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Maria Blanco Pate retweeted
Jun 12
The first trillionaire in human history
- Elon Musk
- Born in South Africa
- Bullied relentlessly as a kid
- Immigrated to North America
- Arrived with a backpack and a dream
- Built Zip2 with his brother
- Sold it 4 years later for $300 million
- Co-founded PayPal with the profits
- Revolutionised digital payments
- Sold PayPal to eBay for $1.5 billion
- Bet everything on Tesla and SpaceX
- Got mocked for electric cars
- Got laughed at for reusable rockets
- Nearly went bankrupt in 2008
- Kept building anyway
- Turned Tesla into the worldâs most valuable automaker
- Made EVs mainstream and transformed the automotive industry
- Made reusable rockets a reality
- Reduced the cost of reaching space by 95%
- Sparked the modern commercial space race
- Built Starlink and connected millions around the world to high-speed internet
- Turned SpaceX into the most valuable private company in history
- Bought Twitter for $44 billion
- The world said he overpaid
- He was called reckless, stupid & crazy
- Advertisers fled, media declared it dead
- Critics called it the worst acquisition in tech history
- Renamed it đ
- Rebuilt the platform anyway
- Turned it into one of the most influential platforms on Earth
- Launched xAI and accelerated the global AI race
- Sent astronauts to space
- Is trying to get humans to mars
- Created millions of jobs
- Generated hundreds of billions in value
- Inspired an entire generation of builders
Before:
- Failed repeatedly
- Worked insane hours
- Slept in factories and offices
- Got bullied, laughed at and mocked
- Constantly told âitâs impossibleâ
- Kept building anyway
- Made it possible
Today:
- Richest person on Earth
- First trillionaire in human history
- Largest IPO in history $1.77 trillion
Most people quit when the world laughs at them.
Elon Musk built the future instead.
Love him or hate himâŠ
Nobody has changed more industries in a single lifetime.
Payments. Cars. Energy. Space. Social Media. Communications. AI.
History wonât remember the people who said it couldnât be done.
It will remember the people who did it anyway.
Congratulations Elon.
The first trillionaire. đ
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x.com/playmatejaylene/status⊠Indeed.
Jun 12
The first trillionaire in human history
- Elon Musk
- Born in South Africa
- Bullied relentlessly as a kid
- Immigrated to North America
- Arrived with a backpack and a dream
- Built Zip2 with his brother
- Sold it 4 years later for $300 million
- Co-founded PayPal with the profits
- Revolutionised digital payments
- Sold PayPal to eBay for $1.5 billion
- Bet everything on Tesla and SpaceX
- Got mocked for electric cars
- Got laughed at for reusable rockets
- Nearly went bankrupt in 2008
- Kept building anyway
- Turned Tesla into the worldâs most valuable automaker
- Made EVs mainstream and transformed the automotive industry
- Made reusable rockets a reality
- Reduced the cost of reaching space by 95%
- Sparked the modern commercial space race
- Built Starlink and connected millions around the world to high-speed internet
- Turned SpaceX into the most valuable private company in history
- Bought Twitter for $44 billion
- The world said he overpaid
- He was called reckless, stupid & crazy
- Advertisers fled, media declared it dead
- Critics called it the worst acquisition in tech history
- Renamed it đ
- Rebuilt the platform anyway
- Turned it into one of the most influential platforms on Earth
- Launched xAI and accelerated the global AI race
- Sent astronauts to space
- Is trying to get humans to mars
- Created millions of jobs
- Generated hundreds of billions in value
- Inspired an entire generation of builders
Before:
- Failed repeatedly
- Worked insane hours
- Slept in factories and offices
- Got bullied, laughed at and mocked
- Constantly told âitâs impossibleâ
- Kept building anyway
- Made it possible
Today:
- Richest person on Earth
- First trillionaire in human history
- Largest IPO in history $1.77 trillion
Most people quit when the world laughs at them.
Elon Musk built the future instead.
Love him or hate himâŠ
Nobody has changed more industries in a single lifetime.
Payments. Cars. Energy. Space. Social Media. Communications. AI.
History wonât remember the people who said it couldnât be done.
It will remember the people who did it anyway.
Congratulations Elon.
The first trillionaire. đ
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Great explanation. Agentic AI vs Generative AI: Whatâs the Real Difference? by Kishan Singh medium.com/p/agentic-ai-vs-gâŠ
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Wise words from @sethgodin Which kind of âenoughâ? seths.blog/2025/12/which-kinâŠ
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Bringing clarity and vision to the AI landscape: The Shape of AI: Jaggedness, Bottlenecks and Salients, by @emollick open.substack.com/pub/oneuseâŠ
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Maria Blanco Pate retweeted
1 Nov 2025
Del discurso al desprecio.
ÂżGobierno progresista?
Cerrar una biblioteca no es gestiĂłn, es silenciar la memoria.
Sin cultura no hay democracia.
Sin memoria, no hay RepĂșblica.
#BibliotecaNacional #CulturaEsDemocracia #Uruguay
eldia.uy/del-discurso-al-desâŠ
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Fascinating. Empire of Illusion: Frank Dikötter on Why China Isnât a Superpower | Unc... youtu.be/goEU7C1xmis?si=P7gS⊠via @YouTube
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14 May 2025
Wyoming Is Home to the Worldâs First Dark Sky Certified County mentalfloss.com/teton-wyominâŠ
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Making good things happen!
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Indeed.
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Maria Blanco Pate retweeted
4 Jan 2024
"Stop Pulling Punches Against Anti-Racism" via @ActonInstitute rlo.acton.org/archives/12520âŠ
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26 Oct 2023
Excelente oportunidad para que los alumnos compartan experiencias con @alianzaeduuy Colonia. @SilviaM97094850 đ«đŻđđŒ
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.@ggurmendez Habemus fibra Ăłptica en nuestra zona (rural) đđđđTodos los vecinos ya conectados estĂĄn felices y los q aguardan, esperanzados y agradecidos. Excelente trabajo por parte de Paolo y Seba, instaladores crack de Cieldor SRL. @AntelDeTodos
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