Tesla/SpaceX CEO Elon Musk drew media fire by stating that his primary home is worth $50,000. Would he have done better boasting of an Iron Man suit?
Some baby boomers and Gen Xers might even recall coverage of Walmart Founder and multi-billionaire Sam Walton gallavanting with “Betty” — no, not his supermodel trophy wife — hisThe rich are different. And the hyper rich are very different. Luck may get you far, but not that far. Becoming a self-made deca-billionaire takes genius, indescribable will and nerve, and a killer instinct.most of his worldly possessions. But, he’s not giving them away.
It’s an act, of course. But it’s a great act. Like a Marvel Avengers movie, it offers excitement and escape. When a Richard Branson sky dives, or races a Formula 1 car, or wind surfs with a naked supermodel clinging to his back, he gives us that momentary thrill of thinking, “I could be him...”No they couldn’t. Maybe the Bransons of the world give us fantasies, but at least they’retakeMore power to Elon Musk and the other deca-billionaires.
But isn’t it odd that the real-life superheroes of business want to appear normal, while we want our cinematic superheroes to be anything but?And it doesn’t really matter to Musk.
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