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Philosominute 11: why is Elon Musk's trillion dollars news?

from The Philosominute · host Dave Stucky

So Elon Musk is a trillionaire now. Why is that news? Who cares whether some guy made lots of money on rockets and electric cars? There is a reason.More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes: stucky.tech/notes/people-image-distortion.mdFor more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations.It takes time for me to build what I make, so I would appreciate it if you reciprocated the value. Please go to stucky.tech/value to learn how.

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So Elon Musk is a trillionaire now. Why is that news? Who cares whether some guy made lots of money on rockets and electric cars? There is a reason.More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes: stucky.tech/notes/people-image-distortion.mdFor more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations.It takes time for me to build what I make, so I would appreciate it if you reciprocated the value. Please go to stucky.tech/value to learn how.

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