The Most Interesting Man in the World strategy, starring Jonathan Goldsmith as a classy metallic fox who traveled the world, dragged beautiful women out of keep traps, and also gave his own father the” the talk,” explaining the birds and the bees to his own Old Man, was one of the most spectacular marketing campaigns of the past 20 years. ( Goldsmith claims that he won the role by improvising an arm-wresting Fidel Castro scene during the audition. )
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Goldsmith’s figure was retired in 2016. His most recent professional featured him leaving Earth’s fragile bonds and becoming the first person to set foot on Mars. The last voice-over:” His even regret is hardly knowing what dread feels like”.
Elon Musk, who is likely” The Most Interesting Man in the World” at the moment, is the person who is most likely to land the first manned spacecraft on Mars. Actually, there’s nobody else in our solar system who’s his similar.
Second, he revolutionized digital payments with X/PayPal, giving birth to the trillion-dollar virtual marketplace. Then, he collaborated with Tesla to create the electric car economy, much to the delight of Limousine Democrats and Greenies all over. Eventually, he privatized space journey. ( And when he was n’t doing all that, he cofounded ChatGPT, the world’s leading Artificial Intelligence company… plus the Boring Company … plus running Twitter/X… plus batteries and solar panels … plus half a dozen other projects. )
It does n’t make a lick of sense. It would be similar to Mark Zuckerberg running both Boeing and General Motors and even serving as Facebook’s CEO.
I have no idea how Musk does it, in my opinion. Running a single business and managing employees is a full-time work for me because I’ve represented hundreds of different companies, both large and small. Running three multibillion-dollar multinational companies concurrently— Tesla, SpaceX, Twitter— is beyond extraordinary. There should n’t be enough hours in the day.
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But somehow, Is not merely pulls it off — hey, he’s the richest man in the world for a purpose, ya know — he also has enough free period to engage in politics. Monday, Musk attended the Butler march and threw his passionate, loud support behind the Trump Train.
” Register to vote, OK”? Musk told the audience. And encourage anyone you know to sign up to cast their ballots. There’s just two weeks left to register to vote in Georgia and Arizona, Forty-eight days. Text people nowadays. Today. Then verify that they truly cast ballots. If they do n’t, this will be the last election. That’s my forecast”.
Musk used those words to demonstrate his newfound skill at political jiu-jitsu, rejecting the Democrats ‘ blatant claim that” Democracy is on the ballot”! and flipping’ em on their rear.
But it will probably cost him dearly.  ,
Twitter/X is now worth less than 25 % of the$ 44 billion Musk paid for it. It’s now valued at merely$ 9.4 billion. And the bulk ( roughly 75 % ) of Musk’s wealth is tied to Tesla. Well, 71 % of Republicans will not consider owning an electric vehicle, 82 % of Democrats would.  ,
But here’s where he wrests the” Most Interesting Man in the World” king from Goldsmith: The most prominent private resident on the planet has decided to pursue a social agenda that’s simply, 100 % opposed to his earnings model!
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He’s not doing it to make more money. ( I do n’t even know if money is a meaningful metric when you’re already worth$ 250 billion. ) That’s not his desire, if anything, being pro-MAGA did fatally denigrate the Tesla company amongst those most likely to buy one — and after becoming a Free Speech shelter, Twitter/X has previously hemorrhaged a staggering$ 34+ billion.  ,
With SpaceX largely dependent on government contracts, alienating all the Democrats in DC could jeopardize its solvency, too.
Agree or disagree with Musk’s principles, but his pro-MAGA actions represent the most extraordinary” Profiles in Courage” in American business history. Musk is risking more than anyone else … because even if he “wins”, his businesses will lose.
But he does n’t care, because he believes he’s right.
Over the past few years, Musk has influenced strategy in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and advised Brazil as a whole to change course. He might just be the decisive factor in a close fight between Trump and Harris right now. With the power and influence he’s earned via his work ethic, vision, and business acumen, he’s less like a private citizen and more like an independent nation-state.
At this stage, he probably has more global influence than the United Nations. And that ai n’t hyperbole.
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Elon Musk, who is unquestionably the Most Interesting Man in the World, has undergone a remarkable evolution.  ,
Stay thirsty, my friends.