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 world’s 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 𝕏 - 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 “it’s impossible” - 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 him… Nobody has changed more industries in a single lifetime. Payments. Cars. Energy. Space. Social Media. Communications. AI. History won’t remember the people who said it couldn’t be done. It will remember the people who did it anyway. Congratulations Elon. The first trillionaire. 🚀

America need immigrants who are proud to live in America, who are happy to pay taxes and who do good for the country. You know, like @elonmusk

The British Post Office scandal has left me with so many questions. Were all anomalies shortfalls? Or did some Post Offices have unexplained extra money in their accounts? If they were all shortfalls, where did the money go? Was that ever tracked?

Took my Alfa 75 to the Alfa Concorso. What a beautiful day with some great music @PCarrack

Lake Windemere near my home today

When I picked my kids up from school I would always ask them "What did you learn today that you didn't know yesterday?". They were almost always able to think of something.

Just called @1800RESPECT. I was belittled and told I was wrong. Why would you have people answering your phone who are biased against men? I feel worse than before I called.

If you find that your first reaction to a video is to be negative, take a good look at yourself. I have. Look for the good first. Not problems.

I'm listening to Ray Hadley's last ever radio show. I've never been a huge fan of Ray but his show was always good. But today, listening to his kids and grandkids I will have to look at him differently. Anyone who is loved that much by their family must be doing something right.

What a perfect day. Got a new client today, fixed their problem in an hour. They even gave me a huge tip. Then my daughter rang me and invited me to an impromptu picnic with her and her bf. Life is perfect. Now I'm home playing great music and relaxing.

Really enjoying this piece of music 🎶 Sounds great on my great old system ☺️ youtu.be/8IIVBIAyi70?si=wa0r…

How dare the ABC put a link to a men's referral service that is specifically for men who commit domestic abuse at the end of a story where the mother (allegedly) k!lled her two sons. abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/b…