And he wont be able to spend it in his lifetime, at the end of the day, he took the risk, so good luck to him

 

That is his net worth, but a lot of it is tied up in his businesses like Tesla. To realize all that wealth he would have to divest himself of all companies, stock, etc. that he owns. Still he is a very wealthy man.

Personally I do not use twitter, but if he can buy it, and make it an unbiased platform then I am all for it. As it is twitter censors quite a lot that they do not agree with, but this is not something we should get into on TriFive.

Best wishes to all.

 

That is something,
I’m content being a thousandaire……but if I had a little more , well ya know how that goes☺

 

I remember an old adage that went something like..".you can't make money without spending money!" Take a look at what Elon Musk has spent money on...Tesla...SpaceX are two of his most visible. Both of these ventures aren't without extensive AND expensive risk! Although not a huge fan of electric vehicles, I applaud his foresight and risk taking!

As for his latest adventure to liberate free speech, I wholeheartedly support him! Many of us here are military vets. What Elon Musk is doing is upholding our first amendment right and acknowledging that any service to our wonderful country is what we need more of and not less!

 

Take a look at what Elon Musk has spent money on...Tesla...SpaceX are two of his most visible. Both of these ventures aren't without extensive AND expensive risk!

I am a fan of some of what Elon Musk does but other things not so much.

Yes, he's taking risk because he's reinvesting, but he's also very good at getting others to finance his activities. First and foremost the US gov't for being a subsidizer and customer.

 

At 1 gram = weight of $100 bill, Elon Musk's net worth would weigh 5,941,358 pounds. Or zero pounds if converted to Dogecoin. A single stack of these $100 bills would be 183 miles long. These bills would completely fill a 7,165 ft^2 building having 15 foot high ceilings.

 

All that money yet somehow he doesn't strike me a happy man. Constant arguments and name calling, always striving for more. How much is enough for one person to have. As most of us I'd love to have more yet I give a lot of my money toward supporting others people. When I visit my family is Peru and get swamped with healthy little grandkids I often think I'm rich enough. I have very mixed feelings about how wealth seems to affect some people.. When my 2 year old little beastie boy up here Velcro's himself around my neck it's nothing a price tag can measure.

Putin and al-Said are also reputed to be in a league close to Musk but I wouldn't want to be either of them.

 

All good points, but the last Intel statement you made regarding the war criminals are incorrect.

 

A billion ain't worth what it used to be.

 

I would have lost my apatite with that bill

 

You guys need to read the story of Elon Musk, he may not be the guy you think he is.

 

I know, he's an ancient alien!

 

He had the vision. He took the risks. That said, I don’t imagine many self made billionaires are what most would call “nice people.”

 

The more I learn about him, the more I like him....hope he buys Twitter and I wish him the best.

Also, he has Aspergers .... especially glad he made himself successful.

Elon Musk opens up about growing up with Asperger's

There are relatively few known examples of successful entrepreneurs and business leaders with Asperger’s.

www.axios.com

 

....hope he buys Twitter

Why?

 

I'm working on my second million, I gave up on the first million lol

 

What impresses me most is looking at where Elon Musk came from, and how he started out on his trajectory to multi billionaire! He didn't come from a family with extreme wealth, and being born in South Africa, and immigrating to Canada to avoid military service in South Africa, he started out with basically nothing. His first venture was starting Zip2 an online company that he and his brother built up, and sold for $300 million.
Looking at the way everything he's touched has turned to gold, tells me he's not just lucky, or getting rich from government subsidies, he's making smart decisions with risks others wouldn't take. Yes, like any smart business man he's looking for all the help he can get, anywhere he can get it. But nobody whose been brought in on a Musk deal has gone away unhappy they tossed their money in the ring.

 

Net worth, yes he's beyond rich. What is liquid, not all that much. He'd need to sell some of his Tesla stock to buy Twitter. That's how I understand it anyway.

 

Jesus clears up the issue of rich men in Matthew 19:24.

 

Amen, Allahu Akbar.

 

Two way street here. There are those that disagree with Twttter's actions and applaud what Musk (might be) doing. It's complicated.

 

To put it in perspective, in today’s dollar here are a few adjusted net worths.
Andrew Carnegie: $372 billion
J. D. Rockefeller: $340 billion

And a drumroll for the richest ever:

Augustus Ceasar: adjusted to today, he was worth $4.6 trillion.

In the end, as long as you pursue whatever makes you happy and allows you sleep at night. I have no ill will towards the super-rich, I wish them all the best. I am doing what I love, make enough money to be comfortable, I sleep soundly at night, and do the best I can.

 

I am about as far from rich as you can get but the bright side is I never had to worry about my children being kidnapped and held for ransom!! Steve

 

I'm the richest guy i know fellas, financially i am in a bad way due to health bills, but man let me tell you i have three beautiful grand babies and one on the way, two awesome daughters, a queen that loves me and a relationship with my higher power that i never thought i could have.
Yes indeed i feel like the richest cat around!

 

I'm the richest guy i know fellas, financially i am in a bad way due to health bills, but man let me tell you i have three beautiful grand babies and one on the way, two awesome daughters, a queen that loves me and a relationship with my higher power that i never thought i could have.
Yes indeed i feel like the richest cat around!

And indeed, you are. Congratulations!

 

Last summer I was sitting on my tiny little deck, at my tiny little house, with two of my oldest friends since high school, and we were sitting on cheap deck chairs drinking a couple of cheap ice cold Miller High Life’s. Does not take much for me to feel rich!

 

Last summer I was sitting on my tiny little deck, with two of my oldest friends since high school, and we were sitting on cheap deck chairs drinking a couple of cheap ice cold Miller high life’s. Does not take much for me to feel rich!

It's almost that time of the year to do it again, yes...life's simple pleasures!

 

I agree with a lot here. Success for me, first and foremost, is seeing my daughter and son in law and my two grandchildren all happy and healthy. (well the kids are in their teens now so not always happy of course!)

Having enough to eat, keep a roof over my head, and some extra now and then for the 55 is all good also.

Yes I won't lie, I'd LIKE a lot more, but don't NEED it to be happy.

 

Since I'm much better looking than him and got some really cool cars,

I think I got him beat.

 

But think about the deference free speech will make in America Twitter is brain washing the people of the free world .He can have the money protect the Constitution .

 

Everyone has a right to use every deduction the tax code offers them.

 

Everyone has a right to use every LEGAL deduction the tax code offers them.

Fixt.