when Trump reversed it– but many seem to be purchasing Tesla’s voluntarily.

      1. “was furious when Trump reversed it”

        I don’t think that is true. I think that was part of a media effort to put a wedge between them. Musk isn’t a mandate kind of guy.

        “sense of responsibility beyond their actual business.” That’s kind of vague.

        Generally, an entrepreneur doesn’t succeed over any reasonable time frame unless he treats his employees, his customers, his suppliers, and his physical neighbors well and honestly. Because doing all those things increases the likelihood of his success, his creating a brand people trust, his earning a profit repeatedly. Only when he is bestowed government privilege can he neglect good behavior.

        (That statement assumes normal policing of polluting, fraud, etc.)

        1. While we might not always agree on some of the details, J. Sobran, I think we agree on the bigger picture that Musk made some enormous civic contributions. I hope he stays in the game. He can continue to be an enormous asset for the conservative/ constitutional cause if he wills to do so.

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