Elon Musk… a name that doesn’t need much introduction. The biggest celebrity among the global rich. The hero has created fans all over the world due to his eccentricity of behavior instead of changing the traditional way of the rich. Elon Musk had unusual words and actions. But it was all loved and celebrated by the world. When he launched the Falcon Heavy, one of the most powerful rockets of his company SpaceX, he also sent a Roadster car from his other company Tesla.
While some joked that it was a swindle, others saw it as a very shrewd businessman’s ploy. At the same time, Space X and Tesla Company became familiar to the world. Musk has been constantly compared to Tony Stark (Iron Man), the most popular hero of Marvel’s Avengers characters. But since he started taking over Twitter, his popularity seems to be falling.
Built business career
Musk was born on June 28, 1971 in Pretoria, South Africa. A childhood full of daydreams made Musk a laughingstock among the other students at school. The parents even conducted a medical examination thinking that something was wrong with Musk. By the time Musk made reading a habit by the time he got to high school, he was tired of being teased. During this time he learned karate and wrestling to gain more optimism.
In 1989, the 18-year-old Musk traveled to Canada to study for a degree to escape forced military service in South Africa. In 1992, Musk arrived in his dream country, the US, where he completed his studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Musk joined Stanford University for his PhD studies. At the same time, the world entered the Internet boom. Musk dropped out of his PhD studies two days after joining. In 1995, he started his first venture, Zip2 Corporation, with his brother Kimball. The company was later acquired by Compaq Computer Corporation.
Musk started a company called X.com using the proceeds from the sale of Zip2 Corporation. This company, later known as PayPal, made Musk’s businessman powerful. The company was acquired by eBay in 2002. Musk later founded the SpaceX company for space entrepreneurship. Musk awaited growth to become the owner of famous companies such as Hyperloop, Neuralink, Boring, Tesla and Starling.
Falling popularity
Yesterday someone projected messages against Elon Musk from the adjacent building onto the wall of Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco. Images of Elon Musk being an idiot and welcome to Musk’s hell displayed at the headquarters have gone viral on social media. Many have publicly expressed their distaste for Musk on social media. Over the past seven years, many have given parts of Elon Musk’s name to their children, a testament to Musk’s popularity. This trend has been interpreted as evidence of a steep decline in his popularity this year, at least.
In recent days, Elon Musk has fired many people who had an opinion against him. This was through public tweets. Musk fired half of Twitter’s 7,500 employees. Musk has also caused confusion over Twitter’s work-at-home policy. Musk had ordered that all employees must come to the office at least 40 hours a week. Later, he was informed that he can work from home if his superiors certify that he will make good contributions. A message was then sent to the managers that the person who had given the false certificate would lose his job. And then there was total confusion. Musk’s actions of this kind have now drawn widespread criticism. Tony Stark, who was the hero, is today compared to Harry Potter’s villain, Lord Voldemort.
Content Summary : Elon Musk’s metamorphic transformation from hero to villain