Elon Musk is now the richest man in the world

[Denver]

He has pushed past Jeff Bezos who took the title last year

[Samm]

grimes stays winning purrr

[Oliver_W]

Good for him. Better an innovator and electric car guy than Mr Amazon .

[Alf]

Couldn't Marcus Rashford ask him for a few quid, Instead of wanting to raid our kitty?

[Tom4784]

He's a hideous human being, same with Bezos. If I had the money they had, I'd be fixing the world's problems left and right yet they rest on their piles of gold like the gross dragons they are.

[Mystic Mock]

He's a hideous human being, same with Bezos. If I had the money they had, I'd be fixing the world's problems left and right yet they rest on their piles of gold like the gross dragons they are.

Poor Amazon being knocked.

Being serious I get what you're saying, tbh I'd probably be more selfish with their kinda money than you would be Dezzy.

But I'd like to think that I'd do some Charity work for things like Children In Need, Comic Relief, and of course helping Chris Chibnall write good Doctor Who episodes.

I've just been to Wikipedia about Musk, he apparently won a court case where he called someone a "pedo" without any evidence, he is clearly an unlikable douchebag.

[MTVN]

Good for him. Better an innovator and electric car guy than Mr Amazon .

Bezos isn't an innovator?

[Tom4784]

Bezos is a **** that deserves no praise. Amazon workers all over the world can work full time in a punishing toxic environment and still need government assistance to make ends meet.

He could literally increase pay by a multitude out of his own pocket and he'd make back the money in a matter of hours or days. It wouldn't affect him. Hideous human being, I only wish the worse for greed fuelled people like that.

[arista]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-55578403

[Oliver_W]

Bezos isn't an innovator?

All Amazkn does is mistreat and underpay its employees while killing the high street. I'm sure the inventor of the iron maiden could technically have been called innovated too.

[James]

Elon makes a lot exaggerated claims eg. his space programme, although he has had some succeses.

[bots]

Amazon is one of the most innovative companies in the world, its not just an internet store

[Denver]

Amazon is one of the most innovative companies in the world, its not just an internet store

It's crazy what you can turn an old book store into

[user104658]

Amazon is one of the most innovative companies in the world, its not just an internet storeI mean... Yes... But he pays other people to do the innovating and developing these days I would imagine.

[bots]

I mean... Yes... But he pays other people to do the innovating and developing these days I would imagine.

yes, but so does Musk, last time i looked it wasnt a company with one employee :laugh:

[user104658]

yes, but so does Musk, last time i looked it wasnt a company with one employee [emoji23]Well yeah but that's sort of the point I guess. The real geniuses - while I'm sure they're on very decent salaries - don't make a pinch of the money that these guys are making literally by the minute. And they're not the ones with the genuine talent... They're just businessmen who were lucky enough to make the right investments at the right time. Clever and insightful? Sure... But not inspiring.

Bezos especially is a perfect example I think - Amazon was already established as a book retailer and they made the choice to move into general retail just as online retail/broadband in every home took off in a huge way. The reason Amazon is so huge is, mostly, good timing.

[Vicky.]

Genuinely thought he already was, til the deluge of 'Musk is now richest person in the world, and wants to know HOW HE SHOULD DONATE HIS RICHES!!!!!!!' type stories/posts. Like, you need recommendations for which causes to donate to (and even, would donate on the say so of a stranger rather than..because you want to/agree with said cause?!), really, or are you wanting people to think you the messiah aswell as the bank?

[GoldHeart]

$184 billion !!!! Wtf :shocked: :skull: , I wonder how much taxes he avoids paying .

[Livia]

Good for him. I find him far less offensive than other mega-rich people. At least he's got something to offer.