The Trillionaire and Democracy

Elon Musk is the first trillionaire and real-life James Bond villain. When I started writing this video, his net worth was $1.1 trillion; when I finished, it was $1.3 trillion. He controls Twitter, Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, 66% of all active satellites, and has unparalleled influence on public opinion and government policy. How did Elon Musk become the richest person in the world? What does this mean for Democracy? Patreon:   / georgrockallschmidt   Leave a tip: paypal.me/GeorgRockallSchmidt Twitter:   / grockallschmidt   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/grockallschm... Sources SpaceX IPO made Musk a Trillionaire – Robert Reich in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentis... Evaluating USAID and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030 – The Lancet https://www.thelancet.com/article/S01... Net Worth Held By Top 0.1% in US (and other similar stats) – Federal Reserve Economic Data https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WF... How Much To End World Hunger? - World Food Program https://wfpusa.org/news/how-much-woul... WFP Donation Page https://wfpusa.org/give/