It’s telling that someone who gets a windfall immediately purchases a status symbol. Almost as if the point of being rich is lost if everyone doesn’t know it.
Wealth is wasted on the rich.
Elon Musk taking delivery of his McLaren F1 shortly after selling Zip2 for $307 million in 1999
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yesman@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Anivia@feddit.org 1 day ago
The McLaren is a real drivers car, not a status symbol. At least when it was released, sadly it has become an overpriced collectors item today.
But I highly doubt Elon bought it because he was a car enthusiast and planned to drive it hard
EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
My status symbol would be 1,000 acres of land with a self sufficient farm and some recreational spots, and tiny houses for lgbt people to live on.
if you’re lgbt and not an asshole, come live near people who accept you for who you are, I baked cookies!
cattywampus@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Wealth is wasted on the rich, ideally it’s given to those who couldn’t care less about it and desire to decrease needless and avoidable suffering for all minds as much as possible.
Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 1 day ago
If I were rich I’d open up a bunch of repair cafes that lost money but helped people fix their stuff and keep it out landfills and taught people valuable soldering/electronics/programming/DIY skills while bringing the community together with volunteers and cheap coffee! Ah, that’s the dream…
kokesh@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
If I would get insanely rich, I would for sure buy something nice. After that I would start saving.
spectrums_coherence@piefed.social 1 day ago
Lol you can tell exactly how enthusiastic his fiancee is.
notsosure@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
This guy is so unsympathetic. He was even worse back then. But let’s keep personal assessments out of this: he is dangerous, and shouldn’t have the control and money.
Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
Even when he was considered “normal”, he was a loser. 100% she had dick on the side.
Ledivin@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Man, he really has just always looked like the biggest loser, huh? It’s a shame all of his many gender-affirming surgeries didn’t help
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Wow he looks punchapble back then. Should’ve went south korea and get that punchable face fixed.
danekrae@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Wow he looks puncha
pbleback thenFTFY
jontree255@lemmy.world 2 days ago
God dammit we were so close
LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 day ago
“Huh, odd, why would he need a box truck and why is McLaren making them”
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I wish I could rehire my hair
KingGordon@lemmy.world 2 days ago
In 2000, while driving on Sand Hill Road with PayPal Inc. Co-Founder Peter Thiel to a meeting, a moment of bravado led Musk to demonstrate the car’s capabilities. “Watch this,” he said, moments before the McLaren spun out of control, flew “like a discus” 3 feet into the air and crashed. The worst part? The car wasn’t insured.
…yahoo.com/…/elon-musk-spent-1-million-213715650.…
What a dipshit.
LordMayor@piefed.social 2 days ago
To think how much shit the world nearly dodged.
justsomeguy@lemmy.world 2 days ago
A pivotal moment that crashed our timeline into darkness.
newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Damn. if only the car had exploded.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Damn hahaha id never heard that story. I knew hed bought the car though. What an idiot.