Is Elon Musk’s power a problem?

Henry Tricks reports on artificial intelligence, social media and new technology for The Economist newspaper. Elon Musk makes electric cars, the latest space rockets, and he owns X (formerly Twitter), which means Henry writes about him often. Watch Henry’s video to see what he says about Mr Musk’s power and influence.

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This got us thinking… how do you feel about Elon Musk’s power and influence?

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  • Mr.Elon Musk is a very smart and important person. He has done many great things, like helping us think about electric cars and space travel. But, like all of us, he makes mistakes too. Sometimes he shares wrong information or works his team too hard. We can still appreciate the good things he does, while also learning from the things he can do better.

    1. Along with all the good things that you speak about, do you think there may problems with the level of power he has?

      1. I completely agree with you. It's great that Elon Musk is pushing boundaries, but with great power comes great responsibility. We need to make sure he's using his influence wisely and not hurting others in the process. Let's keep the conversation going and hold him accountable for his actions.

        1. Absolutely!

        2. I agree with you enigmatic significance because, yes it is really great that Elon Musk is pushing boundaries, but as you have said with great power comes great responsibility, so he should take responsibility for his actions. We need to try in anyway possible to encourage him to use his power and influence for good deeds, and we should hold him responsible for his actions as we would hold any other man. If we don't hold him accountable for his actions or encourage him to use his power and influence for good deeds, he might do as he pleases. For example, if he steals (I'm not saying he will), and we let him move on stealing, (because he has great power) without doing anything to him, then he might keep on doing that same thing or even worse.

          1. Can you give me some examples of what you think Elon Musk would steal?

            1. From my own point of view, I think something that Elon Musk might steal is one or all of the diamonds that have been found in the different parts of the world, or he might even steal gold. But we both know (not that I am predicting the future) that Elon Musk might not steal anything, because he already has all he needs. And is the richest/wealthiest person in the world.

              1. I agree because Elon is a man who owns many companies Like space X, and, Twitter, for his wealthiness he wouldn't really steal anything.

            2. I would say that Elon musk would probably steal a car that in his own point of view is way to advanced for him or a car that is more advanced by his own cars

            3. I personally under the impression that Elon Musk would not steal anything physical, (diamonds etc.) like some of my peers think. I think that if he were to steal something, which I feel is an unlikely circumstance considering his wealth and power, he would "steal" something like an idea for blueprints, the internal design in the workings of an electric car, or something related. As a conclusion, I believe although it is always a possibility that he may " steal" something like an idea rather than something physical, I believe it is highly unlikely.

              1. I think Elon Musk is a brilliant human being who would never steal anything since he is an inspirational role model for many people all across the world. He is a great man and his ideas are spectacular and all the products his companies produce are amazing. his power is well deserved after his work producing PayPal was spectacular. All these allegations about him performing a 'Nazi' salute was accidental and not meant as he does incredible things towards the society ,world and science. I think he is a great role model for many young people all across the world and he is a great individual and I feel no danger when I enter a Tesla as I know he is a very methodical man with his way of thinking ,also his work forming Tesla was great. the Tesla's are not at all cumbersome compared to other vehicle brands across the world in all continents and countries for all people.

                1. He did the Nazi salute twice I don’t think that was accidental, that also ties in with him supporting right-wing parties like reform UK and the AfD.

            4. I think that Elon Musk may try too steal if he would steal anything it would be digital information to try and bribe people to get out of a tight situation or to evolve his car brand Tesla making it even smarter improve the safety and success of SpaceX and to improve X's popularity online and make it even more advanced ,and also steal it to improve his status in USA's government. Even saying that I believe he would not steal anything because he is the wealthiest man on the planet.

        3. I agree with enigmatic_significance because Musk is not using his influence wisely. He has used his influence in the politics of the United States, Germany, and the UK. I doubt if he will stop there. It looks like he is trying to be involved in global politics so he can be the most powerful force on Earth! One way we can stop him is to consistently go against his statements on social media, and encourage people to unfollow him/cancel him.

        4. could u imaging when u work so hard an people are making decisions on how u use your own money or power?
          instead of making sure he uses his influence wisely like we own him or his money and power let's make it known to him that he is hurting a lot of people.

      2. there are problems with the level of powers that he possess now which includes spreading fake information, bribing people with his money, intimidating some leaders publicly, those things are not meant to be so but because of his powers he now do things that he is not meant to do.

      3. Absolutely,Elon has way too much power, more than anyone can control. In my opinion, he bribed people with $1,000,000 saying "I will give 1 million each day to a random person if they sign this petition to help Trump win" and what happens? Trump wins. I believe people should vote what they want to vote instead of being bribed. Elon took over Twitter and transformed it into X. Then, he bought PayPal and many more companies. In conclusion, my perspective is he has way too much power and he doesn't deserve it.

      4. I do believe there is many issues with his power, as he types behind a keyboard splashing cash to benefit who he sees fit and who will give him the most power. However we can not underestimate how Trump won the election as not all of the victory can be focused on him and his $1,000,000 prize for voting in the swing states as he had the Kennedys backing and also his son Barron uses social media to help secure the victory .

      5. There are problems with this. Mr. Elon Musk is getting too much power. And he is also getting access to things he shouldn't have access to. He might do the right things but, just like what enigmatic significance said, everyone makes mistakes. I think Mr. Trump made a mistake too. He chose a multi-billionaire to be in charge of the U.S Treasury. Which he really should not have access to. These are my thoughts.

    2. I'm not sure about this because yes, Elon has done many great things when it comes to the environment but he has also been getting a lot of negative attention. With the elections and all, he seems to be appearing a lot and most of the time does something that manages to offend people in a way. If someone is constantly receiving the wrong kind of attention, I don't believe they should be allowed to hold so much power over so many people because it could cause problems.

      1. I agree with you, Elon should not have that much power, it's really not fair.

    3. I completely agree with you, he is an intelligent man. Without him electric cars and space travel won't even have been discovered he is the reason why we discovered these phenomenal things!. And of course it's common for people to make a mistake, spread wrong information and even the pressure he puts on his team, but that doesn't change the fact that he's incredible, intelligent, interesting, amazing and a phenomenon, and we can also learn a lot of stuff from him, as I said he in intelligent, has a lot of knowledge.

      Thank you!

      1. "he is the reason why we discovered these phenomenal things!" - Did Elon Musk really discover space travel and electric cars?

        1. I think that it's better said as Elon Musk popularizing the idea of space travel and electric cars. Space travel, at least in the United States, was created by NASA. However, in more recent years, the idea of space travel has been more prevalent due to SpaceX growing. Similarily, the first electric car was made back in the late 19th century. Yet, the electric cars we know now have been popularized by Tesla -- leading to other companies to develop their own to compete in the market.

        2. I think that it's better said as Elon Musk popularizing the idea of space travel and electric cars. Space travel, at least in the United States, was created by NASA. However, in more recent years, the idea of space travel has been more prevalent due to SpaceX growing. Similarily, the first electric car was made back in the late 19th century. Yet, the electric cars we know now have been popularized by Tesla -- leading to other companies to develop their own to compete in the market.

      2. I partially agree with you, intelligent_cookie, but I also partially disagree. This is because Elon Musk doesn’t always just make little, common mistakes, he makes quite large ones too. Like when he offered a part of Ukraine to Russia but the Ukrainians refused so he took away some property but gave it back. That was a very large mistake.
        However, I do think that electric cars and space would have actually already been discovered because I know that people knew about space from the Ancient Greek times but Yuri Gagarin was the first person in space. As well as this, I know that German engineer Andreas Flocken discovered electric cars. Elon Musk owns the company Tesla but he hasn’t founded it.
        Moving on, I agree that Musk is intelligence but his intelligence turns into power and he thinks he can do whatever he wants especially now that he is Donald Trump’s advisor. Elon Musk isn’t a prime minister or president but he believes he has the equivalent amount of power. I think we should stop him before he gains too much power.

        1. Interesting humble_elderberry. How would you propose that we limit his power?

          1. I would propose that we should let other people like prime ministers, presidents and the king to make big decisions. For example, he gave Ukraine his Starlink, Musk then made an offer that upset Ukraine so he took it back. If Elon Musk already gave it to them, he shouldn’t be the one to take it back. It should be a prime minister or president like Donald Trump with that choice because they have more power by political position. We can also limit his power by doing something about X. Lots of people end up doing the wrong thing just because Elon Musk told them to. And lots of people means 200 million followers. These things happen on live streams Musk does to tell his followers to do the wrong thing. We can stop this by limiting or even banning his live stream.
            Thank you for replying.

    4. What mistakes does he make and how do you think he can prevent them

      1. Musk is a brilliant entrepreneur, but like all of us, he makes mistakes. To avoid these mistakes, he could Take a deep breath before sharing his thoughts on Twitter.
        Be more realistic when promising new projects and deadlines.
        Take care of his physical and mental health.
        Listen to others' feedback and ideas.
        By doing so, Musk can become an even better leader and inspire others to do the same.

        1. The difference is that when he makes mistakes it affects society more. This means that all the power he has also is a disadvantage, which is not having that much margin of error. In other words, his mistakes are more of a problem than a regular person's mistakes. That's why he is not a person like us and, to quote Spiderman: "with great power comes great responsibility."

    5. I disagree because Elon Musk may be rich but he may be challenge if a president or priminister disagrees and this could star a very bad out break of depating and this could result in conflict but I also get what your saying because he is helping to solve issues and help with electric cars.In my opinion he is a slight issue in terms of power because he could cause problems to governments if his power becomes too great.I think his power over all could become a big issue.

      1. I get your concerns. Elon Musk's power is huge, and if he clashes with governments, it could lead to big problems.

        He's doing great work, like promoting electric cars, but his influence is a double-edged sword.

        Do you think it would help if other powerful people worked with governments to balance out his power?

        1. I disagree with your second claim. I believe that if other powerful people work with the government then, those people can become even powerful because they have politics on their side alongside the money and fame. This could lead to various powers we already see in Elon musk such as, bribing, spread of false information, and fame overshadowing past actions.

    6. I understand that you think Elon Musk Is a Smart and important person but just because he has plenty of money and power does not mean he is intelligent.Also you said that he helped us think about cars but he was not even the creator of Tesla and all he did was buy it from the original owners of Tesla Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning.Thank you for understanding.

    7. I respectfully disagree with your comment because even though Elon musk has a lot of money that does not mean that he is a good or smart person. Half of the things he is allowed to do only is because of his money. It's also not fair that he doesn't even have to try hard to get the things he wants or do the things he wants to do. He has been chosen to serve as Donald's Trump government advisor and it was more than likely because of his money. I personally don't think that Elon Musk should have control over anything just because of his money.

    8. I respectfully disagree with your comment. Just because Elon Musk is the richest person in the world doesn't mean he gets to do whatever he wants. Also he didn't get elected to be president and he still does what he wants because he's rich. He doesn't even have to try to get anything all he really has to do is buy it. Also president Donald Trump wants him to be his advisor. I personally think even though he's rich that doesn't mean he is a good person or smart.

    9. I sincerely disagree, with your comment because in my opinion, just because Elon Musk has a lot of money and is the richest man in the world, that doesn't mean he's a great person and can control the country. I also think Elon Musk's power is not under control, because he is ruling the country even though he wasn't running for president or any political position.Elon Musk, is truly a bad person.He is messing with our rights, and has access to our social security benefits, and our private information.I also think Elon Musk is not learning from his bad mistakes and trying to make it better, because he is just making things worse.Lastly, In my opinion, Elon Musk is a bad person and should stop making things even worse.

      1. I understand you have strong feelings about Elon Musk. It's good that you're thinking critically about his influence. However, let's make sure we separate facts from opinions. Musk is a successful entrepreneur who has created jobs and driven innovation.
        It's also important to verify information through credible sources. We shouldn't jump to conclusions or assume the worst.
        Rather than judging someone as 'good' or 'bad', let's focus on having respectful conversations about their actions. This helps us learn from each other and grow.

    10. Elon Musk is a very important man and he is helping society in many ways like Tesla ( electric cars) my only concern is if he gets too powerful it could be a problem.I think he needs to be careful with his power because he might clash with governments.

      1. Interesting genius_volcano. You say "my only concern is if he gets too powerful it could be a problem". Can you describe how we would know if he was too powerful? Is he not already?

    11. I agree that he has done some very good things for us. But you can't ignore that he thinks he has more power then he actually does. One of his biggest faults is that he believes he is inevitable and will always be famous and influential no matter what he does. Unfortunately, this is most likely true as most people think about the good things he has done and completely overshadow the bad things he has done e.g. Making multiple rockets that ended up blowing up and nearly seriously injuring people.

    12. I agree with you however I like to think that although he is human and could make mistakes, someone so powerful should be more careful with their actions and although he does good for humanity great power comes great responsibility.

      1. i completly agree because he has got loads of power that comes with lots of responsibility like he has to run Space X Twitter and Tesla while being a part of Trumps council it is a lot of jobs to do he has to much power and it is a problem because he has to much to do to run but even if one thing goes wrong he will
        in another place in America so it will be very hard to fix that problem .

    13. Despite that Mr Musk is a very smart man , that doesn't mean he is doing good things in the world. Also he has helped us think about electric cars and space travel which is fascinating. He definitely has done terrible things but he states them as "mistakes." Also yes he shares wrong information like right now, he's talking with Donald Trump about sending immigrants out of the country. Some good things he had done was develop electric cars such as Teslas and others. Since he is rich he thinks he is all that (not trying to be rude.) But he can definitely learn from the mistakes he has made.

    14. I understand your point engimatic_significance that Elon Musk is a brilliant and influential person who has made significant contributions to technology , especially in electric cars and space exploration. However , I respectfully disagree with the idea that his mistakes such as spreading misinformation , or overworking employees , should be viewed in the same way as everyday errors we all make . When somebody of his level of power and influence shares false information , it can have serious consequences , affecting business , organization or even individuals on a large scale.

      While it is true that no one is perfect , leaders with a massive following have a responsibility to be careful with their words and actions . Appreciating his achievements is important , but it is equally important to hold influential figures accountable when their mistakes cause harm , as their reach and impact is far beyond than that of an average person . This reminds us that power comes with a responsibility , especially in a digital age .

    15. I very much disagree with your views. I do not think Mr Musk is smart or a good leader for anyone. I think that Musk is an untrustworthy leader for any country on Earth. I think Musk's power is a problem for many significant reasons. Mr Musk is the richest man alive and he is the advisor for the new American president Donald Trump which could really harm America because of the many racists and sexist acts he has performed. This could lead to riots or many women frustrated and angered by the sexism he has used. The signs he has used include the Nazi salute. Plus Mr Musk did it more than once. I think his future power could put Americans at risk.

      1. I disagree with our statement 'I think his future could put Americans at risks' because the choice of electing Trump was the decision of the people, and NOT ELON MUSK. I think that being the richest and working for the president cannot dent the principles of democracy. Democracy is a weapon which can make Musk look small, as the people of America have the right to change their leaders in the next elections or by forcing dissolvement of the government. As you said, Elon with the help of Trump, can introduce certain sexist and racist ideas which could frustrate the women. But it is crucial for us to understand that Elon does not have any right in the parliamentary proceedings (responsible for introduction of laws). Elon currently works in the Department of Government Efficiency, aiming to reduce the federal spendings by removing unnecessary staff. Trump has hired Elon as he comes with vital experience of managing companies under tight budgets. The department might cause anger in the former federal staff, but it cannot possibly lead to riots regarding racism. The weird actions of Elon including the Nazi salute could be marketing and attention attracting move for his companies. If the discontent of the people increases, they could vote out Trump and his cabinet in the next federal elections like they chose Biden after a controversial term of Trump in 2021. So its not about Elon Musk posing a risk in the life of Americans, it is about understanding the choice of the Americans for their leader and their right to expel the government mid-term. This is what democracy is all about

    16. I do not agree with your comment because Mr musk is trying to get more money of Donald trump because they are now "friends" and he thinks he is the best man on Earth. He has also done many sexist and racist acts in the passed the signs he has used was the Nazi salute for Hitter.

      1. Can you tell me why you think this friendship could be problematic?

    17. In my opinion, Elon musk is not as bad as some say. Politics and the media have damaged his reputation. He is not perfect he‘s just a human like everyone else.

    18. Elon musk is'nt important at all ,this guy is lit
      making robots to do our jobs like soon enough y'all wont be making no money and you will regret choosing him and trump , all they are gonna do is ruin the us economy , hes too busy making robots and rockets
      then caring about the economy , since trump became president the economy has dropped so its a really bad choice and another little fact hes a literal racist , do u really think hell care about any Americans or anyone else ? no i dont think so.

      1. Do you have any evidence to support your claim that Trump is a "literal racist"? When we present something is a fact it important to be able to back this up.

  • I do think Elon Musk's power is a problem because not only has he now got immense amounts of powers in America but is using his money and influence to attempt to affect politics here in Europe. Just recently he spoke at an AfD rally in Germany, AfD being a far right party in Germany. He was also attempting to donate 100 million pounds to Reform UK and on his Twitter platform has called for America to "liberate" Britain. It is definitely concerning for an American government official to be meddling in foreign politics and calling for the invasion of a long time NATO member and US ally. There are also concerns he has grown too close to Trump and now has too much jurisdiction in the USA, being a major part of the new government shutdown in the US. Musk has definitely grown far too powerful in global politics.

    1. Thank you for the post. I was trying to find out where did Elon Musk called for the invasion of a NATO country. Is there an official source confirming this statement?

      1. There is no official site or credible information regarding Elon Musk's invasion of a NATO country. The search results primarily discuss his controversial comments and actions related to NATO and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, rather than any actual invasion. So, actually, while Elon Musk's comments and actions have stirred controversy, there is no indication of any invasion or official plans related to NATO countries.

      2. He once made a poll on his Twitter which he had pinned saying "America should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government." It was not formatted as a question but rather a statement. Although he did not outright say invade, the implications of "liberate" in this context are incredibly strong.

        Here is a source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-liberate-uk-britain-b2674829.html.

        I am very sorry for my late response.

    2. I agree with you, one person should not have so much power over in a country, let alone foreign ones. With all of Elon Musk's money, influence, and relationships, he has too much power! There should be limits to what he can have control over. Plus, like you stated precious_strawberry, there are concerns with his relationship with Donald Trump. He has grown too close to Trump and has too much say in jurisdiction in the US. For someone who is not even a part of the government, and never has been, he has too much control. Too much power. I fear that one day Elon Musk will push his boundaries too far.

    3. I think the same about getting involved with foreign política could be said bout many european políticas who tried to influence the american elections by calling Trump a threat for democracy or supporting Harris. I believe he supports all those partida not only because of ideology but also because if they obtain good resulta thanks to Musk, he could be allowed to make more business there. Also, because these parties will tend to always follow Trump's demands (and therefore Musk's) which would benefit Trump and subsequently him. Probably Musk is also interested on the present trade wars.

    4. I absolutely agree with you, precious_strawberry. This is because I think Elon Musk knows he has enough money to influence people into doing bad things. Then he might just change his decision as he wants to be liked by the public. For example, Musk once gave Ukraine his Starlink satellite terminal and then offered Russia some of Ukraine’s territory to make peace. Ukrainian leaders protested and refused so Elon Musk took away the Starlink. He later reversed his decision because he wanted to be like by the public.
      I also think that Musk bought his way into a relationship with Donald Trump so that he could have more power when he was his government advisor. With this power, Elon Musk can do a lot more things around the world because of his high position in politics and I really don’t think it’s fair. Musk is started to feel his power.
      Because with his $400 billion net worth, Elon Musk has over 200 million followers oh his social media platform X. They support him in everything even when Musk makes the wrong decision. It isn’t just to do that only because he has a lot of money. How is anyone else who is supposed to, make the big decisions?
      Concluding, I think Elon Musk has grown far too strong in his power, like you said precious_strawberry. That needs to change. Someone else who is more fair, just and equal should be making the big choices about the world and maybe even a choice about what to do with Elon Musk. Thank you.

      1. Humble_elderberry, you say that "Elon Musk has over 200 million followers oh his social media platform X. They support him in everything even when Musk makes the wrong decision." Do you think that all 200 million people that follow him really support everything he does?

        1. I do think that all 200 million followers support Elon Musk in what he does. This is because there are approximately 8 billion people in the world right now but only 200 million support him by following him on X. So, Musk could have a lot more followers but I think that the 200 million he has will support him because if you look at that and then the total of the world, it seems a lot smaller. In terms of numbers, I do think that they support him in every choice because the total is not low, but compared to the total of people in the world seems lower.
          To my second point, I also think they all support him because Elon Musk has a lot of money. That’s $400 billion net worth and about 50 times more than people in the world. His followers will support him as he has a lot of money and as he has a lot of money they think he knows what to do with the money and he is making the right decisions every time, no matter what, because he has money.
          However, Elon Musk isn’t making the right choices every time. He is pushing boundaries, making lots of mistakes, and influencing people to make his mistakes too. Musk isn’t even a president and prime minister. But we can stop this with my ideas and reasons above.
          Thank you for replying!

    5. I definetly agree with you! I was very surprised when Elon Musk had a talk with Alice Weidel (Chancellor's candidate of the AfD) on X. In reality he doesn't even care about the German politicians. He just wants Germany to get weaker because of its right winged politicians. When Germany is weaker, the EU gets weaker. If the AfD get into power they will cooperate with Donald Trump on very critical topics like the climate change or the question of migration and war. In the topic of war, the NATO will become a big role.
      It is incredibal, that only certain people who have a lot of money, can have such a big influence on the politicians and/ or other world changing decisions. In my opinion, Elon Musk definetly abuses his power. He could potentionally use his power and money to make the world a better place. Instead he abuses it to buy voters for Trump.
      I am very interested in reading all the other thougths/ comments about this big topic.

    6. I truly agree with that as Trump has been infamous for many racist comments, for example building the wall between Mexico and the USA. Now, if Elon Musk ends up consistently boosting Trump like he did to get him to become president, he could gain more power, further keeping Trump in and making America allow racism, which could endorse more encounters such as how George Floyd was killed. In summary, I agree with your point because Elon Musk's power could make racism become more accepted.

  • Elon Musk,he is a powerful man and influencial man.known for his mass amounts of many and owning many companies. Of course anybody that has money has power but another important factor is his ownership of x (formally Twitter) and he has approximately 200 million followers on it.

    • I am comfortable with him being able to buy almost anything since he earned that money himself and honestly deserves it. He runs lots of businesses.Tesla by itself is worth almost 1.2 trillion dollars.

    • What I am scared of and am uncomfortable with,is his power over people opinions as he can start an argument on accident as his opinion is very powerful many people may follow his opinion since as I said he had 200 million followers but also many people will disagree and start a massive argument that can though rarely lead to problems.

    1. I agree with what you said, but Elon Musk himself is very open to critisism, he even changed the design of one of his rockets simply because someone pointed out a flaw in it.

      1. How do you feel about him owning the platform (X/Twitter), which he uses to share his opinions. Do you think this means he could potentially control the conversation?

        1. A great question!

        2. I feel okay about Elon Musk Owning X, being the responsible person he is. Other platforms like TikTok sometimes pinpoint your exact location by seeing the posts you make. They also take personal info like names and phone numbers. He just changed the name from twitter to X because he wanted to make a platform called X.

        3. Yes that is a possibility but we can’t ignore that there are multiple different social media planforms ,and he’s not directly responsible for the content on X(formerly Twitter) either. Even if he was, we have seen how many anti-Elon posts have been on it. He believes in free speech and I am sure he would not want to control the conversation even if he had the power to. Thank you.

        4. I feel that is a very different way of owning and using X/Twitter as then he could get his point across the whole platform but already lots of people have left X calling it toxic .I believe he could potentially control what people say if he wanted to but so far I don't believe Musk has done anything wrong with X

    2. I agree with you about Elon Musk's influence on X (Twitter). He's very smart and can inspire us, but his opinions can also cause trouble.

      We need to be careful and think for ourselves, not just follow what others say. Social media is a tool, and we should use it to help each other, not hurt each other.

      Can we use social media to make the world a kinder and more understanding place?

    3. I agree with what you said about Elon Musk, except for one point when you said, "Of course any body that has money has power." This is not true because there are many people who have a lot of money; for example, someone whose father died and left him a huge fortune worth millions—where is his power here? It is possible that if he does not invest it in the right way, he will lose all or most of this money, and this is what I want to say. Elon Musk's power lies in his intelligence and political position; he knows how to use his intelligence to benefit from his political position, which enables him to facilitate things for him, and here comes the role of money because it is the means by which he pays for what he wants, whether building a company or developing his business or other, so money is a very important and powerful factor, but not alone; money, his political position, and harnessing his intelligence to use them together to make his investments successful are much stronger than money alone.

      The thing I agree with you most about is that Elon Musk's opinion of course affects the opinions of his followers, so before he writes or says his opinion on any topic, he must study this opinion well and not say it randomly.

      In the end, my opinion is Elon Musk who made his money, but his money did not make him.

  • Mr. Musk's power comes from his investments made in the Tesla company in the early 2000s, as well as from his businesses in the 1990s, Zip2 and PayPal. He also founded SpaceX in 2002, which focuses on making human life on Mars possible. One other important investment he made which gave him more power was buying the ownership of Twitter, which he then named X.
    In my oppinion, I am comfortable with Mr. Musk's projects, as they seem to benefit humanity in a way. However, the fact that he is using his position as Trump's ally to benefit himself disgusts me, especially because he is using that power to influence people, and sometimes it's not for the best. Another thing he did was have 75% of the people working for Twitter fired so he could purchase the company. I see nothing wrong with having so much power, but using it for selfish reasons is despicable.

    1. That's an interesting comment - how do you think he uses his power to influence people? Do you think there any ways that his influence has a positive effect?

      1. Thank you for your interest, Tracey @ KPMG.
        I personally think that Mr. Musk is using his power as Trump's advisor to gain more recognition and more followers. Allow me to explain: he is probably convincing Trump to use and advertise his products, knowing that Trump has a lot of power as the president of the USA. He has a massive amount of people who voted for him, he can basically do whatever he wants. With this being said, he can invest his money in Musk's projects and have his voters do the same. He can build new facilities for Musk and have people buy his products...
        I am not sure whether Mr. Musk's influence has a somewhat positive effect, but if it does, then the benefit would probably be for the people who voted for Trump, as he and Musk are allies. Of course, Trump would also gain a massive advantage from this, as more people will want to support his ideas.

        1. I agree with your thoughts on his ambitions. It is likely that US government resources may be something Mr. Musk has his sights set upon. However, I would encourage you to consider how his ties to the Trump administration have affected Tesla and other companies such as Starlink, both of which have suffered from drops in sales/ cancelled contracts since President Trump's inauguration. Do you think this was an oversight on Mr. Musk's part? Or could this be a savvy investment in obtained an important relationship with the US president?

          1. Thank you for answering to me, Joseph @ KPMG.
            I had no idea some of Musk's companies have suffered drops in their sales and cancelled contracts. As you have mentioned, this may very well be a slip up on Musk's part. He was probably so focused on his political activity that he stopped paying so much attention to his other firms.
            But I don't think that is the reality of the situation. Elon Musk is a smart, deceitful person, this can't have been an accident. My theory is that he is planning something big, something to revolutionise the world or simply for his and Trump's benefit. Perhaps the drop in sales was intentional, I do not know why, but maybe it is to invest his time into his projects, such as SpaceX.
            Another theory I have is that it is quite possible that the drop in sales is a result of people not buying his products; and by people, I mean Trump's haters. Think about it, all the immigrants, people of different races and colour, and lgbtq+ people Donald Trump is setting laws against. It would not be a surprise if these people stopped shopping at Trump's ally's stores to reduce the amount of money they gain.
            Or maybe, the reality could be as simple as this: people prefer other modern things that Elon does not manufacture, so they buy those products instead.
            I do not know the actual reason, but I hope my theories helped. Thank you.

  • Elon musk has been known as a highly respected person for his wealth and relations with other highly leveled people in the planet, like Donald Trump. More known as the president of the United States of America, which made him gain more fame . One of the things that made me like Elon Musk is the influence he has on people to get creative and never stop dreaming even if it might seem impossible to some , considering the extraordinary things he made that one can't think of which made him a motivational influence for people. Things that made me dislike Elon Musk is how he is using his wealth in ways that harm some people but don't to some, like supporting white pride ( racism ) and ALOT more other harmful and racist programs, he also gave misinformation to people by implying false facts about the US election, which might be because he has a relation with trump. Which is all wrong and messed up and needs to STOP.

  • In my opinion, Elon Musk is powerful and influential due to human psychology; we, humans, follow what we see others do, just like monkeys: "monkey see, monkey do." However, what separates us from monkeys is our cognitive abilities.

    The way Mr. Musk has built up his image is why it's so prestigious. Tesla is one of the biggest manufacturers of electric cars in the world. Mr. Musk has built Tesla up to be more than just a car company. The marketing of Tesla builds it up as a "new path to the future," which attracts the human brain more than "electric car." SpaceX is another example. SpaceX is essentially a rocket manufacturer; they aren't NASA (they don't STUDY space; they just make rockets and other components), but the way Elon builds it up, it seems like SpaceX does more than just make components. X (Twitter) is just a normal texting-ish site that has good marketing. Elon himself is a genius, but not in IQ (he's still very smart), but what he is truly a genius in is building his image up to be greater than it truly is.

    And Elon might be eco-friendly with his cars (he makes electric cars), but is he eco-friendly in other aspects of his life? We don't know, so we can't fully trust the words of a billionaire who can just lie. It's just a reality that we can't trust everything we see.

    In conclusion,that's why Elon is so dangerous, powerful and has the potential to be good because people believe him, he is incredibly charismatic and can make almost anyone like him, but that's a serious issue when we don't fully know if he's truthful or not.

    1. Do you think Elon Musk's influence is driven more by his achievements or his ability to shape his public image?

      1. It's a mix of both, his ability to convince people is admirable and he has made some impressive achievements to back up some of his claims. I'd say it's a 60/40 split, 60% acting as his image, the other 40% being his achievements. They both contribute to him ultimately being one of the most powerful men in the world.

  • I am comfortable with his impact on space exploration through SpaceX because it inspires innovation and contributes to the betterment of the humanity. However, I am uncomfortable with his controlling influence over Twitter, specifically in regard to misinformation and public trust.

    1. How do you feel Elon is spreading misinformation and influencing public trust? Do you have examples of this?

      1. Hello, in my opinion Elon is influencing public trust with his power in media. Many times in the news you might be able to see different examples of his Twitter or X posts, which some are used to show his racism being biased towards white power and more. Directly from a NBC News article, it says that that on his own social media company "X" as I mentioned early has often been showing advertisements for about 20 hashtags which were used to to promote racism as well as antisemitic extremism. Using his power and influence on this app that he owns, to sway people's judgement due to his already large following. Not only is he promoting racism, but he has also been caught allowing "paid X subscribers" to SHARE PRO-NAZI CONTENT, when it is supposed to be banned on X. In all, he is abusing his power as a highly influential figure in the world, thus influencing the publics trust with this abundance of power.

        1. I agree, Mr.Musk is abusing his powers as an influential man. Also, using his followers to hate and give negative comments to others. But, you should also take a look into the better things that he had done, like grow the image for others into the future. And with SpaceX trying to get humans like you to Mars.

  • In my opinion, I think MR. Elon Musk's power is a problem because he owns many companies such as: SpaceX, twitter and Tesla, which made people feel apprehensive because he his controlling all of this companies in one hand.

    In conclusion, Elon Musk's power is a problem which might make people chose wrong decisions in urgent times as election.

    1. I agree with this point. Elon Musk is shown to have a lot of power over many people as he owns many big companies like space X and Twitter or X. This allows his own views to spread easier on social media and manipulate peoples views to who he likes which we have seen from this election to be Donald Trump. This has also increased his power as he has a new role in the American goverment due to his allience with Donald Trump which will lead to more people listening to Elon as we naturally follow those above us.
      In conclution, Elon Musk's power is a problem as it influences peoples views to what he perfers in situations like elections.

    2. Since The USA is a free market economy, the fact that Elon Musk owns so many companies is not fundamentally the issue. Anyone can own any amount of companies if they want to generate income, he is just taking advantage of that system and clearly has done this successfully. The problem of the power he has is his political power. His role in The US government allows him to cut funding and fire federal employees, which he is doing. His job is to save money for the government but what can and what likely will happen is the use of that role for solidifying party power. This could be related to the possibility of firing federal employees due to their political views. This desire was outlined in Project 2025, a manifesto that has not directly been endorsed by Musk or Trump but a manifesto that multiple of Trump's government members have been involved with the creation of.

  • Elon musk is the richest person in the world and he has positive and negative things that he did and I'm going to talk about the positive things he did below:

    1-First, he founded the electronic payment from paypal.
    2-Second, in 2002 he founded spacex, a company that makes rockets and spacecraft.
    3-Third, He was a major early founder of Tesla which makes electric cars and batteries, and became it's chief executive officer in 2008.
    4-Forth, America's president, Donald trump, has chosen Mr musk to serve as one of his advisors.
    5-Fifth, he has more than 200 million followers on a lot of social media platforms that he owns.

    Now I will talk about the struggles that happened to Elon musk in the list below:

    1-First, Mr musk was using his social media platforms on the people he doesn't like by bullying them and doing other stuff,so this made people get mad.
    2-Second, 53% of people told opinium they thought he was having a negative impact on politics, compared to just 12% without he was having a positive one.
    3-Third, on Mr musk's comments about grooming gang specifically, 47% said they thought Mr musk was being unhelpful, compared to 26% who thought the opposite.
    4-Forth, one of the struggles of Elon musk was the skepticism and resistance from established industries and regulatory bodies, especially in the automotive and aerospace sectors.
    5-Fifth, particularly during the 2008 Finland seal crisis when both Tesla and spaces were close to bankruptcy.

    In conclusion, I'd like to say that Elon musk is a a smart person and he p probably suffered to be this rich.

  • Elon musk is powerful and an influence to many because of his wealth,vision, and ability to inspire others. He used his resources to fund projects like Spacex and Tesla. His social media presence gives him the ability to shape public opinion. However, his involvement in politics and support for arguable figures such as, Donald Trump, can be concerning to people.

    1. Can you tell me more about how this is concerning to people?

  • From my point of view I am worried about Elon Musk's power. Although it is true that he has done some amazing things there are still some instances that concern me. For example during President Trump's inauguration, he tried to do a peace sign however it looked more like a Nazi sign. This really brought back my memory of learning about the Holocaust and the horrible things that they would do to Jews. For me personally, it is not right to have a person that has been unfair to people and has some situations where his actions do not stand for freedom and peace for everyone to become a part of the US government. It is true that he has done some wonderful things for the environment and mankind but I feel that his power and influence makes me uncomfortable.

    1. In what ways do you feel that his power influences people?

    2. I would also like to add that the Nazis persecuted multiple groups not just Jewish people. They persecuted people with disability, along with race discrimination. They also discriminated against religions other than Judaism such as Jehovah's witnesses. Although we don't yet know where the US's newly elected government will lead, if what Musk did is what it looked like then a large part of the us population may be in trouble.

      1. I agree and you are right he prosecuted more than just jewish people. I am happy that you recognized the fact that other people were persecuted. I also believe that Musk will end up making decisions for Trump or find a way to make trumps rules not affect his businesses. But he has done some good things like making electric cars which in a year cost about $614.95 and a regular gas car cost about $1,850.42. So although he has done some good things he has also done some questionable thing such as the Nazi salute,and when he does things like this he makes jokes and brushes it off as if it isn't a serious situation or like it was traumatic.The Nazi's tramutized many people so the fact he did that is not okay.

  • Elon Musk ,a influential man to most, owns/co-owns 2 big companies: aerospace and social media . He is known for his co-ownership of Tesla and X(previously known as twitter) as well as SpaceX. He is also known as the world's richest man with a painstaking 219 BILLION to his name .

    1) I am comfortable with him having friends(his relationship/friendship with Our current president, Donald Trump). He can have friends if he wants to.

    2) I am UNcomfortable with is his incompetence. Recently there was a rumor that he did the nazi sign, triggering a very traumatic moment for some, and yet he can go post on X laughing and making jokes using the word nazi in one as a comeback. Did he really think that was the right thing to say?(i don't think it was)
    Overall he can do whatever he wants with his money or make more friends, but I don't like how he shakes things with traumatic background off as a joke.

    1. Interesting thoughts - can you tell me more about why you're uncomfortable about his friendship with Donald Trump and what this could mean?

  • I believe Elon Musk's power is a problem because he could easily use his X platform to push what he believes in. For example he has been to many of Donald Trump's rallies and obviously wanted Trump to win the election and what's to say he couldn't do that with any other political topic and get people on his side based on popularity.

    1. Hi Genius Lemon,
      I agree with what you are saying and I want to also say that with Elon buying twitter and rebranding it to X, people had their opinions on Elon and so he already had eyes on him and so him getting involved in politics directed those eyes to the elections and more importantly, the Republican side. You are very right, if Elon really wanted to he could put eyes on any topic that he wants by just sending one message on X simply because he is the owner and because he is Elon Musk.

  • Honestly if it was anyone else I would see i as a problem, but for Elon i've studied him he is very open to new ideas and isn't materialistic at all. He enjoys innovation even when its not promoting his own businesses, he even said so himself during one of his interviews, Ive always had a good impression of him, and he's been my role model ever since i was six.

    1. Interesting thoughts openminded_science - are there any examples of Elon Musk's power and influence that you think people could be uncomfortable with?

      1. For example, i'm sure everyone has herd of his new government position, in the Department of Government efficiency, with a title like that who knows what he could change with the future of the American people.

  • Whilst I try to stay unbiased, personally I cannot think of many aspects of Elon Musk's influence that I am comfortable with. However I appreciate the merit of his stance on electric vehicles that can provide a stepping stone towards a more environmentally friendly world.

    From my perspective, I don't feel so comfortable with an individual lacking political experience having such close ties with Donald Trump. This is because of Elon's current socioeconomic status and recent scandals regarding potentially antisemitic dogwhistles. As a result, I feel that he may not be connected to the average American as much as he should be. Therefore, I am not confident that he can take the best actions to support not only the American people let alone allies of the USA. Although, I understand this is a biased perspective that should be taken with a grain of salt as I am not accustomed to American norms and standards.

    1. I also believe that the amount of influence Elon Musk has is an amount I'm not comfortable with. I haven't seen Elon Muck involved in political experiences besides expressing his ideas on US politics. But since Elon has close ideologies with Trump from what I've seen, and that Elon is extremely rich, may be the reason why Elon was chosen as one of Trumps advisors. One other influence I feel uncomfortable with is the amount of money Elon has. Building on top of your ideas, I feel uncomfortable that Elon, just one person, has 400 billion dollars, and could change everything in America, especially since he is now an official advisor of Trump.

  • Hello,
    Elon Musk's power can be a problem and can be a great thing. Everything in our life has problems and advantages so this is the same with Elon Musk's power. Let me tell you what I think about his power.

    The advantages of Elon Musk's power that I am comfortable with are:
    1 -His smart thinking to create and design useful things like space rocket that may help astronauts.
    2- His wonderful creations like tesla that may also help people with special needs and others.
    3- That he is doing things to help others not only himself.

    The problems of Elon Musk's power that I am uncomfortable with are:
    1- That Elon Musk owns X ( formerly twitter) and he can harm people that he doesn't like.
    2- He may use social media to annoy or bully people that he doesn't like.

    To conclude, Elon Musk's power can be harmful or useful depending on what he does.
    Thank you💮

    1. Do you think it is the responsibility of the State/elected politicians to put in controls so that we can reduce the problems of Elon Musk's power?

      1. I think that it is the responsibility of the State because the state is responsible to protect the people from any harm. So they must put fair rules and if Elon Musk didn't follow these rules, he must be punished. From my point of view,it will not be fair if he didn't get punished when he doesn't follow the rules. In addition, these rules must be for all people so that no one else can harm other person in order to have a good and fair country.
        Thanks 🌺

  • I have to admit that , I am a big fan of Elon musk`s commitment to sustainable energy and space exploration . For example , Tesla`s electric devices have made a real difference in reducing carbon emissions , with over 1 million electric cars sold worldwide. Additionally , Space X`s reusable rockets have significantly reduced the cost of space exploration , paving the way for future missions to mars .

    However Elon musk`s power also raises concern . His Twitter (X) feed can be a wide ride with controversial statements , and unpredictable announcements that can move markets and rattle employees . For example his tweet about taking Tesla private in 2018 led to a Securities and Exchange Commision (SEC) investigation .
    Furthermore his dominance in space industry raises questions about accountability and the concentration of power , as seen in Space X`s Contract with NASA to develop the Starship Spacecraft . Open for opinions

    THANK YOU.

    1. This is a very good overview. Do you think it is important to hold entrepreneurs to account as they grow in wealth and power?

  • It's no denying that Elon Musk is a very influential person in today's world. He's widely known for his investments in the Tesla company, owning X (formerly Twitter), owning SpaceX, and much more. Elon Musk has been very consistent in his hard work. He has tried to help make human life on Mars possible, helped invent electric cars, and done many more things to help benefit humanity. However, what may be a problem is that since he's such an important and powerful figure, people are more open to listening to whatever he says. For example, he was at Donald Trump's rally, promoting him as president. People are more prone to listening to him because of his influence.

    1. I completely agree with you. He has impacted the world positively and negatively in many ways. But I feel as if his power and influence can be a threat, especially depending on how he decides to use his influence. His limited political knowledge and experience can be a threat and could easily lead to misinformation.

  • I have mixed feelings about how much power Elon Musk contains in the present day. He has become an extremely powerful and influential individual because of his relationships and ties with Donald Trump, but also because of his big companies, such as SpaceX and Tesla, which are two multi-billion dollar companies. On one hand, I believe that he is promoting the use of electric cars with the business, Tesla, which is helping the environment and helping to limit the amount of carbon dioxide and emissions that we release. On the other hand, I feel uncomfortable with his "personal" comments on social media. According to USA TODAY, he recently slammed Taylor Swift for endorsing Kamala Harris in the United States election, because of his support for Donald Trump. Overall, Elon Musk has made a positive impact on the world from his promotion and business of Tesla, but I think he should be more careful regarding his actions and opinions on social media because the can have a big influence on how the world sees a group of people or a perspective.

    1. Why do you think he wants to publicly state his opinions and influence people? Some other billionaires for example, try and avoid stating their political opinions?

      1. Why do you think some billionaires do this?

      2. Why Elon Musk has a tendency to publicly voice his opinions (despite the risks involved) could be contributed by many reasons. I believe that with his immense success with his companies like SpaceX and Tesla has given him a significant platform and influence that few others possess. This power may compel him to speak out on issues he believes are important. Additionally, his entrepreneurial background might make him more comfortable taking risks and challenging the current states of affairs, extending to his public expressions of opinions. Other billionaires like Warren Buffett (the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway), have a tendency to not speak out about their personal opinions. IN a 2019 CNBC interview, he emphasized that he doesn't "get into politics" preferring to focus on business matters. I think he acts this way because of his preferences on opinions and certain topics because of potential backlash and controversy. Elon Musk seems to enjoy this kind of attention, and has a different mindset on why he wants to publicly express himself.

  • Although I think that there are some problems with Elon Musk's power, I still think that Elon Musk's power is great and as they say with great power comes great responsibility, so I think that Elon Musk is good at taking responsibility.
    Being rich and wealthy gets alot of popularity and even hate.
    that is why I think about Elon Musk's power.

    thank you for listening.

    1. What examples do you have of Elon Musk taking responsibility for the power he has? On social media he has been accused of not understanding the full story before expressing his opinions leading to him to draw false conclusions.

      1. What impact could this have?

  • Elon musk is considered a powerful and influential figure for a few reasons. He heads innovative companies like Tesla And SpaceX, which are famous for their groundbreaking achievements. His daring vision for the future of technology, along with his knack for pushing boundaries, inspires other to think big. This has resulted in advancements in electric vehicles and space exploration. However, his behavior on social media can be controversial, which has me uneasy. For example when he did the Nazi salute for all to see on Tiktok. We can consider this a bad move that may have people questioning his judgement It could even distract from the good he is doing and could make people lose respect, and stop supporting him. He also tends to make promises that aren't always kept, which raises concern.

  • I don't exactly believe Elon is making good decisions with his power. We all have our quirks, but I've seen a lot of people on the media using that to disregard his actions. I think this is just a personal biases for me, but I don't agree with a lot of stuff I see billionaires doing today. Musks new position in politics has just fed into my bias even more. For forms of decorum, I wont go in depth of what new sparked controversy has said he's done, however on forms of media Elon doesn't own, I've seen a lot accusing him of coping with a very harmful salute. Going to medias he can monitor, he makes very weird comments. several people do not bat an eye at his weird behavior on X, or his communist-ic actions, which makes me believe his money allows people to disregard his harmful behavior.

  • Hello!
    I think that a big reason that Elon Musk is so powerful and influential is because he does own the 8th largest company in the world which is TESLA, as well as owning a Space Exploration Technology corporation called Space X. Not only that's he is the richest person on the planet and in 2022 bought twitter which is one of the most popular social media platforms. So I would say that, that is where the power comes from because he does have a big title, but I do believe that it can be a bad thing. When president elections for the U.S where happening and candidates were campaigning, Elon Musk contributed around 239 million dollars for Donald Trumps campaign and to the Republican Party and he even said that he would give 1 million dollars everyday to someone who voted for Donald Trump. To me this is very wrong because it's like he is trying to pay people to vote for one candidate and so that already makes things unfair and prevents other candidates who may have better ideas or plans to stand out or have a chance. With Elon having a big title and a big following him also publicly saying what political party he is a part of can be bad because it can cause people to be part of and join a political party even if they don't know about it just because they know Elon is part of that group. In general I believe that any person with a big following should keep unbiased opinions about important topics like politics because it can lead to people being influenced and that can make things unbalanced.
    Thank you.

  • While i do agree that the inventions, businesses and along with his largely famous app have all been beneficial,i still belive his power needs to be limited in some way.As mr.Tricks mentioned, he is a very influencial person.This isnt a problem when it comes to sharing and inspiring people to 'think big' or working to make break throughs for the sake of humanity's progress in whatever field that may be, however it is my opinion that this power/influence has been greately misused and even abused on his part.This is because he isnt simply introduces people to the world of engineering but rather a dangerous role model for people all around the globe to turn towards ideals that should have been left in 1800.He is blatantly promoting racism while also being best buds with the person who has a very long list of wrongdoings,misdemeanors and scandals to their name.To conclude, i do not mean to take away from the gravity of his work but simply to state that we should try and look at this work with gratitude without ignoring nor siding with his twisted hatred.

  • In my opinion for one singular person I believe Elon Musk has too much power. The main reason he is so popular is from his mass amount of brands, platforms, and overall net worth. With all of that and especially his social media platform X he has become an influential figure to society especially to those who use his platform. This amount of power could cause mishaps and much controversy especially in the wrong person's hands. I believe that his power could benefit some of society but definitely not all. In my opinion Elon Musk's power should not be this high especially after reviewing all the controversies, drama, and etc he's been in this could cause many problems for humanity and how they follow his influence and power he has obtained with a whopping 200+ million followers on X with even more supporters outside of the platform, Elon is known for spreading misinformation even with politics and that could cause many issues especially with his new powerful role as a advisor for the president of the United States Donald Trump. With this new uphold of power and his new leading influence for the republicans with his alliance with Donald Trump, I believe this could cause much danger to our country and what lies ahead in the future even more so with both of their influence combined.

    In conclusion I believe that Elon Musk's power with his known selfish and malicious ways of handling certain situations I think his role in power could face a problem for society and America with his major influence which could cause even more controversy for our country.

  • In my opinion, Mr Musk has too much power for a man who bought twitter and made the brand testla.Yes,he worked hard for where he is now,but he has practically 400 billion but what about the poor people who cant afford basic things like food? He has this money all to himself and doesnt give any to others in need. To be honest, he doesn't deserve the power he has and he can buy himself as Donald Trumps personal adviser when he has no experience at all yet he gets the role and has loads of money and power.

  • although elon musk has definitely worked hard for his money and fame, i think it has made him abit too arrogant. i think when you have that much fame you need to be more careful with the things you do and say and elon musk has definitely not done that shown by 1. supporting and working with a convicted felon for alot of bad stuff. 2. for supposedly supporting a mass murderer, adolf hitler, by doing a salute and hitler killed millions of innocents. he is not remotely a good person and yes he worked hard but no he deserves none of it.

  • I personally dont think that anyone should hold this much power. Even though Elon Musk has definetly worked for his money and power. He has definetly brought great inventions to the world. However just because someone brought one good thing doesnt mean that all is forgiven. I think with great power comes great responsibilty and on multiple occasions he has proven he cannot be trusted with the responsibility of being a world famous, powerful man

  • Personally, I think Elon Musk's power is a problem as many view his ideology to have a discriminatory intent, aswell as the fact that video evidence has shown him to have done the Hitler salute at Donald Trump's inaugration rally, and is now supporting Donald Trump as a member of his government. I also believe he doesn't have the experience or training to be in this position. Elon Musk's net worth estimates to be over $400 billion, and I think he is using it to better himself and boost his social media influence as the owner of X. In my opinion he has a lot, if not too much, power for one person. $400 billion is a lot of money for one individual and can insinuate a great amount of power. I also believe he is not a very respectable man as he continues to support Donald Trump's cause.

  • Elon Musk was recently anounced as the governmental advisor, but is this a problem? In my opinion yes for the simple reason that Elon musk to my knowledge has no governmental experiance at all and has simply been given the position because of his wealth and personal relationship with the presedent. This is a problem because if say a situation arises in whitch the president needs advice, Elon may not be able to help or cast a wrongfull judgement which could be affected by his personal an sometimes even "rascist" views.

  • hi.personally, i believe elon musk has brought some good to us as a people. bringing us cars, spacetravel, and a slightly controversial social media. however, he is a human. no human is perfect and will make mistakes. he doesnt deserve as much power as he has. but not becuase hes a bad person, but because he has a lack of experience in changes that affect an entire country dramatically.

  • Mr Elon Musk is very powerful and influential, known for his 400 billion net worth and owning mass companies like SpaceX, Tesla, and X(Formally Twitter). Mr Musk currently plays a big role in money, politics, and social media, which makes him have significant power over America. I am comfortable with Mr Musk's companies being beneficial and him using his hard earned money that he worked for. However, I am very uncomfortable with him using his social media power to make individuals vote for Mr. Donald Trump. It's very unbearable to see Trump making alliances with Mr Elon, knowing that Elon has immense power in America and easily changing opinions. Seeing Mr Trump and Elon makes me scared for the potential outbreaks and arguments they can cause.

  • Elon musk is one of the most powerful people today because he creates things that change how we live and he shapes the future. Like Tesla, SpaceX and X. He has helped make electric cars popular, lowered the cost of space travel, and connected remote areas to the internet with starling. His influence is huge, his decisions and even his tweets affect businesses, markets and public opinion.some people admire him for his big ideas and innovations, while others worry that he has too much control, especially over social media and financial markets. Like any powerful person, his impact is both positive and concerning.

    Thank you :)

  • Actually, I am uncomfortable with almost all the examples of Elon Musk's power and influence. Like for example, Elon Musk uses Twitter which he calls X,to force people to think the way he does,which I think is absolutely not fair. Like,he cannot use his power and influence to force people to think the way he does, it's just not fair. Also,he uses his satellites and rockets to start a war, which a person should not do. I read in news that Elon Musk also encourages his followers to go against charity and just as he said people started abusing people who did charity for wars, especially for the Ukraine - Russia war.

    1. Hi good_meaning, and thank you for your comment. Do you think it's fair to say Musk "forces" others to think the way he does, or does he wield influence in less direct ways? Likewise, do you think it's accurate to say that Musk has started wars, or is his involvement in conflict somewhat different?

  • Elon Musk's power and influence are massive. He has changed industries with, Tesla, SpaceX and other companies, pushing technology forward in big ways. His wealth and social media presence give him the ability to shape public opinion and even move financial markets.

    Some examples of his power that I'm comfortable with are: making electric cars popular, advancing space travel and promoting clean energy. These innovations have helped the world move toward a better future.

    However, some examples of his power that I'm not comfortable with are: his ability to move markets with a single tweet, influence over major infrastructure (like Starlink in Ukraine) and his sometimes erratic decision-making raise question about accountability. When one person holds that much power, it can be risky if things go wrong.

    In conclusion, Mr Musk's influence can be both inspiring and concerning. While his innovations push the world forward, his power also comes with risks. To prevent this things journalists should keep an eye on him as Mr Henry said.

  • I think Elon is a man of intelligence but working with Donald was the worst choice he ever made. Donald Trump is removing Immigrants from America if they weren't born here. So if Kids aren't born here they will be taken from school or home. With these new Laws and policies Americans might just lose their friends and freedom. Elon has such smarts that he even owns his own app, he influences kids who want to grow up and change the world. I really hope Elon will find a way around this Injustice. But I do think Elon Musk's Power can be a problem.

  • I think Elon Musk is influential due to his ability to use the social media platform, X, his use of this has made him gain popularity with some right wing groups that hold very eccentric views. Whether that is good or not it can be shown through his recent involvement in politics, an example affecting the U.K. would be the news where Elon Musk has 'privately spoken to allies' on how to remove the British prime minister, Sir Kier Starmer, before the next general election and the misinformation spread by him on X where he accuses the Under Secretary of State Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls of handling very sensitive matters incorrectly.

    He also very actively used his platform to speak about the UK summer riots in 2024, that started as a result of the very unfortunate incident at Southport. I would argue that his involvement in this matter caused the situation to escalate tremendously due to him promoting the individuals that were encouraging the horrible riots.

    In the U.S. politics his involvement with the presidential election was a significant indicator of how being rich brings an individual great influence and power, I believe that his involvement in such an important event wasn't right. His support of President Trump is a right that he holds however, I think that he should not play such a crucial part of Trumps cabinet and politics as he is not qualified to be in control of such a powerful country when he doesn't necessarily have previous political experience.

  • Elon Musk is very powerfull and he can use his power to help the world. For example.. he can use AI to reduce CO2 and help the environment.

    He can also help small companies by talking about them on social media so more people buy from them. This can help the economy stay strong.

    A funny example of his power is when he once mentioned a company called Signal on X (Twitter) But people got confused and bought stocks of a different company called Signal Advance by mistake! That company became very rich just because of Musk’s words.

    But sometimes power can be used in the wrong way. If Musk used it just to make himself richer… like copying ideas from others or making people do things for him, that wouldn’t be fair.

  • Elon Musk is a very important and intelligent person who influences lots of people. I don’t think that Elon Musk’s power is a problem as long as he knows how to control it. We all know that he is one of the richest persons in the world and I think that thanks to this he can do great things like saving countries from poverty or creating inventions that can help people.

  • I admire people like Elon Musk since he has achieved remarkable success with companies like Tesla and spaceX, but he also made some mistakes that makes me uncomfortable with him like his twitter acquisition stirred controversy while Tesla dealt with “ production hell” leading to delays and quality control issues.

  • Hello Topical Talk. Elon Musk is a great guy and he has helped humanity a lot like by making great innovations like electric. But he has too much power. Enough power to be able to do many powerful things, good and bad, but sometimes too much power can be a bad thing. or have negative effects. We need to make sure he uses that power wisely like to help more people.

  • Although Elon Musk has made very important contributions to the world.His amount of money gives him ultimate power and he tends to use or display this power in irresponsible ways. For example when close friend Donald J Trump gets elected he is invited to presidential events and of course he does the nazi salute and is not shame or told not to do so because of his "wealth and importance".

  • I think Elon Musk is so influential because of his wealth and his business success as he managed to make multi-billion companies from nothing. For example Tesla or SpaceX, Neuralink etc. I also think that his vision about how things should be in the future attracts a lot of attention. He talks about nanobots that could enter in human's body and treat the virus that is inside you, or how we will be able to travel to other planets or how he invented some sort of glasses for people who are blind to see again. This inventions are very interesting and when people hear about this they become surprised because it was thought that this inventions will be created a century from now. His presence in social media increases his influence as he posts on X or other platforms.
    I don't have a problem with Musk using his power and influence to share his opinion on X and change some of the people's mind or influencing U.S politics. After all, he can have a favorite candidate and support it if he wants as he did with Donald Trump.
    What I don't like is when Musk intervenes in the politics of other countries. For example how he did with Germany, he said that AFD is the single party that can help Germany. He doesn't live there so he can't know if AFD will be the best for Germany. I think he shouldn't influence politics outside of the U.S.

  • What makes Mr musk so powerful is that he is the RICHEST person in the entire world! He has power he can buy lots of things just like how he owns Tesla . And he bought "Twitter" and turned it into X and that gave him lots of money . And also I'm not okay with ANY of Mr Musk's power just because he has an amazing relationship with President Trump DOESN'T MEAN HE SHOULD GET A GOVERNMENT ROLE IN THE OFFICE! that's just my opinion what I'm uncomfortable with IS HIS POWER!

  • I do think Mr.Elon Musk's power is a problem. Because he has a lot of power and influence in America,and now he's spreading that to places even in Europe. I believe Mr.Elon Musk has great power and influence. But I must say, with the power he has to bring responsibility to the table.Boundaries need to be put in order.

  • I think that everyone should have the same power as everyone else. One person should never have too much power as it can create problems. For example, if he wanted someone in prison, then he could make it an unfair trial to get them in jail.

  • Elon wouldn't have the amount of money he has if he wasn't a genius, I would've thought - because you can't be the richest person on earth for doing nothing and skipping class whilst not paying attention to what's being said.
    Whilst I think he deserves his money and is doing good things with it, he probably has to be more careful with what he says and does in public as loads of people aren't very into him because of it
    He is helping us return to planets other than Earth and promotes Bitcoin which is fairly decent for the economy
    Obviously he's made a few mistakes before but the amount of good he does for us and how much he tries pushes that out the window. Loads of people idolise him and fairly so.

  • No. Elon musks power is not a problem at all. He is a vrey smart and technological man and is already boosting the economy by promoting Bitcoin. He has all that power for a reason. He is one of the world's smartest people by far and like always, the mainstream media are trying to bring him down as "far right". He is an autistic man who also makes mistakes. People have to remember he is a regular person aswell. I support Elon Musk fully.

    1. You raise some fair points. What makes you believe that mainstream media sources are painting an inaccurate picture?

  • I believe that Mr Musk's power is a problem because just because he has hundreds of millions of followers doesn't mean he should have a world-changing role. He owns X and has a lot of money. As he has lots of money, the now President of America has chosen him to be the lead of the Department of Government Efficiency. Elon Musk has made many mistakes including him bad-mouthing a refugee charity which his followers obviously all agreed on. Also when he was being rude to Nigel Farage saying that he shouldn't be the leader of his political party. Money, political and social media influence all impact Mr Musk's power. Money because he owns X and receives millions and millions of pounds a year. Political position because of his connection with the President Donald Trump. And social media influence because of his owning of X and his millions of followers. Without this he may not have been able to play such a significant role in global affairs.

  • Elon Musk is a very powerfull and influencial person due to many reasons, one could be the grat amount of money he has. I think Elon Musk had did very goog things and had make the humanity been near to the future and the latest technologies, also as all the people in the world he had lot of mistakes but he solve them and he made more good things for the humanity than bad.
    Taking all of this into account I think Elon Musk had benefited the humanity greatly.

  • Hello everyone,
    Elon Musk is so powerful because currently he is the boss of Tesla and he sends rockets into space. He also is a loud voice on Twitter ( X) with over 200 million followers. Mr Musk is also one of the closest advisers to Donald Trump who is the newly elected president of the USA. The examples of Mr Musk power I am comfortable with is the fact he is able to help communication by putting satellites into space and the fact that he is making the world biggest electric car company. The part of his power which I don't like is that he uses Twitter (X) to make people think like him because of his big following and his influential opinions. I am uncomfortable with this as it is manipulating people to think like him even though everyone should have their own unique opinion and not be persuaded by other powerful people.

  • I think that Elon Musk’s power isn’t a problem. Actually, it depends on how he uses that power. If he uses it wrongly—such as persuading people to follow his personal preferences, like their style and other choices—it could lead people to stop being themselves and simply imitate powerful figures.

    At the same time, he can use his power in a positive way, such as advising people, especially young adults, by sharing useful advice, work experiences, and more.

    For me, I do not know if his power is good or bad; as I said, it depends on how he uses it.
    Thanks for reading!

  • Elon Musk is an incredibly influential and powerful person because he has made life-changing companies today, like Tesla and SpaceX. Tesla's electric cars have revolutionized the auto industry, and SpaceX's advancements in space travel are truly inspiring. His big dreams, like sending humans to Mars and developing advanced AI, make him such an influential figure in technology.

    However, I have mixed feelings about some of Musk's actions. When he bought Twitter and started changing things, it caused a lot of debate. He allowed previously banned accounts back, changed content moderation policies, and started concerns about free speech and misinformation. Also, his support for figures like Donald Trump makes me uneasy about the influence he has on global politics.

    While I admire Musk's contributions to technology and space exploration, I feel uncomfortable with his involvement in politics and social media. His ability to shape public opinion and policy through his wealth shows just how powerful he is, but it will have its potential downsides of his influence.

  • Elon Musk is a mighty and intelligent man. he has done many different things within the media. What makes Elon Musk so powerful and infuential are the many different companies he owns. Some companies that are owned by him are Tesla, SpaceX, X (Twitter), The Boring Company, Neuralink, etc. These companies have made so much profit, which made Elon Musk so powerful and one of the riches people in the world. I am comfortable with the great things he has done. For example, he has let us see the new electric cars that we never thought would exist. He has also donated large amounts of money to charity. However, he has done some good things, he has also made some mistakes. He has made horrible comments to people within his media, that let people see the dark side of Musk. Talking about politics, Elon Musk used his influence and platforms to shape the results of Trump winning, which I think it´s unfair

  • Elon Musk without a doubt is a very influential individual, and social media, his companies, and his inheritance has without a doubt helped him to his wealth and popularity. But oftentimes I get uncomfortable with the amount of influence that he has. Especially with all of the stuff going on currently. Like the fact that he seemed to be supporting Trump more than any other politician that I know of, and this could potentially influence thousands of people if not millions to be like this also. Because of this I think that sometimes people shouldn't have as much influence.

  • There are wise things Elon Musk can do with his power like help people, and change the world completely.But.... he's becoming dislikable I mean dealing with a felon and talk to a clearly disliked man and also just overly pushing it to the limits.I think this is a problem the way his overly just crossing the line between greatest and a one way trip to hate Ville.He needs to relax on the politics, he needs to relax on the desperation for power.Hopefully he does the smart thing and just try to avoid politics and any greed for more power.

  • Mr Musk is so powerful because 1) he has his own company of rockets to put satellites in space 2) Tesla is across the world and that what makes people listen to him. I find comfortable that he is across the world but he can use his money to make bad decisions, which I find uncomfortable for the world. But he is trying to make people live on mars, which would be very cool. He also user social media platforms to make people vote for him. I have mixed feelings about Elon musk

  • I think that Elon Musk's power is a huge problem and he has 3 types of power money, political influence, social media and strange ideas and I will tell you each power and how is each of them a problem.
    MONEY
    As we all Know Elon Musk is the richest person on this planet and he have the most successful companies, but those companies are making other beginning companies struggle to compete them so many companies will fail even before it starts. The second thing is that that he can buy anything.
    POLITICAL INFLUENCE
    As he is an advisor of the president of the strongest country in the world he could convince Donald Trump for his personal issues and also this is giving him a popularity boost or could partly have some control on the United States which may seem small but make huge affects.
    SOCIAL MEDIA
    Having more than 200 million follower on X is practically controlling more than 200 million because most people who are making follow to him mostly totally love him and will obey him in anything.
    STRANGE IDEAS
    Using all sorts of power above Elon Musk is trying to get people colonize Mars and Neuralink could fail and make huge problems. For colonizing Mars many rockets burning fuel is slowly destroying the ecosystem, and for the Neuralink it is totally dangerous to play in someone's brain if something got wrong he could die.

  • I think Elon Musk has used anything he had to be powerful , but smartly . Fame is on of the most important ingredients of power for Elon Musk . My prediction is that Elon Musk bought Twitter and made an account was because that this gives him less time to be the chosen one as he is famous and even advertising and persuading about how good are his companies depend on how many people are following and believing in him ; therefore , this leads us to the next ingredient of power that is connected to fame , which is being politically known.

    This will surely help being famous and help him in anything related to his companies such as making a new company or a branch of his companies fast and with no time and even this could lead to pay less money , so he wins more , which is third part of his power named as businesses .
    This part leads for being famous on social-media and politically, leading to more money and companies . One of Elon Musk's smart action that he tried to make money work for him . It gets more and more then trying to build another way of earning to get more by only observing what is happening .You think Elon Musk's house is huge , but he lives in a $10000 Dollar house to make better business .
    To end , everything he does increases the other .Fame means politically more famous that leads to having more business and there are a lot of other perspectives that will end with the winning of him and in my opinion , everything this man does only improves the world with no loss so I am comfortable with everything he does as he proved his responsibility .

    1. What is the risk that he may use his political power to help his businesses?

      1. His political fame made him have many relationships with important and famous people that helped him get what he wanted in a faster time. For example, when he wanted to achieve approval from someone to start his project, his political fame, which made him have many relationships, will make him get it faster than others.
        But the danger here is that this is not guaranteed because political changes will occur and it is possible that another person will obtain his political position, which will affect his relationships and thus his business.

  • Mr.Elon Musk is a very smart and important person. He has done many great things, like helping us think about electric cars and space travel. But, like all of us, he makes mistakes too. Sometimes he shares wrong information or works his team too hard. We can still appreciate the good things he does, while also learning from the things he can do better.
    I do think Elon Musk's power is a problem because not only has he now got immense amounts of powers in America but is using his money and influence to attempt to affect politics here in Europe. Just recently he spoke at an AfD rally in Germany, AfD being a far right party in Germany. He was also attempting to donate 100 million pounds to Reform UK and on his Twitter platform has called for America to "liberate" Britain. It is definitely concerning for an American government official to be meddling in foreign politics and calling for the invasion of a long time NATO member and US ally. There are also concerns he has grown too close to Trump and now has too much jurisdiction in the USA, being a major part of the new government shutdown in the US. Musk has definitely grown far too powerful in global politics.

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  • Elon Musk is a VERY big problem as he speaks on random things he has no knowledge about and he is very powerful so people will listen to him and influence more people to do what he does even if he doesnt know about it and also with the " roman salute" he clearly knew what he was doing as he did it so confidently and proudly.

  • In my opinion, Mr Musk's power and influence is mostly from his hit social media platform X (better known as twitter). Also, another source of Elon Musk's power is due to all of the money he has gained over the years. But, he must use this power responsibly so his power does not affect other people's lives. I am comfortable with the fact that he has benefited us by creating the Tesla, spaceX, and X (twitter). But he has made some mistakes that I am not comfortable with such as spreading misinformation. However, I feel like Elon Musk is learning from his mistakes in the past.

  • Elon musk's power could become an issue in the long run, because of his rapidly increasing networth of 412.9 billion USD he could be a very influential figure in politics. Considering his friendship with the new president of the USA (donald trump) his money could help the president with ideas good and bad which could help Americas economy it could also result in bad ideas which would upset alot of the american people and could result in harmful protests against its government.

    1. That's a good point you made. How might wealth influence political power and decision-making?

    2. I agree with you, Elon Musk's power could really be an issue in the long run. Considering all the things he's done, and the fact that he was still made the government advisor, he could be even more reckless with this newfound power. Not only could the American economy take a great downfall if Donald Trump listens to an inexperienced politician, the American people could revolt, leading to greater damage.

  • Elon musk is a very intelligent man who has a lot of great ideas I fully support him as being a political leader , also he has made some brilliant technological advancements also the tesla's are incredibly safe cars which cause less road accidents and save lots of lives and money in medical expenses and i would be very grateful if he would give me a tesla and a few million pounds. :)

    1. Should a billionaire's wealth and innovations be enough to make them a good political leader, or do they need experience and accountability too?

  • In my view, Elon Musk is on of the most powerful individuals in the world today. His influence extends far beyond what most people could ever achieve. The main concern people have with him is how he fully utilizes every resource at his disposal, often pushing boundaries to their limits. This aspect of his approach is what makes many uneasy. In my opinion, Mr Musk should exercise more restraint in his actions to maintain public trust and ensure that his power is used responsibly.

    1. Elon Musk is a man of great power but the debate is if he is using it wisely. With great power comes great responsibility and Elon Musk shouldn't be taking advantage of his power and using it to attract attention and fame. This is not the correct way to wield power such as this and he should be taken notice of and there should be something done about it. Mr Musk is also using this power to earn high places such as political positions and this is bad.

  • Elon musk is powerful since he is the richest man in the world furthermore, he owns X (formerly Twitter), Tesla and the latest space rockets. Also, Musk has hundreds of millions of followers and audience that follow him in anything he says.

    Firstly, Elon Musk invented electric cars (Tesla) that are Eco-friendly consequently these cars do not burn fuel. This also reduces air pollution besides climate disasters. This type of cars does not produce a bad smell not like the cars that rely on fuel. Secondly, he has the latest spaces rockets to discover the space to make the scientist knowledgeable about the space.

    On the other hand, Elon Musk owns X so he has the ability to write anything even if it was a wrong information. This is what happened in the president election to make Donald Trump wins. Musk bought votes for him and reported wrong information. Also, if Musk said a bad opinion about a charity, all people would follow him.

    To conclude, Elon Musk's power is both good and bad and it depends about how he uses it.

  • Elon musks power is a problem in my opinion because he has vast control over multiple industries that influence a lot of our lives, like electric cars,social media and space exploration.With so much control his decisions can impact millions of people and theres little to stop him from using it in his own benifit, not societys for example owning platforms such as twitter allow him to shape what people see and think,which can affect politics and public opinion.This amount of power in one persons hands can lead to unfair advantages and harm to competition.

  • While Elon Musk holds significant power that many do not have, he has utilized this power in ways that may seem risky to others. In my belief, while Elon's power has been an impact on many people worldwide, it is still useful to keep an eye on how he manages this recent uprise of significance, monitoring what measures he will most likely take next.
    Recently, there has been news circulating regarding Elon Musk doing a signal of obedience to Adolf Hitler, who was the dictator of Nazi Germany starting back in 1933, and lasting until 1939. Because of this news, supporters of Elon Musk have lost their interest in this powerful figure, creating frustration and disbelief worldwide. Due to his importance, a single movement or comment on anything may cost his reputation. However, recent actions show that because of his significance as the world's richest and most powerful man, a wide variety of people believe that this news is not true at all.
    An example of Elon Musk using his power to influence people that I am uncomfortable with is his posts On Twitter, now formally know as X, to which he has ownership of since October 28, 2022. There has been many new reports and channels discussing evidence of Elon "supporting antisemitic posts on X," agreeing with a post that caused even more uproars in antisemitic incidents in the U.S. This comment has fully circled back to the Israel-Hamas war, causing tension among individuals around the world.

  • Yes , it is a problem when Elon Musk planned to launch starship he failed many times even though he had a power if one rocket crashes it is a big loss or if he tries to show his power it may go wrong that's a problem so having too much power is a problem

  • Elon Musk's power and influence come from his many businesses, wealth, and persona. However, I believe he uses this power of his quite recklessly. We've seen him partake in many controversies that endanger his reputation severely.

    An example would be Elon Musk limiting Freedom of Speech on Twitter. In December 2022, he suspended many journalists(CNN, The New York Times, and The Washington Post) for allegedly violating Twitter's doxing policy by sharing information on his private jet which raises concerns of his arbitrary enforcement. Another example would be Elon Musk limiting Starlink access in Ukraine to prevent its use in military operations which also shows how his business decisions can affect international conflicts.

    Most recently, Elon Musk did a 'Nazi Salute' after giving a political speech in front of a semi right-wing extremist audience. There were many interpretations of this salute but for the German establishment, it was quite clear. "A Hitler salute is a Hitler salute, " wrote Die Zeit, a prominent German newspaper. It's very evident that this gesture alone sparked a lot of outrage. However, a majority of people have chosen to turn a blind eye and support him due to his likeability and status.

    I am most uncomfortable with Elon Musk's influence over the USA. In Joe Biden's farewell address, the former president cautioned that American democracy was at risk of transforming an oligarchy dominated by "tech-industrial complex." It's becoming more evident that Elon Musk might be forming an oligarchy in the USA.

  • Elon Musk built a large empire from creating multiple business ventures such as Tesla, Neuralink, SpaceX, and The Boring Company. But that thing that makes people attracted to Elon Musk is how he has created this persona of this 'relatable' billionaire, an 'average joe' who just happens to be the richest man on earth. He strays from the conventional 'old billionaire' stereotype, such as deciding to do eccentric things like outright buying Twitter and subsequently bringing a sink into the Twitter HQ and tweeting "let that sink in." He's also somewhat of a meme lord, so to speak, which makes him approachable to younger audiences. THIS is what makes Elon Musk popular.

    People are too focused on his zany antics to actually look behind what he's actually doing. This allow him to quietly sneak into the U.S. government without massive uproar. He's promoted such policies such as rolling back restrictions on AI, unleashing the crypto industry, a less-aggressive approach to potential monopolies, massive tax breaks, etc.

    What's worse is that Elon Musk is setting a precedent for the U.S. to become an oligarchy. Even though this isn't about Elon Musk himself, Elon represents an omen to the U.S. government: how the U.S. slowly but surely is more controlled by millionaires and billionaires.

    "We are moving rapidly into an oligarchic form of society. Never before in American history have so few billionaires, so few people, have so much wealth and so much," said Bernie Sanders, a long time senator and a vocal opponent of the Trump Administration.

  • I believe that the things that make Elon Musk so powerful and influential, is due to his vast wealth, and his large amount of followers on X which is approximately 200 million. Using his popularity and fame, Elon Musk should use his influence and power for beneficial purposes that advances the world.
    Some examples of Elon Musk's power that I am comfortable with is that he had founded many great companies, such as Tesla, and Space X. According to my research, electric cars are beneficial because they can lower and reduce pollution. SpaceX, is a company where it's helping space exploration.
    However, I am uncomfortable with some of the decisions that Elon Musk had made. According to the news, Elon Musk has done some terrible things that affect a lot of people using his social media influence. In January, Elon Musk had shared his negative opinion of a refugee charity, causing it to get many negative comments. Since a refugee charity donates to people who fled their country, I was really shocked at how Elon Musk and many other people can disrespect the charity for just helping.
    In conclusion, Elon Musk's wealth and social media influence helped him achieve power, which he sometimes uses for positive and negative things.

  • I am not comfortable with Elon Musk having so much power. The saying "Great power comes great responsibility" speaks for itself in this situation. With all of that power, based on his actions, things would be different depending on how he decides to use all that power. In my opinion, I think that one person shouldn't have this much power. Sure Elon musk has brought and will bring a lot of good things with all his power, but you must stop to think if he has too much power. everybody makes mistakes so with all that power he is bound to make a mistake or two. A lot of people look up to elon musk so he has a lot of responsibility. Overall, I think that Elon Musk is helping the world, But he must continue to use his power responsibly or bad things could possibly happen.

  • His fame and power comes from his money and ideas. For example teslas and x,but with every up there is a down his influence on president trump worries me because of how he handles his own power.

    1. Should there be limits on the influence of wealthy individuals like Elon Musk in politics?

      1. I totally think this should be a rule or law for example on the account of all the candidates in the election they shall partner with a big or up coming social media influencer and an influencer shall not speak badly against any opposing candidates. Although some may say this is against the freedom of speech law but to ensure fair and reliable voting this has to take place to prevent incidents like these. Where a candidate is given publicity and makes promises they can't keep.

      2. I totally think this should be a rule or law for example on the account of all the candidates in the election they shall partner with a big or up coming social media influencer and an influencer shall not speak badly against any opposing candidates. Although some may say this is against the freedom of speech law but to ensure fair and reliable voting this has to take place to prevent incidents like these. Where a candidate is given publicity and makes promises they can't keep.

  • Ok so just Mr. Henry Tricks said Elon Musk has made the news for both good and bad reasons. He is the richest person on earth but what does that do with him. The things I am comfortable is with Elon musk is that he owns twitter and has more followers than Donald Trump himself wow! One of the things I am not comfortable with him is that Elon musk sparks debate about his power and disturbs many politicians for example the spanish and british prime minister.

  • In my opinion,Elon Musk is very powerful and when you have to much power you become ethical. Which in the near futuer can harm people and especially when he is giving the most advice to Donald Trump which he isn't a lawer or part of the political speaking for America he's just a powerful man and his power is what's causing all the backlash on him. However his power is can cause good but his followers on X (Twitter) may help him get out of trouble since he has so many supporters.

  • In my opinion, Elon Musk's power is a double-edged sword. His ability to shape industries, sway public opinion and redefine technological boundaries cement his place as one of the most influential and powerful people living in the 21st century. Though, his insane power and seemingly twisted opinions and morals raise questions about the ethical implications of putting so much power in one man's hand.

    Musk's influence mainly comes from his visionary approach to innovation. Tesla revolutionized the automotive industry by making electric vehicles (EVs) enter the mainstream, challenging the dominance of fossil fuels that hurt the environment. He also forced legacy automakers such as Ford and General Motors to accelerate their transitions into a more sustainable business model.

    However, Musk's power still has downsides. His impulsive behavior on social media has publicly destabilized markets. His tweet about securing funding to take Tesla private sparked an SEC investigation and a $40 million settlement for misleading investors. His relaxed moderation of X has allowed hate speech to spread.

    Equally troubling allegations are those of exploitative labor practices. Tesla's Fremont factory has faced multiple National Labor Relations Board rulings for union-busting tactics while reports of grueling workloads and unsafe conditions persist. SpaceX's control over 60% of the global market in satellite launches is monopolistic in nature and raises risks of unchecked space debris. In conclusion, Elon Musk is a paradox embodying the 21st century who can do both good and bad.

    1. Can you give me some examples of how else hate speech has spread on X?

  • What makes Elon Musk powerful is money and social media influence because he is one of the richest men in the world he has a net worth of $400 billion which can buy a lot of things. He also has social influence on (TWITTER) presently known as X, Elon Musk is the owner of X formally known as "TWITTER" he bought it in the year 2022

  • what makes ELON MUSK powerful is because he has lunched a rocket to space ,he is the boss of tesla the electrical car company he makes rockets and he has over 200 million follower he is not only the world richest man he is also one of of the main advisors to the world most powerful man DONALD TRUMPS the new president of UK that is why he is the most powerful man in the world

    1. I do not totally agree with you because it is elon musk hard work that brought him to were he is today

  • I think the things that makes Elon Musk very powerful is his money but as for influential it is definitely his social media account. I don't think that there is anything wrong with Elon Musk having so much power when he worked to get where he is.
    I am most uncomfortable with his social media influences because he can get people to think the way he wants and that can be very bad for some people.
    I am comfortable with his money though and I don't think has any bad sides after all he also uses it to help. Besides it is his work and sweat that earned him the money, he might as well enjoy it.

  • Mr. musk is really rich and powerful, but what I don't like about Elon musk is how he is telling Germen
    people what to do.

  • for some people yes, because he is so close to president Trump and Musk seems to have a lot of power even though he was not elected to a position.

  • The fact that makes Musk more powerful and influential is that now he the advisor of Mr. Trump he has a wide control over global politics. This does not mean its his only power yet a big part of it. And all of us know great power is lovely but it comes with a greater responsibility. That responsibility is to care for those less fortunate and not be hard on the poor. As there is indeed a big amount of inequality over the world on money. Most billionaires hold more than the countries. That's the part I am uncomfortable with, if Musk holds this much power he surely will be able to control half the world. That is just so scary because he can become a dictator. Money and power can turn anyone evil. As we can take example of North Korea people there people are not the safest and merriest.
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  • No Elon musk power is a not problem as he can with his money make a charity to help people in life and being the richest person in the world is not a problem so if he live in a castle no problem he is a normal person who work hard

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    1. Interesting ideas. Can you give examples of which charities he donates to?

  • Mr. Elon Musk is so powerful and influential because of his ambition, innovations, and vast wealth. Ever since he was young, Musk was incredibly intelligent and ambitious. He created and sold a game when he was just 12. It is without a doubt that he would go on and do extraordinary things, Musk has spent much of his wealth on good things like revolutionizing transportation, investing in space exploration as well as artificial intelligence, and supporting education causes. These are just a few that have brought peace and paved the way for a more modernized society. However, Mr. Musk has also used his power, influence, and wealth to comment negative remarks, according to Vanity Fair, he called people "dumb" for being worried about Covid-19 in 2020 and has tweeted dumb as well as sexist jokes on social media. Furthermore, CNN news has given a report on Elon Musks insulting tweet towards the rescuers of the boys soccer team that was trapped in a Thai cave. These "simple" comments and remarks are something I'm very uncomfortable with. Although Musk is a really inspirational person, that doesn't give him the right to make these remarks. Being disrespectful doesn't suit anyone, neither rich or poor. I feel like Elon Musk gives many of us hope on what is to come in the future for our society, so him acting like this makes me uncomfortable, if people see him as a role model, they'll take on and normalize these sort of remarks which will only poison the unity of our society.

  • Mr. Elon Musk’s power is a topic of debate, depending on how one views his influence in the world of technology and business. There are some reasons as to why the amount of power he has could be a problem, such as his control over infrastructure. He has unilateral decision-making power over infrastructure that affects entire nations. If a country displeases Mr. Elon Musk or his business interest, he could limit access on internet availability due to his control over starlink which is a global internet infrastructure. Another reason as to why his power could be a problem is his dominance in space. NASA relies on Mr. Elon Musk for missions, if SpaceX ever decides to restrict access, governments have few alternatives. In conclusion, the problem isn’t just that Mr. Elon Musk is powerful. It’s that his power affects global infrastructure, yet he is not accountable to any government or democratic system.

  • Mr. Elon Musk is a famous figure in the world. He is a great business man. He is really working hard for his company. He has made it possible for us to think about electric cars and space travels. He is completely an adorable personality so I feel that he should be in power. He might come up with more new ideas increasing the technology level of the world and creating more new amazing inventions.

  • Elon Musk is powerful because of his companies, like Space X and Tesla. He made normal things like gasoline cars, to electric cars and space travel. It makes him one of the richest and influential people in the world. He also has many followers on social media and what he posts can easily change people's opinions.
    But some of his actions and words have some drawbacks. After buying Twitter (now called X), Musk didn't stop harmful posts like hate speech. This made a lot of people upset because his platform let bad ideas spread. Another issue is his recent actions, like the Nazi salute. While freedom of speech matters, Musk has a lot of power and should be careful with what he says and does to avoid spreading harm.
    Musk also sometimes says things that can cause trouble. He is allowed to speak, but because of his power, his words can easily affect a lot of people, sometimes in a bad way.
    At the end of the day, we can see that Elon Musk has done a lot of good things, but he just needs to be careful with how he uses his power.

    1. What would you advise people with lots of power to do before they speak about something that might affect lots of people?

      1. People with a lot of power should be extra careful with their words because their influence can shape opinions and business. Before speaking about something important, they should take few key steps to make sure they are acting responsibly.
        First, they should do deep research. Misinformation spreads as fast as a forest fire, especially when a powerful person speaks without checking facts. They should asks experts and look at data before making a public statement.
        Second, they should offer solutions, not just criticize. If they point out a problem, they should also suggest ways to fix it. People respect leaders who don't just tell them issues but work on solutions.
        Lastly, they should think about the possible consequences of their words. Powerful people should ask themselves, "How will this affect different people?" If their words might cause harm, they should consider finding rephrasing or staying silent.
        In the end, great power comes with great responsibility. Before speaking, powerful people should research, offer solutions, and think about the impact of their words. This way, they can use their voice for good rather than causing harm.

  • i do not think Elon Musk is a problem because as a great man he holds alot of responsibilities and he knows that he needs to keep his self respect intact. coming to the business of the day we all know that Elon Musk is an entrepreneur and he has highly helped humans in technologies example of an AI devices made by Elon Musk, brain-computer device which can be used as an adviser, it help humans solve some of their problems emotionally and psychologically and do not forget that alot of teens are going through depression and this new AI that was made by Elon Musk can serve as a mentor to them.

  • Elon musk and his use of power with the use of X formally known as twitter is getting him more problems examples : now X is used for so many things that might be fake or not correct so his power is getting out of hands from the class we had we saw him sending some things to the German which might not be right or wrong but the fact that he has money it those not mean he should misuse it thanks

  • Elon musk's powers are great things which is very nice and useful to the society, the way he uses these powers currently are not convincing any longer, his mode of using this political power most especially is the thing that makes people around feel bad and if care is not taken can cause conflict all around his place.

  • Elon Musk is indeed the greatest mind of the decade with his strong hold over both technology and media makes him a powerful and influential person whose very presence can certainly impact the politics of the nation, for what he has built like Tesla and what he has given to humanity like reusable rockets through Space Ex is truly commendable.
    However, I am very comfortable with him using this power and influence to benefit humanity as a whole like normalising the use of electric cars and inventing smart space exploration tech along with engaging in charitable work and using his influence over X ( formerly twitter ) to vocalise his innovations for humanity and use his riches to further expand his enterprise and innovations.

    On the contrary, I am uncomfortable with Mr. Musk using this power and riches just for the sake of politics or using politics or government as a pawn to remove the people he dislikes. I am very uncomfortable with him meddling into the democracy of the state and reducing the chances of fair elections by greatly influencing people and campaigning process.
    Despite this I truly appreciate his works for humanity and his determination and will to learn and invent something new.

  • Elon Musk is one of the most powerful and influential people in the world today . He leads many companies like Tesla , which makes electric cars, SpaceX , which builds space rockets , and X which was formerly Twitter , a social media platform. His ability to think big and take risks has made him a game changer in multiple industries . One example of his influence that I admire is his work in sustainable energy and space travel . Tesla has helped make electric cars more popular , reducing pollution . SpaceX has revolutionized space exploration making it cheaper and more ambitious , even aiming for Mars. However some aspects of his power are concerning . Since he owns X (Twitter) , he has control over a major platform where people share news and their opinions. His tweets have also caused sudden changes in cryptocurrency prices, affecting investors . One person having this much power and influence could turn out to be very risky. Mr. Elon Musk has made remarkable contributions to technology and science , but it is also very important to ensure that such power is used responsibly . While his innovations brings progress , their impact on the society should always be carefully managed.

  • I think Mr Musk has way too much power he owns gigantic companies like space X, Tesla and Twitter. He has a net worth of over $400 billion, which means he can by many global companies, linking to this Donald Trump chose Elon Musk to serve as a government advisor. He recently interfered with global issues which made them a lot bigger.

  • Elon Musk's power is defiantly a problem because his power is leading the wrong way. Elon has made comments to his millions of fans via X causing people to make the wrong decisions about what should happen and peoples safety.
    in my opinion, I believe that this is power imbalance this could lead to war and violence. people should not trust him just because of his power which could lead to another world war.

  • I think that Elon musk’s power is not a big problem but still an issue because it is good for him and his life but it can become a problem but if he becomes to confident he can make MASSIVE changes that can become a problem for South Africa (where he was born) as other countries could get jealous of this and start attacking south Africa because he was born there he could over rule and take get ahead of him self and do too much in addition to this he should be humble and take a step back

  • Elon Musk has been in the news a lot recently, not all for good reasons, and I believe that it is starting to become a problem.

    When thinking about Elon Musk's power and influence there are actions that I am not comfortable with. For example, he has recently been chosen as the government advisor. This is very strange because he was never elected by the people, which is what our whole government is about, and he has never had any political experience. Like in our recent election, he made a lottery giving $1 million to a random person everyday in swing states. Why? To persuade them into voting for Donald Trump. Another example is that he has been involved with political matters from other countries, using his social media prowess to influence important decisions.

    To put it frankly, there are not many examples of Elon Musk's power that I am comfortable with. I am comfortable with his involvement with Tesla because it makes the environment better.

    In my opinion, Elon Musk has too much influence in social media as well. Over the years that Musk has owned X, formerly Twitter, there have been numerous reports of the rude comments on his app increasing. This is not very good, especially since there have already been reports on the things some of his followers do because of him.

    Overall, Elon Musk has too much power involving money, political status, and social influence. I hope one day soon he will use his influence for more positive things.

  • I believe that Elon musk's powers are causing problems across is greater Elon musk's Persian boundaries but with a great comes great our plant because he is teaching everyone with his money and his 200 million followers on X that they are his lifetime, there are the ones who are making him famous, but you don't have to be famous. It's great Elon Musk is. pushing boundaries, great power comes great responsibility and that is what Elon Musk is lacking he is not responsible for his actions against other people let's keep the conversation going and hold him accountable for his own actions

  • Musk is a very intelligent person as well as the richest person but his power might be a bit much as already said he is the richest person on Earth.His power also might be much because he could also use the power to try make all his company production rate better or just to use better materials but while everything seems like its all going well all this production is adding on to climate change by a huge amount.SpaceX he might also try make his rockets better and make them as safe as possible but again juts the production of those rockets makes a huge add on to climate change not even including the launch of the rocket.So in my personal opinion his power might be a bit much for him.He already was a very powerful man before that.Why would you want more power?Does Musk just want to take over the world?

    1. Can you explain a bit more about how Elon may improve rockets?

      1. Elon may improve rockets by trying to make his safety better and its already very good but sometimes those rockets still explode so he might try and make it so less glitches combined with the fuel tank happen even less often.Musk could try improve the engines to the rocket by making them environmentally safe so less climate change would happen and less glaciers would melt which would lead to saving Arctic animals

  • Elon Musk is a very powerful man and that requires a lot of responsibility. He is very famous and has a lot of influence on people through his social media, which can be both good and bad. I think there are a lot of controversial posts on his platforms that have impact on people who may not be educated enough on some topics. I think one example of this is the election in America when he spread rumours on X about voter fraud that very likely influenced some people and possibly Trump’ victory. I think he should be more careful with what he posts because he is not a small influencer but a large powerful person who has a lot of impact on the whole world.

  • "is Elon Musk's power a problem ?" I say Yes, yes Elon Musk's power is a problem, because a lot of people know the Elon Muck and Donald Trump current president are very close and maybe if Elon suggests something to Trump he might make suggestion become reality.

    1. Can you give me an example of a suggestion Musk would make to Trump?

      1. I feel like some things that Musk would ask Trump to do as president is to emphasize the Idea of electric cars being used in the US. Another is maybe to ask Trump to stop sending supplies to Ukraine because I heard in the classroom today that Musk has provided some sort of internet source to Ukraine, but now is threatening to steal back the internet source that he gave to Ukraine if they don't give some of its land to the United States.

  • Elon Musk is definitely a problem in a way from my perspective. Something should absolutely be done to take away some of his power that he has over a big percent of U.S. citizens and others. He bought the app X that used to be known as Twitter. He has a great amount of influence over people for multiple reasons. He's a big threat because he has a bunch of money, one of the richest people in the U.S., owns a big social media app, and he's being given a political position. Elon Musk even made the car brand Tesla and more, which people favor. I'm uncomfortable with how much power is being handled to him, how much influence he has over a large percent of people, and the amount of money he has. Money is the root to many many problems, you can bribe, and pay your way into things you don't deserve or handle. Influence can cause a riot if he tells people to start something, protest, etc. He has way too much power in his hand without the right experience.

  • I think that Elon Musk is definitely one of the most powerful and influential people in the world right now, but as of recently, especially in politics.

    On the positive side, I think it is great that he is pushing for things like electric cars with Tesla, being a huge step in the right direction for the environment as climate change is a huge problem right now. He has also made space exploration exciting with SpaceX, and I think that the world needs more ambitious people like him.

    However, there are many things he does that has made me uncomfortable. His support for Trump throughout the recent election is a huge red flag in my opinion, especially when he owns the platform 'X' where he played a massive part in driving the campaign. I feel like he has so much power in influencing how people vote even though he isn't a politician himself, and disguises it as "free speech and opposition to censorship".

    I feel like Elon Musk has been trying to involve himself in politics so much recently, not only with Trump but also with the Germany AfD party. The AfD is notorious for its anti-immigration stance, and they are just discriminatory. I really think it is quite hypocritical for him to be supporting Trump and the AfD as they attack specific groups whilst he talks a lot about the future and wanting humanity to progress.

    So, while he does do good things, I feel he should not have the level of power and influence he does have. He can shape public opinion when it comes to politics, and when he uses that to support such parties, it makes me question his true intentions.

  • I believe that Elon Musk's power can be a problem but it also can be very helpful. I think his power could be a problem by him believing that he could do anything and more than he should. I think his power could be a good thing by him using it for the good. For example, he used his power and money to buy X or Twitter and his Tesla business.

    1. Can you tell me a bit more about why you say his power could become a problem?

  • Especially as a German Citizen, elon musks power makes me very uncomfortable knowing that he is a trump supporter thinking that his way is the right way plus knowing that musk tried to interfere with the german politic, but not in a good way because he supports the most right party in germany called the AFD (Alternative for Germany). The sad thing about him is that Elon Musk can support parties almost even better than the government itself because he is the richest man alive which makes it even scarier. It is sad to learn that the richest and most successful person on earth has a mindset of a donkey. Yes surely Elon Musk also uses his money and intelligence for useful things like space, electric cars and all but still he doesn‘t seem to care about nor appreciates the people that don‘t have a luxurious lifestyle like him. In general, Elon Musk is a scary person with way too much power which he could use for his benefits and not others.

  • I believe that what makes Elon Musk’s power so powerful and influential is that power that he has within the government and the power he has with Donald Trump. Some examples, as seen in the video that I am comfortable with is the rockets he makes and the changes that he can consistently make with his money that he earned. However, the examples of his power that I’m not comfortable with is that these rockets and satellites as seen in the video, can help within war and be used as harmful tools within the country. He needs to be held with the upmost accountability as anyone in the United States and use his money for good.

  • In my opinion Elon Musk is a very intelligent, powerful person with a lot of money that changes peoples opinions and makes them choose or do things that he says. For example Elon Musk on his app X says who people should choose as their president and if they do choose that president that he says is the best, he may offer money to the people that vote like him, which is a problematic thing. If that would happen in my country I wouldn't feel safe and be sad because people should have their own opinion and not do things because of their influence.

  • I think Elon Musk is a very financial and political powerful person but mostly he has a big social media power so I could personally say that he is one of the most powerful people from a lot of perspectives. His wealth and strong personality makes him influential so he makes people change their opinion even if they had a strong belief from that point of view. For example he posted on his app named X telling people his negative opinion of a refugee charity and since he shared that comment on social media a lot of people changed their mind about that refugee charity and the workers that were helping that charity started to receive a lot of hateful comments and awful threats and because he did that he changed my opinion about him and had made me think about this situation with a sad and worried face. But also I think the only power and influence that Mr. Musk has and makes me comfortable is that he thinks about the future of space and he is making electrical cars that helps the word and makes less pollution.

  • My group and I understand that Mr Musk can be extremely powerful as well as influential due to him being one of the richest people in the world. This status allows him to be run huge projects such as Space X as well as own X-formally known as Twitter. The power he attains across the globe allows him to do many good things as well as bad. One positive thing he has implemented is funding projects with Nasa in order to explore space and give the world a better understanding of what's out there. However, his responsibility can be questioned at times as on his own platform 'X' he can share questionable views and harmful information that can influence others into wrongdoing.

  • Mr Elon Musk's power and influence originate from his wealth and this has enabled him to access important infrastructure like the government but he could use this in a better way to help others in need around the world. Instead of him using his money to gain money/ power, he could use his influence to help others and the environment through donations which would have a more positive influence and impact globally. For example, TESLA create a lot of emissions but he could use his power/ wealth to combat the global warming crisis instead.

  • Elon Musk can use his power for good such as helping the environment with his electric cars. But when it comes to politics he is using his money and his social media power on X to get people to vote for Trump. EWOM is very powerful.

  • Elon musk has worked hard for his success but just because he has a lot of money doesn't mean that he should have influence over world politics. He is currently the richest person in the world but in the USA he has made many questionable decisions. Whilst I admit people can make mistakes, he isn't being held accountable for his actions. This could be problematic, as if one person isn't punished for doing something, many other people could be misled to think that just because you have money you can do what you want. Musk has such a wide platform through 'X' so he should be cautious what views and opinions he shares/demonstrates. Elon Musk is constantly negatively portrayed in the media so someone like himself shouldn't be able to influence people's decisions so easily.

  • I think that men like Elon Musk have far too much influence (socially, economically and politically) - one man should not be able to decide which policies make it through Congress or which politicians make it into Government (as seen with his $118 Million USD donation to Donald Trump's electoral campaign). His influence itself is derived entirely from his massive amount of wealth, wealth he has accrued through the exploitation of his employees (Tesla Employees are, on average, paid 30% less than UAW Automakers) and by rallying against Trade Unions. Worse, Elon has shown himself to have reactionary/anti-progressive political views, even propagating the false claim that a 'White Genocide is underway in South Africa' in response to the South African government's efforts to, as President Cyril Ramphosa put it, "expropriate land in the public interest for varied reasons that seek, among others, to promote inclusivity and access to natural resources". Of course, Elon Musk is allowed to hold his own political beliefs, but his wealth and reach (seeing as he is the CEO of X, one of the largest social media platforms to ever exist) give him an extreme amount of influence over the general populace, which makes the harmful things he says even more dangerous.

    Elon Musk has, however, made major technological leaps in terms of space exploration and neural interfaces that should be commended. He has helped to revitalise the public's interest in venturing into our final frontier. In spite of that, I do not think Elon Musk should be able to have the power he has in society.

    1. This is a fair and well argued point. Do you believe we need to hold powerful figures like Musk to more account?

      1. Yes, I think that we really should be holding influential figures like Elon Musk under far more scrutiny than we currently do. As it is now, the ultra rich have an inordinate amount of say in who gets into government (again, as seen with the countless multi-million dollar donations handed out to Donald Trump by leading figures within the tech industry like Elon musk and other Silicon Valley giants who were able to close the funding gap that Biden's campaign had prior to dropping out of the election) and how we - that is, the vast majority of our populations that *don't* make billions of dollars per quarter - live our lives. In my opinion, nobody should be able to have the amount of money that Elon Musk has. I personally think that taxes should scale dramatically as income increases to the point where billionaires physically can't exist within society, as having that much money gives you a *lot* of authority that, in my opinion, only elected officials ought to hold. I also believe that billionaires' money could go to far better uses and causes, such as our infrastructure, healthcare services and welfare for the disadvantaged.

  • I believe that Elon Musk's power mainly comes from his vast wealth and his ability to voice his views and opinions publicly. To add to this, his relationships with political figures such as Donald Trump also play a big role in his power and influence. However, nearly all of his power makes me uncertain and uncomfortable. Take his ownership of X (formerly known as twitter) as an example. He has made some controversial new additions to the app, such as blocked users still being able to see your posts. As a result of this many cases of cyber bullying still occur as posts are visible to the antagonist in the situation. In addition to this, his political views are very outrageous at times. As of late, Elon Musk has found him self in hot water for an action he did at a recent rally. Many of his fans claim he was performing a "roman salute", however, many believe he was doing something far worse. Someone in his position with so much public exposure should never be found doing something questionable or controversial.

  • I feel a little bit worried that his wealth and power might make him more important than anybody else and other people might be pushed away from politics. I am in the UK and he has power over me and my country. Even though he has so much money he should not be allowed to influence decisions in other countries.

  • After learning about Elon musk and how powerful he is I think that he has too much power over people because he controls too much. What if he is not thinking properly and makes a bad decision or says negative things, this could have influence over far too many people. He should have one job and one direction so that he isn’t able to influence so many people.

  • I think that anyone with that level of money and power could cause a problem as the more money he has, the less money the rest of the world has, so they make more money so money has less value so inflation only continues to get worse. People like Elon Musk making so much money everyday leads to more suffering and more inflation all the time.

  • Things that make Elon Musk powerful are social media influence, money and political positions and all three of them makes him more powerful than others, in fact he is so powerful that he could give £45 to every person in the world and still have around 56 billion pounds left for himself, he also owns things like SpaceX, Twitter and Tesla and with Twitter being a thriving social media experience and Tesla being a very successful car, he is growing in social, wealth and political positions all the time.

  • I personally think that Elon Musk’s power is a problem because it effects lots of people’s lives through social media which most people use and also because what he is doing is effecting the whole world.

    1. Thank you for sharing your view. Just because Musk can influence lots of people - perhaps, as you say, even the whole world, does this make it a problem? How is he affecting those people in a problematic way?

  • What makes Elon Musk so powerful is that he has owned a Tesla company and a space company called spaceX, where rockets are in space. Although he is a nice billionaire, he is using that against people. He is bribing people to vote for him for $1,000,000. If I were given that opportunity, I would take it. But as I said, he is trying to bribe people to vote for him. I am comfortable with his Tesla company but I am not comfortable with bribing. This is a very bad person.

    1. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. You say Musk is a "nice" billionaire - what do you mean by this? Also, what is it about Musk that might influence people to follow him and do as he wants?

      1. When I said nice, I meant before he was a billionaire: people didn't know him until he owned the car company but everyone knew him once he made SpaceX and earnt lots of money. And for me, Elon Musk is trying to partner up with Donald Trump so he can earn a lot of money by being president and for the people of the US to love him and force Donald Trump to leave president role. If he doesn't get this, he has so much power in other countries: like ours. On X, he has over 200 million followers, which is a bad start for us and for Donald Trump. I do not like this man.

        1. I see what you mean! Good points! How many different sorts of businessmen do you think there are? You make an interesting point - in what ways is the presidency like a business?

          1. I think there is around 60 different businessmen types worldwide. If you are the boss of a business, it is like being a president with lots of work to do and attend special meetings with your collages. You could earn a lot of money, like Elon Musk did when he owned 2 companies and became the richest man in the world. It would be the same with ordinary people.

  • I feel very sad about Elon Musk because he is the richest man in the world! So his power in that is a lot but now he owns X (twitter) and basically also social media, he has over 200 followers and he has so much power to judge other countries and that is terrible.

    1. Thank you for sharing - you raise interesting points, like the relationship between money and happiness and how judgement can be a part of influence.

  • I am really upset because if he gets all the money and power he will be changing the president
    mind to rule over the country and he might start a civil war in the UK because he is using his money to rule over our country and he might not treat us fairly

  • Elon Musk’s power comes from connections, wealth, and control over many industries. He has an exceeding record of companies that mostly dominate in fields such as technology. For example, Tesla and SpaceX which have influenced many people on earth, by reducing carbon emissions from cars with electric vehicles and plans for Mars colonization has clearly made a great impact for the next generation. However, the social media app X/Twitter which he owns has unleashed an increase in misinformation and hate speeches because of the reduced content moderation by Elon Musk. However, Elon Musk is undeniably good at business and was born to be a leader. He has visionary thinking, aiming for big world-changing ideas despite the risks he could face. Even after multiple failures like SpaceX rockets exploding many times before succeeding. Never back down, never what? NEVER GIVE UP. His determination makes him one of the most powerful business figures today without a doubt.

  • Elon Musk is a great man. He has founded SpaceX which go to space. Although he is very rich, his power maybe a bit too much because he is buying loads of other things like X (twitter). We may need him in some things but its not the money that counts.

  • I think Elon musk has a bit too much power and he owns too many companies ,manly I think Space x and Tesla are the problem since Tesla cars are being sold faster each day and Space x are doing giant leaps

  • From my own point of view, I am comfortable with Mr. Elon Musk investing some of his money and resources in producing an AI electric self driving cars thereby helping the nation to avoid green house effect which is actually good I acknowledge that but for the fact that Elon Musk has power over some things does not mean he is 100% good.
    The disadvantage part of his popularity on social media may cause spreading of fake news and so far as he is the one, his followers might believe with what he says which are not actually true.
    His influence has an advantage and simultaneously a disadvantage. Of course it is quite obvious that people that are not in support of him can use an AI generated machine to produce where he is speaking against someone or something n other to cause conflict and people influenced will agree with what is not actually true.
    Also, him being into government is okay as far as he entered into the position legally without any bribe.
    Thank you.

  • Ultimately, I believe both Musk as a person and as an authority are highly worrying. His specific acquisition of the website formerly known as "Twitter" especially. Musk has no proper experience in politics or country-wide funding management. He has also pushed several anti-intellectualist movements despite his moniker as the "smart" billionaire, him attempting to purchase the politically neutral, non-profit online encyclopedia "Wikipedia" with the explicit purpose of changing some of its core values is, again, highly concerningly. In my opinion one person having so much economic power poses serious moral and practical concern for American democracy, even more so when he has control over one of the *largest* social media platforms ever and its algorithms, which allow the pushing of certain political messages, even if it does border "legal".

  • I think that Elon Musk's power is a problem because he influences people to do things that he supports, like voting for Donald Trump. At the same time, he is able to silence the opinions that he doesn't support by blocking or downplaying the views their posts get on social media platforms like X (which he owns).

  • Elon Musk's power and influence solely come from that he is the richest man in the world and he has strong connections around the world but those connections could be the downfall of him due to his association with Donald Trump... however Elon Musk's influence and use of power that I'm comfortable with is that he uses his money to create advanced technology such as AI robots and electric cars such as Tesla which can benefit for the future and for the public.

  • In my own way of knowledge, Mr Elon Musk is a smart and intelligient person. he has a large impact on technology in this modern day but he also have his own right part like him sharing some wrong information online. i admite everybody makes some error so we are grateful for his hard work.

  • Mr. Elon Musk is the CEO of some high profile companies, such as Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and X (formerly Twitter). These companies are at the front line of technological innovations, so this gives him influence over industries like transportation, energy, and communication. As one of the richest people in the world, he has the money to fund successful projects and investing in new technologies that influence markets. Elon Musk has over 200 million followers in X, where he regularly shares his opinions. His tweets often go viral and can move markets and can give impacts on public opinion.

    I am comfortable that through SpaceX, Elon Musk transformed space travel by reducing costs and making it more accesible. His companies also focus on solving some of the world's biggest problems. And with his huge social media presence, he's able to draw attention to critical issues like AI safety and climate change.

    However, Elon Musk has also raised concerns that he could be misusing his power and influence. Like during the COVID-19 pandemic, he underestimated the virus and released a bunch of critisicm by calling lockdowns "fascist" and "unconstitutional", he also spreaded unverified claims about the virus treatments and vaccines.

  • Mr Elon Musk has influenced some many people in different way which has made a beautiful impact in peoples education and knowledge. And so people are making a great use of it which is nice. To me, he is a great and successful man with wisdom.

  • I think Elon Musk's power is a problem as it gives him too much control and power over people and he is pushing and crossing boundaries. Elon Musk has a lot of influence and power but how can we be sure he is using it correctly? He needs to realise this power comes with responsibilities and his opinion can change and influence lives so he shouldn't be using it as often as he does possibly sharing wrong or false information to others having significant impacts.

  • Mr Musk is a very powerful and influential person mainly because of his many successes. He has influenced many people to purchase electric cars from his company Tesla, which are very good for the environment because they do not release toxic fumes into the atmosphere. He has influenced many people in great ways but can sometimes get blinded by his own power and make terrible decisions. I think that it is important that he takes responsibility for his actions and should also be held accountable for them.

  • Mr. Musk is very powerful and influential because of his popularity from owning multi-millionaire companies like X, which is formally known as Twitter and Tesla, an electric car company, and SpaceX, a space travel company which makes spaceships and satellites. I am comfortable about how Elon Musk has become successful in life and is achieving his dreams of making space ships. Although, what makes me uncomfortable of his power is how he uses it to push boundaries, for example, like stated in the video he used the fact that he owns X to influence the users to vote for Donald Trump, which is also someone he is slowly getting close to. Mr. Musk has made many good decisions but also bad decisions.

  • Personally I feel uncomfortable with a company owner like Elon Musk having such a strong link with an important person like he has with President Trump. It is also not safe for Elon Musk to have even the tiniest say in the us government as he could convince Mr Trump to make it harder to own cars that are not Teslas. Mr Musk's power also comes from money as we learnt in the lesson. Examples of these are bribing people or even help politicians win elections. Which brings us to the last of the ways his power can be influential which is his social media since he could just use his social media that he owns to benefit his companies like sponsoring them or as recently stated help politicians win elections.

  • I think what makes a person such as Elon musk powerful is how they -
    1 SPEAK
    2 REACT
    and how they ...
    3 BEHAVE WITH THE SOCIETY

    Such things really do impact the image of a person in front of other people and their minds. To an extent, I am comfortable with Elon musk Being among the most important people in the world and owning large brands such as Tesla. I'm also fine with him leading large projects such as Space X but only in a controlled manner. What makes me feel his power going off limits is him having a large impact on the political side. He has never participated or been a part of politics and yet when contributed himself to one side in the USA elections , he really did change the prospective's of many.

    So if maintained a balance then no one shall have problems with one being a strong character in the society
    THANK YOU

  • Elon Musk is very rich and he owns x (known as twitter) plus space x and he has over 400 billon dollars and i think that would be enough to feed Africa and much much more and he's very smart but one thing I am very curious is why did he do the Nazi salute in the news but i don't know why he did a Nazi salute.

  • Elon musk is evidently the richest person in the world with no competition. social media and money provides him immense power.

    in various conditions his power has played a crucial role in making decisions and influencing the mindsets of many people on nation where as international level .

    According to me elon musk's power is not a power till the extend he uses it properly . As untill now his good deeds are knocking of his baad deads .

    He has helped human technology and inventions to reach new heights .his companies are recently working on colonization on Mars, starship development (a tool to travel deep in space), development of virus tracker and destroyer chip, work for blind people, expanding star link etc . If the result of these searches comes positive it will change the world.

    But I am not comfortable with his some comments like for starlink. February 2022 Elon Musk's Starlink when he tweeted on X asking people, if Ukraine should give some land to Russia for peace which was highly criticized by Ukrainian citizen.
    Also in Sept. 2023 elon musk ordered to deactivate the starlink satelite communications network near the crimean coast to disrupt a planned attack by ukraine on russia .
    Both these actions are not good as he doesn't have the right to take decision for another country . Also giving land to Russia freely may encourage russia to capture more .
    Elon musk power is not a problem until he uses it properly but he should take care a little about what he posts does not hurts anybody.

  • In my opinion I feel like what makes Elon Musk powerful and influential is money, political position, and social media.
    The reason that Elon is a powerful person is because of his money. Mr Musk's money plays a very important role, because of his money he can do many things that normally people don't really do on a every day basis. Elon's money also makes him an influential person because he can convince people to do things claiming they are good for you.
    Personally I feel like since he is friends with Donald Trump he is powerful because not only does he have supporters from his side but also from Donald Trump's fans too.
    Social Media also plays a really huge role in Elon Musk's career. Elon Musk uses social media to promote many things. As most of us know that Elons owns Twitter, or what is now X, he uses that so his fans can support him.

  • Most people know Mr.Musk for his powerful ideas and creativity. One of the thing that makes Mr.Musk so powerful is his line of work of what he does and owns. He is the founder of the car company Tesla, one of the most proficient car companies. His creativity helped him make the design and the features of the car. One of the greatest feature of the car is that it has autopilot. This allows people to drive with no hands on the steering wheel. Away from Mr. Musk car company, he owns one of the biggest social media platforms in the world. The platform that Mr. Musk owns is called X. The social media platform is used to spread news and entertainment. Now this all seems fun and interesting but this type of power could be dangerous. Mr. Musk has already used his power in social media to spread false information. Although this is an accusation, Mr. Musk would still have the power to do something like that or worse. Now recently on the news, one of Mr. Musk's most famous company Tesla has exploded in front of President Trump's hotel. Sure this can't be Mr.Musk's fault, but this shows that if Mr.Musk really wanted to he could make a Tesla car to blow up on demand. This isn't likely to happen but it could.

  • I think that what really makes Elon Musk powerful is his money and social media. He is the richest person in the world and the owner of Twitter ( now X ) and that is exactly what makes him so powerful because he has 200 million followers from all around the world and just one comment from his perspective could change a lot of people's mindset and influence then not just that but using his money he can influence many new channels to cover his stories and point of views which makes his reach even wider. One example of his influence that I am comfortable with is his contribution to the global adoption of electric vehicles or EV's which reduces the amount of carbon emissions caused by using vehicles that need diesal or petrol. I genuinely appreciate this work of elon musk but on the other hand influencing people buy bribing them with money is very wrong and I am uncomfortable with it for example he promised the American citizens that he will give 1 million dollars daily to lucky winner till 5 November if trump wins. Giving such a massive amount of money to people will definietly influence then to vote for trump. I mean even if I was an American citizen to be very honest I would also vote for trump although it's because of my greedy and that's why this is really very wrong in my opinion.

  • It is bad and good in some way’s like Mr Musk might not want some people to be president so he could be spreading potential fake rumours to stop others from being president but he is doing good with X ( formally known as twitter) which is good for Mr Donald Trump because Mr musk is persuading people to follow Donald Trump.

  • In my opinion I think that Elon's power is a problem because he is using it for bad. With his situation now that he has a political position he is gaining more power. With his millions of followers he might do as he pleases with nobody to keep him in check. And with him spreading misinformation about elections on X and he is using his popularity and fame wrongly. People should consider trying to take his power away by not following him on social media and avoid using the X platform.

  • I think Mr. Musk is abusing his power. I am uncomfortable with Mr.Musk's accusations and spreading misinformation about elections to his millions of followers. His tweets might interfere with elections or influence their outcome.This is also an example that he has too much power on social media. I think his money and his political position grant him too much power and his company X is also allowing him to be very influential.

  • Elon Musk is a powerful man but I think that he is abusing all of the power he has. I say this because Mr. Musk has done lots of reckless things, some of those things are number: 1) Elon Musk told his hundred millions of followers about a negative opinion he had about a charity. After he made those comments the charity workers received hateful comments and threats, 2) in the 2024 election Elon Musk created a supporter lottery but I feel that doing this will make people feel like its a good idea to pick Trump as president when really they should pick based on Trump's personality, 3) in February 2022 Elon Musk donated starlink terminals to Ukraine to support communication during the war with Russia and also asked his followers on X if Ukraine should consider giving up territory to Russia in exchange for peace when none of what's going on in Ukraine and Russia should be his business.

  • Elon Musk is very powerful due to money, political power and social media influence, according to the lesson. However, I think that his own perspective is a key part as well. If he doesn't use social media badly, he might have obtained even more power since he could have been very popular. Unfortunately, he is very greedy and only cares for himself.

    He has done some good like being co-founder and CEO of Tesla and being founder and CEO of SpaceX. I think that he has done more than good, however.

    I am not comfortable with most of his actions. He interfered with some of the most important discussions such as meddling with world politics and supporting Donald Trump. Instead of making enemies, he could have donated to charity or even wiped out poverty with plenty of money to spare. Instead of showing clear bias, he could make a video supporting all of the candidates in the vote for president. Instead of making people doubt his worth, he could stay quiet and not intervene with important, world-changing meetings. He does everything to make his life better but he does nothing to make our lives better.

    With his political standing, he could ask the government to care more about climate change and helping the world. He cares for no one except himself. I think that (in this way) he could be a narcissist. I do not think that he has changed the world for the better - only for the worst.

    This is my personal opinion, so some people might different opinions.

  • Hi my name is Vivacious _independence. On thing I find comfortable with Elon Musk is that I grab inspiration from his story. The fact that he once got bankrupt and later his now the richest man our world. This has shown people the height of achievement that can be accomplished when you focus.

  • I think Elon Musk has to much power as he can do basically everything he wants like buy a company. I think he should use his money wisely and not to like blow up on social media or order people to do things. He can’t do something’s though because Donald Trump has to agree with it. He could even steal treasure and expensive things from all around the world and he could just brag them with money. You will never know what he will do he can buy Topical talk even. He has also made a good impact on the world by making electric cars as they damage the environment less. I can’t decide wether it’s a bad thing that he is giving 1 million dollars away or if it’s a good thing

  • I think Elon Musk's power is a big issue and it's affecting the US government, Secret Service, etc. which makes them and everyone very uncomfortable. This had made the issue become a global discussion.
    I recently heard that he had given some college students (between ages 19- 25) access to United States secret service files, social security numbers and a lot of private secrets that only few people have access to.
    These people have access to information that rarely anyone knows and they may not be matured enough or trained to handle such information. It then becomes a problem if such information leaks for not being kept private it would become a major problem (in terms of security) for the United States.
    In my view power is one thing that should be handled with great care, caution, confidentiality and maturity. There is a need to critically think about it before giving it to anyone.
    Thank you.

    1. "I recently heard that he had given some college students... access to Unite States secret files" - do you have a reference for this information?

  • I Agree that Elon Musk's power , wealth, and influence is both a problem and not a problem, first , a problem because we can't control him , so he can easily harm people or do anything unproper or harmful with his wealth and power. He can get his own army to fight a country or he can fake cars..etc. And on the other side , his power and wealth may be not a problem , because if he is rich , he can share in charities , help companies, create new things , and more . So if there is an answer for (is Elon Musk's power and influence a problem ?) The answer will be *it depends*.

  • Elon Musk grows with power with his money, carrying little to no political background he has no other reason to be in politics other than the fact he has the money to support himself. Mr Musk's power in his own companies and technology I feel fine with has it follows his expertise but I'm not comfortable with his political work. I simply believe that power should be earned not given based on your status, if I had better ideas than Elon Musk it would mean nothing because he has more money than me and its unfair in all ways that this man can control the state of my country.

  • What makes Elon Musk so powerful is his seemingly never-ending sum of money he has accumulated throughout his life, becoming the richest man on earth. This wealth allowed him to buy his way into fame, and political power. Shown with his position in the government even though he has no political background or leading role in any sector. This is possibly dangerous for the future of America as someone with so much power and influence with no experience in politics to run the US treasury

  • I think Elon Musk has done many great things but i believe the power he holds can sometimes be too much power as when he interfered with the Russia Ukraine war and provided wifi but when he said to just give up some land and the leader replied they were outraged with him and because he challenged him he took away the wifi all because they didn't want to give up land.Which in my opinion shows his overuse of power

  • What makes Elon Musk so powerful is his money. With his money he got in a high political position and that could be dangerous. This is because a while ago when he turned off star-link for Ukraine, this worries me as this just shows that he has too much power and if anyone goes against him he can crush them. Also Trump's tariff on other countries also shows that he can do what he wants in order to get more money or power. With Elon by his side countries can't get back at Trump as they have so much power they can ruin countries. This creates fear of America and no one will try to fight back because of the consequences that could happen. Therefore I think it is bad that Elon has a lot of power

  • Mr Elon Musk is a very powerful and intelligent man.Donald Trump has given Musk a very senior job as a government advisor.I think that Trump wants to be friends so that he gets more power through X then Trump will be president for longer.He could then ban others who dislike him on twitter, silencing their voices and influence.

  • I believe, Elon Musk is a great entrepreneur and inventor, who has made himself so successful, influential and powerful that seeing him in the news for his awesome work isn't something new! And i think it's all hard work and perseverance that has brought him up to these heights, it's not like he was encouraged or supported from birth, infact, he was bullied when he was young but he never stopped learning and inventing you new things. I've also read that he launched his first video game at the age of 9, and he was always very interested in technology! And i also agree to the fact that he's a big inspiration for the most of us.

    Although, there's this thing that I find unpleasant about him, is his potential to manipulate people's thoughts in his favour due to him being so widely followed and listened. I think he should be limited to business, and not interfere in politics because it's a field that i believe Mr musk should not be included in. He's doing incredible in his enterprise, and should continue doing it.

  • Yes Elon musk puts his power and because he is one of the richest men he should not think or put his business first and others I think that Elon musk power is becoming a problem to us and I say that Mr. Elon musk should make a way to stop false new on his platform .

  • what makes MR Musk so powerful and influential is the fact that he is the richest man in the whole wide world, he bought twitter which is now called X on social media, the advisor of the current president in America, the man who built a self driving car called tesla and owns a house on mars called space X. these are the things that makes him so powerful and influential. what makes me interested in Elon Musk is the fact that he owns a house on mars and all the political post that he has. My problem with Elon Musk power and influence that I don't like is the fact that he has been given political position and he is misusing it. you are at getting to the top but not really at the top. because you were given advisor to the president does not mean that you go about boasting about someone and that you own social media means you go spreading false information, wasn't it said that if you spread false information it can actually lead to reduction of power and social media followers? when you are on the seat of power or you have power it does not mean that you should go against the law. when you are an advisor to a higher authority like the president you should not do things that can bring down the name of your boss. due to the misinformation through social media people can actually term it as the president advisor spreading fake information which we all know is very bad and one can get fired.

  • I think Elon Musks power is a very big problem because he is pushing very big boundaries.He almost caused Mr Fararge to lose his job as a politician.We need to make good deeds with his power because right now he is not making the right choices, and this is a potential threat. He became friends with Donald Trump and they said if you you voted for Donald Trump you would have a chance of winning £1 million.In my opinion I don’t think this is fair at all because there might of been a better president then Donald Trump and they might of banned Elon Musk because he is way too powerful, although he is very hard working.

  • Elon Musk in a great person because he helps with transportation with electric vehicles and he helps with space travel.But he can make some very bad mistakes.Such as the time when he wen't on twitter and shared misinformation on the election to his 200 million followers changing their minds on who to vote for.

  • I think Elon Musk power would be a problem because people or private information that ONLY the goverment could acces and he might expose that private stuff so it would be a problem to the goverment.

    1. that's an interesting view, industrious_seagull -- that Mr Musk's power is problematic because he has access to privileged information. What other ways might he create problems?

  • Elon Musk is a smart and rich man because he helps with electric cars and he is the advisor of presidents Donald Trump.

  • I think his power is a problem because people that are the leader of things Elon musk can just offer them money and they would do it.Most people will do the things that he says.Also he got to be the advisor so the president could give advice to Elon musk and people will just listen to him only just because the president is his advisor.Also Donald Trump is probably giving him the power to do those things. So yes it is a problem.

  • As in my knowledge Elon Musk has become too powerful for his own good. And is influencing people and needs to be stop as of now.

  • I think Elon Musk power is going to be a problem because he was starting having problems in the eu because he did a live stream to his followers with the party leader that upset many European Union leaders. Another reason that Elon Musk is going to be a problem in the future is because of money he was chosen to be a government advisor but there are better people that can have that job. Another reason is that he tells his followers about war and he tells his fans what to do with it but he should be talking with Mr trump not with his followers and shouldn't know much about the war.

  • I truly think that Elon Musk's power is a problem, I think this is because he is using his money to take over the country even if he has not running for any political position. He has also gotten away with a lot of things because of his money. He is just simply so powerful he even has some political positions just because of his money.

  • As a class, we decided that Elon Musk is a powerful and influential person who contributes positive and negative ideas to the world we live in. We are comfortable with how he gained his success and that he is an intelligent business man who has changed the world we live in with his inventions, such as Space X. However, we are uncomfortable with the way he uses his power to influence others on important matters such as the US Election. His influence on other people truly shows how powerful he is as a key person in the modern world.

  • Elon Musk's power and influence can be attributed to his unique blend of visionary entrepreneurship, groundbreaking innovations, and charismatic public persona. Some positive examples of this could be his companies, such as Tesla and SpaceX. These companies have revolutionized electric cars and space exploration, respectively, driving significant progress in these fields. His strong public presence and engagement on social media platforms like X have given him a direct line of communication with millions of followers, allowing him to influence public opinion and gather support for his initiatives. His advocacy for sustainable energy and multi-planetary life showcases his commitment to addressing pressing global issues, inspiring others to join his cause. Some negative examples of this could be his erratic tweets and public statements have caused significant market volatility and drawn criticism from investors and regulators, highlighting the potential consequences of his unchecked influence. Some argue that his immense wealth and power can stifle competition and perpetuate economic inequality, raising concerns about the concentration of power in the hands of a single individual.

  • After the lesson, I thought about what I had learnt. I think that Elon Musk has too much power on social media and this is the main problem. He is able to influence more than most people and so he can easily change opinions like when he got people to vote for Trump. Also I disagree with using social media all the time and using screens and phones too much and he is part of this problem. I don’t think he should be using his power to influence voters in his country or ours. And also I don’t think he should use money to try and swing voters, this is unfair on genuine politicians who are not able to do this. He is cheating the system by using his wealth.

  • I think Elon Musk’s power is to strong because he is trying to get Donald Trump more votes but offering free money in swing states. This is so wrong because he is cheating the system so that his choice of president wins rather than the choice of the people who count. His vote is no more important than anybody else’s. It’s almost like he is a fraud. At my school we vote for our school councillors based on their manifesto not just because of what they can give us for free.

  • I am comfortable with how Elon Musk makes electric cars and how he influences people because of what he says .

    1. Could you provide an example of the influence Elon Musk has on people's behaviours or opinions?

  • In my opinion, Elon Musk's power is a problem. Even though he is the richest person in the world with over $400 billion, and he owns X (Used to be Twitter) SpaceX, and Tesla he is interfering with politics. Recently, Elon Musk has access to the U.S treasury payment system. Trillions of dollars including Social Security. Medicare programs said they were locked out of the Department of Health and Human Service system. President Donald Trump is also an ally with Elon Musk who is serving as a "special government employee" in the white house. Even though Elon Musk wasn't really involved with politics at first, now he has a lot of power. He could even have more power than most people involved in politics considering the fact that he's "friends" with Donald Trump. His power is growing by the hour, and if he gets too much power, he could make a bad decision that could lead to even worse consequences. The attention he has been getting nowadays is negative, and maybe if he starts making better decisions and less power, his attention wouldn't be unpleasant.

  • I think that Elon Musk's power is a problem, as his lust for greater power and influence, especially politically, and his political affiliation with Donald Trump has lead to him meddling in politics, for example when he gave random voters $1 million for voting for Trump. This encouragement for far right politics undermines democracy as it gives non democratic leaders power to support extreme views for their own gain.

  • Elon Musk is an incredibly intelligent, and wealthy person. He is the founder of the business space company named SpaceX. Musk is a wealthy person who owns, and co-owns many things such as Twitter, which he renamed the platform as X. Elon Musk was a man who founded SpaceX in 2002, he also is a CEO in SpaceX. As well as being an important CEO of Tesla, Paypal, while these are massive things. He is a very influential man, with great money and power. Musk is more than 400 billion in net worth. He does not take a lot of responsibility, as seen from his criticism he sends to people he dislikes on his platform named X. He has done many terrible things such as the Nazi salute. Elon musk is able to affect many things due to his wealth and influence. He is a very close ally to Trump which is another problematic issue. There are a bunch of downsides about Elon Musk, especially when he has a bunch of power to things isn't supposed to have access to. As he is not a government official at all, nor was he elected nor was he vetted. Elon Musk was also gaining control of the Treasury Department system. This causes an International issue, since the Treasury Department system works with other federal agencies, etc. As well many of the staff members of this department are being locked out due to Elon Musk. Especially when he is considered a government assistant to Donald Trump. Elon musk is pushing boundaries over the limits. Meaning he’ll have access to anyone, and everyone’s social security numbers internationally. People are very concerned, and even pessimistic about him.

    1. Hi terrific_seed, your opinion that 'Elon musk is pushing boundaries over the limits' is really interesting. Can you explain why you think this in more detail?

  • I think that Elon Musk's power is not really a problem because he can have great ideas to help the world. His power is also useful because he can tweet that he wants to support a small business and since he has great power people would go to that small business and help it perform better. But there is a bad thing with all his power because if he ever makes a tweet about a company,charity and talks about how bad it was in his opinion people will start hating the company or charity he talked about. But because of all his power something can go really good or really bad.

    1. Do you think there should be any limits or regulations on what Elon Musk can post about to prevent potential harm from his opinions?

      1. Yes I agree with Aimee @Topical talks because with that much power it can be either harmful or helpful.And when he makes a tweet with his opinion he should put a warning talking about like when he posts his opinion he should include "This is just my opinion don't hate unless you have tried this or done research."Because since he is famous and has power people will agree with what he says.But overall I feel like he should still have all power but only for good things and when he posts his opinion he should put a disclaimer.

  • I think that Elon Musk's power is not really a problem because he can have great ideas to help the world. His power is also useful because he can tweet that he wants to support a small business and since he has great power people would go to that small business and help it perform better. But there is a bad thing with all his power because if he ever makes a tweet about a company,charity and talks about how bad it was in his opinion people will start hating the company or charity he talked about. But because of all his power something can go really good or really bad.

  • From my perspective,Elons Musk is capable but at the same time not because of his power. An example is accusations he's having about his app “X”. The accusations state that he’s spreading false information about his referendum. Others say his tweets also might interfere with the same outcomes. This could be false since it's by users of the app trying to make false accusations,or it could be true.

  • In my opinion I think that Elon Musk has too much power because he is changing everything. First he changed Twitter to X. He is talking about charity and now the charity is getting threats and hateful comments, and no one is doing anything because they are scared because he has too much power. Elon is not only taking about Charity but other people like the Leader of the political party on the the social media he owns and talk bad and now they have gotten calls about and resign of Nigel, and to get a new leader.

  • My observation of today's lesson was that Elon Musk has a lot of power through Social media. He can change an opinion with a single comment or video, Negative or Positive. He can get involved in a presidential election easily with the help of his followers and fans and viewers also, he could even start a war. For example he posted his negative opinion about a refuge charity and that was a spark to a single wildfire. People started threatening the followers and sent hateful messages to them. These are the problems with his destructive power.

  • Elon Musk's power is a problem because he told his followers on X to vote for Donald Trump to win the election and he is giving $1,000,000 to random people to vote for Donald Trump.

  • I think that Elon Musk having too much power is a risk , because Elon musk is the richest man in the world with over 400 billion dollars. With all this money he can bribe people to maybe do anything. But Elon has statements that have led to discrimination , antisemitism, and more things Elon has support for white people. Meaning Elon will have discrimination towards other peoples race. To conclude this everyone may think because of Elon Musk we now have Teslas,Robots, and other things but really all he did was buy it from Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning , and half the things Elon does are really because of his money.

  • I do think that Mr. Elon Musk's power is a problem, he may be an important person but he should not have the power that other countries can give him. For example Mr.Musk shouldn’t have asked his followers online if Ukraine should consider giving up territory to Russia in exchange for peace. In my opinion this is not something he should be asking his followers. Mr. Musk is a great man and very important to society but he should not have this powerful political role in the world. This problem needs to be solved soon. I would suggest that politicians should verify that Mr.Elon Musk's actions are clear and independently observed to balance out the power that he has.

  • Mr. Musk has money and money means power and having power means having a lot of influence and when Mr. Musk uses his money mostly he uses it to change bribe, or provoke he gains more and more influence and power to his name. When Mr. Musk uses his power to donate or help even if it is for his gain it brings some comfort, but when Mr. Musk uses his power to take other people's ideas and claim them as his own then when the person speaks up he uses X to give the person backlash its very concerning and uncomfortable knowing that Mr. Musk has so much power over us.

  • In my opinion I think that Elon Musk's power can be a problem. As too much can turn good people into bad ones and there might be chaos all around the world. We already have war and i don't want any more chaos going here as well as Donald Trump as he's president, and might turn a lot of good things into a lot of bad things like hotels,parks, and restaurants. Now that Elon owns twitter people are leaving in for other social media platforms like lemon8. Elon will lose money if everyone leaves twitter.

  • I think Elon musk's power is not very good because firstly it is other people's opinions and the people that don't agree like me will tell the people that do agree to agree so that can also lead to a civil wars so that's why I don't agree. I don't agree because civil wars are very awful and I hate them I want to keep our country safe so we can all live a happy life together with peace, love, respect and of course faith.we all need to protect our planet along with ourselves and others so remember to always treat others how we want to be treated and this is all your opinion so you keep your opinion and I keep my opinion so please all of you who see this then try and keep our planet safe without any civil wars

  • I think what makes him powerful is his connections because Elon Musk was born into a rich family, when he first started his business (Zip2 Corp), he earned more than $22 million. Elon Musk was associated with a lot of wealthy people which increased his power and money. This helped him make his way through business and power.
    In conclusion, from my view your connections can help you go far in life.

  • Elon Musk is a well-known person which has lots of power due to his trajectory.
    In this moment he is really impactful and imposing which has a big portion of the population and in its majority the people who have experienced or seen how people have behaved with the amount of power he has or even less. In my opinion Mr Musk is really powerful and influential because of his innovative vision and creativeness which is really appealing by people and companies as it guarantees successfulness due to the extent of ideas. He has really good talkative skills which is fundamental in these types of atmospheres. For example, through our history we can find politics, leaders and dictators which if people knew how things would have ended with them they wouldn't have let them get to the power but with their impressive convincing skills they got to a really critical point.
    For me, Elon Musk has had lots of ideas which have resulted in multiple situations and discussions. In my case I would say that he has too much power, and I don't feel comfortable with how much power he has in any context. A really surprising and important scenario to take into account is the discussed fact of the representation he gave in reference to the Nazis as that chapter in history was a catastrophe and no influential figure should have the power to do it and worse in an important and viewed situation.

    All in all, I think that every person has its own beliefs and you can't never do things completely right because for as much neutral as you want to be you still have your own thoughts that differ from others.

  • I believe Elon Musk's money and social influence is what makes him so powerful. With his money, he can purchase whatever he wants, everyone has a price. His social media influence can make millions of people adopt his opinion and change their beliefs. With both of these factors, millions of people most likely look up to him because of his fortunate life. I'm uncomfortable with the fact he can just change people's beliefs with just a couple words. This control is overwhelming.

  • Elon Musk's power power and influence stems from his success in technology and aerospace technology. He has revolutionized today's technology with the likes of Tesla, and spacex, starting his path to success in 1995. I feel mostly comfortable with the inventions such as his cars, due to me having ridden in the dozens of times. One thing I am uncomfortable about is the possibility of him being able to use the cameras installed Tesla cars, and spying on his consumers.

  • Elon Musk is a very powerful figure whose influence affected many political decisions. He uses social media apps like X (formally known as Twitter) to impact situations like votes. This is one of the reasons Donald Trump won the election. I'm not comfortable with Elon Musk knowing that he can do all of these things mostly because he has money. Almost everything has to do with money because he is the richest man in the world with a net worth of about $426 billion dollars. I can't find any examples of Elon's power that I'm comfortable with, but I hope he makes better decisions with his money in the future.

  • I think Elon musk's power might be a problem as it rises. He has helped in the past but he has made mistakes like spreading false information or working his team too hard but we can still appreciate the things he does. while also learning from the things he can do better.

  • Elon musk power in the U.S is going to have positive influences however also bad influences on the country. First let’s start with bad influences on America, because he is a pretty powerful man/ millionaire he is pretty close friends with our president Donald Trump, Elon can give Donald Trump negative ideas that can cost America. Another terrible influence on America with his treatment towards employees and labor rights, if you haven’t heard Elon Musk famous companies Tesla and Space X have faced law suits over alleged workplace discrimination. Let’s move on to positive influences, since Elon musk is a very rich man with technology companies like meta, so when America has to ban apps by foreign technology companies we can count on him to be the owner for America to satisfy our wants. Since we are on the topics of his companies all of his high quality companies are wonderful for America because they open up jobs for those in need. Lastly with Elon Musk being extremely powerful he can make a difference in America it’s just his decision on whether or not it’s a good difference or a bad difference.

  • His power is a problem when he uses his influence online to sway votes when it comes to politics. However, he is a brilliant inventor and business man and he should continue to inspire the younger generations to think outside the box and make the world a better place.

  • We do not believe that Elon Musk's wealth and power is a problem because he is using to fund important innovations. For example, he is attempting to get humanity to Mars and this could provide huge benefits for future generations. However, there are some issues we need to be cautious about. His power and influence, that he can wield through X, could impact people's political views and be a threat to the world's future.

  • We don't like the rebrand of Twitter to X because we think it may lead to younger people seeing inappropriate content when trying to find what used to be twitter. the quality of the cars his company produces has seen a decrease in quality control leading to incidents where the cyber truck has exploded and/or crashed its self. there have also been multiple incidents where the rockets his company space x produces have exploded on launch.

  • Mr Musk is so powerful because of his position in the society as one of the biggest successful technology expart . I like the fact that he is a great man and him influencing people in his own way and making technology a success in the society but i will say know one is above mistake. so, he also make mistake even if he is a successful man in the society.

  • Personally i doesn't agree, Mr.Musk is yet smart and a incredible creators for cars, technology...things like that, and there's nothing wrong to be rich. But he's using his money for a lot of bad things. For example, his social media, X, he use his power to influence people to think like him or even make hateful tweets to share his opinion and clearly bully by threathing...But also he use his power and especially money in the political world... To conclude, there' nothing wrong with being rich and to have power, but it's wrong to influence people for his own benefits and in general for other bad things...

    1. I'm not sure about this because... they said that donald trump is the most powerful but how did elon musk became the most powerful to.

  • I belive what makes Elon Musk influential is the fact that on his now platform (x) he interacts with a lot of users and on a really friendly base and using common terminology, abreviations and memes comon in that site to seem more apealing.

  • Elon musk is the most richest man and he is the most power person in the world I dont think any body is more powerful than him Elon musk have so many things in diffrent part of the world I am for him as the most powerful person in the world not because of his position , not because of the amout of folllower he has on social media is because of his money.

    1. i disagree with you because eleon musk dose have a big net worth but... i think the queen had a even bigger net worth then eleon musk i also think the queen is way more powerful then eleon musk because the queen is the one who is in charge of us

  • When in our class we were reading the most adorable literature chapter “ The red headed league “ there was this question, who is your favourite character amongst all where everyone answered Sherlock Holmes but I said mine is Dr Watson which is Holmes best friend. I answered so because Holmes is already smart by profession but Watson took the choice to learn from him and I loved his way to learn and achieve success by observing his friend. Similarly, I think we should always learn to benefit from others mistakes and achievements so we can learn. Therefore, I am comfortable with Elon Musk sharing his knowledge and people learning from his mistakes and achievements. One incident which also comes to my mind is when in September 2016 the owner of Facebook-Mark Zuckerberg wanted to launch his satellite worth around 200 million dollars by help of spacex but Spacex failed to do that so Zuckerberg commented that he is very disappointed from this incident and so on continued to attack at Mr musks principles indirectly and then Musk also replied by telling that the opposing person does not has that much knowledge and so on hateful comments led to an pre planned cage fight which thankfully did not happen in this case both are equally responsible for the fight but there are many cases where Musk takes the advantage of being the owner of X and comment freely about someone without any restrictions so this is something with which I am uncomfortable with. I prefer musk to be a normal user and should not use any special advantages maintaining the code of conduct.

  • Elon Musk is one the richest in the world which makes him to be powerful and influential not only that he helps the world especially in the technology aspect such as: sending rockets to space and as well trying to transport humans to space which also has a reason. According to scientist, the world will end in a drastic way which is giving scientist great concern about that and they are finding possible ways to transport humans to Mars due to its features.
    Elon Musk also has lots of power in the political aspect in the United States as the special unpaid government official of Donald Trump the current president of United States. Due to his position there's a high possibility of him abusing it by posting anything on his X page (formerly known as Twitter) which can be against or for anybody especially the political parties which can result to making one party look belittled in front of everyone which could lead to wrong choices of leaders from the citizens of that country. For instance, Elon Musk used his power in influencing the people to vote for Donald Trump during the elections in United States.

  • I believe social media has helped Elon Musk gain power and influence and I believe his power and influence is a problem. Recently, Elon Musk has supported a particular party in the German election on his X(formerly Twitter) account. He did a live stream to his followers with the party leaders. This upset European Union leaders who felt Elon Musk was breaking rules by boosting a candidate unfairly which is a bad way of using influence and power. Elon Musk was really wrong to boost a candidate in an election fully knowing that due to his influence people would vote for the candidates his supporting , therefore living the other candidate with less or no votes.
    In January, Elon Musk told his millions of followers on X negative opinion of a refugee charity. Since these comments were shared on social media, the charity workers have received hateful comments and threats from members of the public. This reduce the self esteem of the charity worker which I believe is a form of cyber bullying. Therefore, I believe Elon Musk influence and power has brought problems to social media and can cause great harm.

  • Yes and no because I think that Elon Musk is a very important person because lots of people love his app X (formerly known as Twitter) and he is very famous because of that. I also think that Elon Musk is a very important person because he is helping millions of people across the world with his $400 billion net worth.

    On the other hand, I think that his power is a problem because he thinks he is a famous person just cause of his 200 million followers on X and his money. I also think that his power is a problem because he is teaching us that money and social media is in charge of our daily lives, I also think that Elon Musk is a massive problem because he is not a great leader; he thinks that he is famous just because of his money and social media.

    In conclusion to my paragraph, I think he is more good than bad because he is Donald Trump’s government advisor so he can make good decisions about the world, especially as he has a lot of money. With his money, Musk can find solutions to climate change or help improve AI using sustainable produces. Therefore, I think that he has more of a good impact because he can help people with his money and influence people to do the right thing on his social media platform, X. He can do good. Thank you.

    1. I also agree but also disagree. The point you made in the 1st entry is kind of false, many people are starting to hate Elon Musk because X (twitter) has hateful slurs and comments.

  • I think that Elon Musk's power is a promblem because he is bypassing the rules of the UN and the UN is unhappy with how he's using X, sometimes i fear that the UN is planning a war for america because of him

    1. It is understandable to get concerned by goings-on in the news. The USA is a member of the United Nations, and it is highly unlikely that the group would plan any confrontation. It is good to keep updated and informed with trusted news sources on these topics.

  • I think Elon Musk has to much power and money and doesn't how to use it. You might think he is good because he makes electric cars but really he made other countries surrounding kongo steal their minerals ,which are used in teslas, for him. He also has caused alot of problems including their being more hateful language on x ever since he bought it and also has unfairly endorsed several candites in elections.

  • I feel like Elon musk has too much power over tesla and x because his net worth is over 400 billion and donald trump is asking him to be president. And i personly think that he should not be president because i think he will make very bad choices and i feel like he gonna try and take over the world because of how much power he has and donalrd trump is gonna be ok with that because he is the one that ask him to be president
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  • hi im warm squirrel and i think that his influence is comfortable with me is because he tried to stop the war between russia and Ukraine but did not sucseed but at least he still tried .And the influence i'm uncomfortable with is when he was giving out 1 million dollars to random people so they could vote Donald trump for the election with being president and when he done that people started voting for him and Donald trump also made fun of Kamila harris becuase elon musk done that and trump made a lot of lies how he`s going to change the world hes now president

  • Mr Musk's wealthiness makes him more popular and popular because he has the most money in the world. There is a thing such as to much power because if Musk thinks he is so powerful he could want to take over the world and boss people around an do what they don't want to do. We had a good discussion in class about if Musk's choices are good or bad. I learnt so much about Elon Musk!

  • I think Elon Musk is so powerful because he's got so much money which means a lot of people know him and he can buy lots of things. Also since he's made friends with Donald Trump he's been given a really high power role as advising Trump with what he should do. I'm fine with some things that Elon Musk has done such as endorsing Trump because that's how elections work and I'm not sure that endorsments actually made much of a difference. I don't actually think that anything Elon Musk has done is bad but I think that he's not done anything that's extremely good.
    I think that companies that he owns like Tesla aren't actually good for the enviroment since most materials the cars are made of are rare that you can only get from a single country.

  • I think Elon Musk can have power in things but he mostly takes too much power over the small things. I think Elon Musk's power is a problem as it could possibly lead us to a very bad situation. Elon Musk is also the richest in the world so he can do so many things he wants to do. I think Elon Musk is starting to push the limits and things aren't getting any better from having loads of power, it's only getting worse because he has so much power.

  • Its okay for Elon Musk to have the money he has as he's invested in business and earned the money himself through honest means. The development of the electric car is a very good thing for mankind because it will make a difference to global warming and carbon emissions while the missions to Mars could one day save many species on Earth. Furthermore, society shouldn't interfere with how people live their lives in a democracy, however, the amount of power and influence that he has is very worrying, particularly if its true that he was able to swing the US election. We found some of the things he has done, such the Nazi salute and the way that he treats people who work for him very disturbing and worry that he could be racists. Overall, we felt that laws needed to be tightened to make it more difficult to influence people as much as he does.

  • I agree with what Henry tricks said Elon musk having power in business is not a problem it's not bad for the world and I think that he helps the world with his inventions like Henry tricks said. And I also agree that elon is over stepping when it comes to politics as he hasn't made the best decisions. Also I don't think he should be a big influence on social media because of the things he does with that power.

    1. I disagree because he might be sending misinformation and give lies for people to like him and might just lie to people. He might not even be American

      1. Can you please make your statement more clear and maybe expand a little.

  • I think what makes Elon Musk have a lot of power is because of his fame on social media, money, and political position. When he has made a decision and posts his opinion about a topic on X (previously twitter) his 200 million followers may side with him. In our lesson today, we learned an example of this just happened last month when he published an opinion about a refuge charity. After he posted his opinion, many charity workers were bombarded with threats, hate comments, etc.

    There are not many things I'm comfortable regarding Elon Musk. One thing I am comfortable with is the SpaceX company interests. Their interest is to one day to live on planets in the solar system by launching rovers to Mars first.

    I am uncomfortable because of the amount of power he has. One American quoted: "We did not vote for this man to wield the power that Americans should have." I am uncomfortable about the political position he is in right now as government adviser. Nobody voted for him to be in the political position that he is in right now, absolutely nobody.

    In conclusion I think that Elon Musk is too powerful, Over 200 million followers of X, 400 billion in net worth, and lastly being government advisor.

  • I think that money made Mr Musk influential, but I also think that the influence made Musk more powerful, because Musk has over 200 million followers. Some people follow what Mr Musk does since they're his fans.

    I don't know if I am comfortable with Musk's power or influence. I am scared that Musk would overuse his power and bribe people to do the things that are worse. But there are a few ways that can go good or bad. Elon Musk is a smart person and a good person right? He helped space travel, maybe one day we could live on Mars or other unique planets. Maybe I am comfortable about the investments that Elon Musk made and his companies with SpaceX and Tesla.

    I am uncomfortable with Musk's great power. I feel like it could maybe be a bad or worse global problem. I am also uncomfortable with Musk's influence, like when Musk spread false or misinformation about the elections on X (Twitter) some people may have believed the misinformation that Musk typed.

    I don't really like Elon Musk's influence and power. I am really scared that he would overuse one of them.

  • The thing that makes Elon Musk so powerful is his business knowledge and his fame. But sometimes he makes bad decisions like that time where he didn't like refuge charity then after that he got threat messages and hate comments. But sometimes he makes good decisions as well like he owned Tesla, if Tesla was never owned it would've died out but there should be a partner with him to do good decisions for him.

  • with his richness and his power he was even able to to make Donald trump win the election by giving 100,000 dollars to people who voted for Donald trump his power makes me scared but I'm glad he makes his inventions for us Elon musk is a good person but who knows maybe with all that money and power he might do some bad things

  • Yes, no one man shall hold that much money. He lobbies politicians and passes any law he wants. He has bought his way into politics. By ANY means, we should avoid any country becoming a plutocracy, especially one that is controlled by a demagogue who casually throws around Nazi salutes. Direct action, boycotting and state introversion can halt this rapid coup d'état.

  • Elon Musk is power is a problem because he uses his 1 million followers to give misinformastion and 1 million dollars away for them to vote for donald trump. Plus Donald trump just pick him to handle our money. Also we don't even now even if he is American. Just because he is rich he is trusted or good. He could tell Donald trump a idea fore there willing but might be a horrible idea for the citizens in our country. He might want more power and Donald trump might only allow him. That is what I believe.

  • I feel like Elon Musk's power is a problem because with great power comes great responsibility, for example, if Mr. Elon Musk was stealing or murdering someone and we let him go without any consequences, then who knows what he will do next! And, ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter, Elon thinks he has more power than anyone on Earth just because he owns an app. Elon also did a Livestream with the party leader which upset European Union leaders because they felt Mr. Elon Musk was breaking rules. Elon could also endanger the world by too much power.

  • I'm uncomfortable that Elon Musk's power is because he could probably hack the internet and make lies on the internet and he is probably going to fake donald trump and betrays him and he could steal peoples money and he could lie and scam people and he will make people broke and lose money and he could go to jail. He could make peoples life's bad and make X (twitter) made for thousands of money.

  • What makes Elon musk so powerful is his money and social media influence. Billionaire, Elon musk has been appointed to the Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) by president Donald Trump. Many believe he was appointed because of his hundreds of billions of dollars, others believe it was because of his online visibility. Both scenarios can be possible. X (formerly known as Twitter) is owned by Elon musk. On X Elon has about 200 million followers. He uses his posts or "tweets" to display his thoughts on a topic. Elon talks a lot about politics and influences people to vote for a certain candidate. This is an example of his social media influence. Money wise, Elon once told everyone that for president Trump's campaign he would give a random person 1 million dollars if they signed a petition and voted for trump. This is an unfair campaign since many people need money and this would cause unfair votes. In conclusion, Elon is powerful and influential because of his money and followers.

  • Yes, Mr Musk's power is a definite problem. First, I do not feel comfortable with Elon Musk's ownership of X ( previously known as Twitter). The app X is now known as a place where you are expected to be bombarded with slurs, hateful comments, and threats. Which had only happened when Elon musk became the founder or owner of Twitter( now X). Second, he has too much power in the Teasuary department in the Goverment. This makes people scared of the jobs they have. Lastly, he has to much power with Donald Trump. He also has many controversies, and has illegal deals made.

  • I don't really agree, he's on the news for good and bad reasons. For example, he's on the news for being the richest man on earth. But, he also is on the news because of his political position and how he is using it. I do agree, there's just a FEW more things you missed. For example, how he is using his power. He is using a BIT too much. Though, he is still helping. BUT, he is giving a bad influence to people on social media. I have mixed feelings about him. So, lets just hope he is doing this for the best.

  • Even though Elon Musk is very smart and an important person, he is pushing boundaries. Elon Musk has ruined some elections by bribing people that he will give 1 million dollars to a random person if they vote for Trump, and, in the German election, Elon Musk used his X account with his followers to boost one candidate unfairly. Also, Elon Musk almost made Mr, Farage lose his place in the Reform political party in Britain. So in my opinion, even though Elon is helping us, he is misusing his power.

  • Elon Musk is a very powerful person. People like Elon Musk are very powerful, rich and famous! Elon Musk even has an electric car company! Isn't that crazy? The electric car company is known as Tesla. A very popular car brand. People are wanting to buy Teslas. Did you know, that Tesla cars don't use fuel or gasoline? They use chargers! Tesla has been trending ever since Elon Musk has shown the Tesla brand. Elon Musk is a very smart and wise man. He has done many good things. He is even working on traveling in a different way!

    Elon Musk is the richest man. But all this time Donald Trump the president of the USA has been giving most of the power to Elon Musk! Is that crazy? In conclusion, Elon Musk is known as the creator of Tesla!

  • I feel comfortable with Mr.musk's influence. Even though Elon musk used his social media to pursue people to vote for Donald Trump I still think that Elon musk Uses "X" to inform people of good things. However I don't like how he spread misinformation to his followers. He has followers for a reason and shouldn't spread things that are not true. Elon musk is a powerful person but however can't harm anyone in any type of way.

  • I think Mr.Musk's power is problem.The reason I think he is a powerful and influential person is because he has a large amount of money and he is a special government employee.Because he is so powerful he can do just about what he wants.He influential and does bad things like he increased hateful language .Which can end is blood shed.

  • Mr Musk is very intellegent and well-known worldwide. His new futuristic technologies have made a big impact for the world. New inventions created by Elon Musk using advanced technology may seem pretty useful for researches such as rockets, tesla, etc. I am completely fine with those inventions. However, I disagree about how Mr Musk is using his child as an experiment and also trying to make a microchip and putting it inside a human because it is againts the rule of some religions.

  • I’m going to say that Elon Musk has two things at the moment money and social media. He has lots of followers for his company space X and Tesla but there 3 things he already has two of them, which is followers on social media platforms and he has a lot of money it saying on lots of other platforms like Google here is the richest person in the world. He is also friends with America’s re-elected Prime Minister Donald Trump Donald Trump has put in a decision which he can make a few decisions the more trust he gets from Donald Trump he could turn against him at one point and become prime minister himself

  • For Elon Musk’s power it could become quite dangerous because he is in relationship with Donald Trump a.k.a. Trump is the President in America for Elon Musk the more power he gets the only way he actually gets. It is from Donald Trump meaning that Donald Trump is giving him that power to give him ideas to him so he can make his decision for America

  • There are many reason why Mr Musk is very powerful and influencial person in the world the two main reasons are that he is the wealthiest person worldwide also he is having a vast network of social media influencers which supports him even when he is trying to get into a controversy also one more reason is now being included for Mr. Musk to be powerful is that he is now in politics also .

    The power and influence from which I am comfortable is that he uses his money for more scientific discoveries and trying good stuff which would help the the world in some way.

    The power and influence from which I am not comfortable is that he uses his social media power to promote a particular leader and also to disrespect the ones who oppose him or who do not like his thoughts .

  • I think Mr. Musk power is a problem because he sometimes uses his power for bad. My explaination for my opinion is that Elon's has used his strength of money in the U.S. to bribe U.S. citizens to sign a petition to vote for president Trump, and each day a random person could win a million dollars. Mr. Musk could also use his social media for bad. my claim for this is because Mr. Elon recently shared his opinions on Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform political party in Britian, with his more than 200 million followers on X. Mr. Elon started discussions about whether Mr. Farage is good enough for his role. Ten councillors have since called for Mr. Farage to resign as a leader. Another claim I have is that Mr. Musk has faced alligations of spreading misinformation about elections on X to his millions of followers. Some people might have suggested his Tweets might interfere with elections or influence their outcomes.

  • Yes in my opinion Elon Musk's power is a problem because he once had a 1 Million dollar give away for people who live in a certain area. just so trump can get more votes and win the election and Which trump made him a presidential advisor. Another time when his power is a problem is when Elon shared his opinion on Nigel farage who is the leader of the Reform political party in Britain and when Elon said doesn't think Nigel a good enough for his job as a leader and when Nigel got the chance to speak against this he faced such pressure to the point he couldn't respond. Which ended In him being resign from his leader roll, And there many more reasons his power a problem. Elon 👎

  • Yes, I think Mr. Musk's power is a problem. I think it's a problem because when he posts something on X, his fans follow his opinion. For example, in one of the cards we read, Mr. Musk had a negative opinion of a refugee charity. And what did his fans do? They sent mean hateful comments to workers. Workers even got threats. All Elon Musk is doing is controlling his audience and fans like minions.

  • I don't think the power that Elon musk have is not a problem because make some good things like founding open ai who helped us so much everyday or that he is trying to implant ai into stopping disease and cancer. Like all of us he also makes mistakes but he's done a lot of great things and I think he can make more good changes in this world

  • I think Elon Musk does have a lot of power because Elon has two companies and satellites in outer space and from Donald Trump .He has an important role in the government but also he is doing a lot of good things because right now he is making a way to make Mars livable. In conclusion, yes, Elon Musk does have a lot of power. He is using it for good and bad.

  • What makes Mr.Musk so powerful is his money and political position. Why does this make Mr.Musk so powerful you might say, his money and political position makes him so powerful because with his money he can destroy or build new things like a new hospital or homeless shelter. Also, with his political position he can suggest new things or laws to President Trump or talk in a meeting about those specific things he suggests. The examples of Mr.Musk's power and influence I am comfortable with is the app deletion and the discontinue of apps, foods, etc and the influence I am comfortable with is the influence to get a new app he created or bought because you never know the app maybe pretty good after you give a first try. The examples I am not comfortable with are changing laws or making food prices higher and bringing more inflation to the world than there is already.

  • I feel like Elon musk has too much power,he is powerful because of his money and some people can protect him. He is influential because he is famous for his money. I do like that he doesn`t have enough power to make a new planet, and i like that he also doesn`t have enough influence to control things. I don't like that Elon musk has so much power that he can buy buildings and he is so influential that he can hire people to build robot humans that look like people and act like people.

  • The things that make Mr.Musk powerful is that he can just buy anything he wants like how he bought X (once twitter) and the amount of followers on X he has. The power and influence that I'm comfortable with are the fact that he made the Tesla company so people wouldn't pollute the air using regular cars. And since Mr.Musk bought Twitter and named it X, he made the rule of saying something hateful not allowed, Mr.Musk made it to where we can say anything we want. But I also feel uncomfortable about Mr. Musk's power and influence because what if Mr.Musk says something on X that's has misinformation in it or he says something hateful on it that can trigger many people. Also, with the free-will of being able to say what ever you want ,people will take the advantage and say mean and harmful stuff the others.

  • I believe Mr. Musk has too much power because he could have a huge influence on things like votes. Like what he did in the past he can pay people for who he wants to become president because he is the richest person in the world. Also his influence on social media and across the world is huge. Mr. Musk is friends with the most powerful person in the world which is president Mr. Trump. Mr. trump also gave him a role in the government which makes him more powerful. Mr. Musk is just going to get more power and control.

  • I think the reason why Mr Musk is so powerful and influential is because he has physics and economics degrees and he owns SPACEX ,Tesla and he has his own social media account. For example, I am glad that Mr Musk had not been abusing his power for his own personal gain and he did not force the people of america to vote for President Trump. He did incredible things in his life he owns over four hundred billion dollars. He is the most famous and richest in the world. For example, I am uncomfortable with all the terrible things people say about Mr Musk like they are rebelling against Mr Musk. I think that they hate him ,because he is the only man to own over 400 billion dollars and have 200 million followers.

  • An example of what makes Mr Musk so powerful or influential is that since he bought X (Twitter) he has been all over the internet.Another example is that he is friends with Donald Trump and Trump is president which also adds more to his power.Elon musk will never stop being on the news.Mr Musk owns more than 2 company's like Tesla,Paypal,SpaceX,and more.

    Some Examples of Elon Musk's power and influence I'm comfortable with is probably that he is friends with the president of the United States of America.Another example is that he is the owner of the electric car brand Tesla.I am also comfortable with the shocking fact that he also owns Paypal.I am comfortable with these facts cause these are some of the most shocking facts about Mr Musk I have ever heard about.

    The examples that make me uncomfortable with Mr Musk's power and influence is the fact he bought the social media app Twitter which is now called X and I liked the name Twitter.Another fact that makes me uncomfortable is that he is on the news nonstop.I am uncomfortable with these facts about Elon musk because why did he buy Twitter,and couldn't leave the name as it was.

  • Why is Mr Musk so powerful and influential ? Well first he is influential because he is the richest person in the world,and a lot of people know him as the richest person on earth.Then he made Tesla,X,and SpaceX,this can have creative people want to do something big like that .He is so powerful because he is very close with Donald Trump who is the president of the United States.With the richest man in the world and the president together a lot of stuff can happen.The power and the influence i'm comfortable from Mr Musk is the idea of Tesla.I mean what a cool car it can drive on its on that makes me want to get a Tesla .But what i'm not comfortable is the fact that he wants mars to be liveable.

  • In my opinion, I think it was kinda wrong for Mr. Musk to fire multiple people, but Elon is special to most people but to me I disagree. He is a rich man with so many followers. I don't like him that much because he told other people to vote for someone they might not like for money.

  • Elon Musk's money makes him so powerful because he can buy everything in the world. His influence makes him so powerful that some people will listen to anything he says. Elon can influence people to feel a certain way about people, like Donald Trump. I am comfortable with Elon making the car brand Tesla like Cybertruck, Tesla.The reason why I am uncomfortable with Elon Musk is because he took over Twitter and now it is called X. He made Twitter not safe, and now Twitter is now harmful. He is accused of giving people misinformation on Twitter and 215 million people will believe everything he says.

  • In my opinion the Elon musk is powerful because of his mind set , futuristic plan and all of his Innovation .His wealth does not make him a powerful person rather his intelligence and his futuristic plan make him powerful.
    I am comfortable with Elon musk’s power and influence with certain things such as innovating futuristic thing that are useful in future eg.electric car Elon musk understands that the petrol or cng will over.
    I am uncomfortable with certain things like Elon musk interference in politics and influence as well etc.
    I think that Elon musk power is not a problem for world because he is planing the better things for us such as if the earth get destroyed then he has other innovating idea , living on mars..

  • Mr Musk is a problem or not ,
    I think that his inventions are not a problem because , he was only thinking about the future of the world. Where he built a company ` SpaceX ’ Where his mission was to build a spaceship which will be reused time by time. There was one more company Tesla .
    This was a company who invented the electric vehicles which will be automatic . I think he should come politics because, his ideas are very dependent on the culture.

    1. Can you explain what you mean by "his ideas are very dependent on culture"?

  • For me Mr.Musk is so powerful and influencial because he is smart and also because he have a big image on social networks. None power and influence of Mr.Musk I am comfortable with because many of his opinions are disastrous like what he has say on the war in Ukraine. I am uncomfortable with a lot of his powers and influences because he can change the political voting of peoples like the election in the USA and more actualy the election in Germany also because he have an very big influence on social networks

  • i think the power of Mr.Musk is obviously first his money, his political influence and with his relationships, social medias... Also for his company: Tesla and SpaceX, but he's still doing bad things. Like, a nazi sign or he said that he wanted to scare away trans people.

  • I think Elon Musks power is a problem because he can influence the political opinion of people through his social media platform X. He also has a good connection to Donald Trump, so the supporters of him are going to support Musks ideas and opinion too.

  • Elon Musk has a lot of power and can influence everyone around the world as he has a role in american politics and is a vey influential figure on X. With his network of over 400 billion US$ he can control a lot of aspects in economics worldwide. Elon Musk played an important role in the last US-Election as he supported Donald Trump not only with millions of dollars but also told his hundreds of millions of followers to vote for Donald Trump as he says that he is the only one to protect the constitution of Amerika. Recently there was an incident where he made the Nazi Salute on the inauguration of Donald Trump. He says that the comparison to Hittler is only a try to take his power from him. He own a lot of diffrent companys in diffrent sectors of the economy with his biggest being X, Tesla, PayPal, SpaceX and first he also invested in Open AI but as soon as Tesla also started to develop AI he left the company.

  • Elon Musk is so powerful and influential because he is the richest man in World . He can do almost anything he wants with the money, even bribe people. He also has his social media platform "X" where he has 200 million followers. He uses this platform to influence people for example for the Trump election. He also is Trumps political advisior which basically means that Elon can control and influence his decisions. He has power and influence in the political field, in the economical field and in the social medias. I'm not comfortable with any of his power because he can basically do anything and you cant stop him because if you ban "X" there will be a new app or another platform and you can't take his money away. His political influence is at its strongest now but even if he gets fired he still can use X and his money to influence th people.

  • I agree with you because Elon Musk has too much power because he keeps spreading misinformation on his own app Twitter.And he can make big changes because he is the Presidents advisor this means he'll be giving Donald Trump his advise on what to do.If Elon makes a huge change some people might not be happy on what he is doing.

  • Although Elon Musk has released stuff, the cyber truck wasn't even HIS idea, he bought it off someone and credited it as his own. May I add how when the cyber truck catches the slightest fire it is literally IMPOSSABLE to put it out? Law suits are waiting to happen if you ask me... Plus, regarding the "roman salute" situation, that is WEIRD. If that man seriously thinks that the N@z1 salute is ACCEPTABLE TO USE AFTER A DEBATE IS CRAZY!! He even did the salute with so much pride and power, which is SO worrying as people will glaze over that and still support him. People are blinded by how much he was done, even though a lot of it was stolen, his power is way too much. This man shouldn't be praised and should be shamed. He is racist, and if people overpass that just because of his "accomplishments" they are no different. They are blinded by him, they can't see the truth. They follow him like lemmings hoping for him to figure out the best and do everything for them. His power is worrying, he has too much for his own good and I personally think he will become more corrupt then he already is..

  • I believe that Elon musk does not deserve the power he has received as he mostly gained it from his wealth. Although he has received a lot of money , most of it is only through investing which shows he has not used his own intelligence when working. Clearly he is not a suitable individual to be advising the public. He lacks qualifications in this industry and does not deserve to partner with the government. Also he has spread many of his beliefs on social media including his disapproval on abortion and immigrants. I believe a racist should not be working with the government.

    1. If as well as investing in companies he produced brilliant engineering innovations (which is what many of his supporters say he does), would that change your opinion at all?

  • Elon Musk is an intelligent and knowledgeable person. He is an entrepreneur and buisnessman who owns many companies such as X, Tesla, and SpaceX. While he is extremely sucsessful, Mr Musk is also a government advisor for US President Donald Trump, which makes me uncomfortable because he does not have a degree in law or politics. This is ludicrous because if he is not properly qualified for a government role, why should he get it over people who are qualified? This is comparable to making a maths teacher a surgeon, or an author a construction worker.
    In conclusion, while I think it is good that he owns X, his work in the government makes me unconfortable because of his lack of politics accolades or qualifications.
    Thank you 😊

    1. Are there any skills that you can learn in business that can help make government work better, even if you don't have a law or politics degree?

      1. You can learn how to lead a group of people forward and motivate those who you lead which is comparable to what lots of politicians do with their countries people.

  • I don't believe that Elon Musk should have so much power, and there are many things that I'm uncomfortable with due to his overwhelming power. Things such as his close alliance with Donald Trump- I don't believe that a man who is not professionally trained in politics should be so closely involved with the desicions that happen in the White House. It also makes me uncomfortable about his power over what is shown/pushed onto peoples feeds on his app, X (or Twitter). He is able to push posts that share his political views onto peoples timelines or censor posts that he disagrees with.


    Despite my aprehension towards him, I find it commendable how much he has progressed space technology and electric mobility. His advancements for electric cars have decreases fhe pollution made by cars, and his space technology has made it so a sustainable life on Mars seems more and more possible.


    Overall, I believe that he is an intelligent man who had made incredible advancements, but I strongly dislike the power he has on American politics.

  • Hi,
    I personally think that Elon Musk has too much power and that he will not use this power for good. I think this way because although he has no experience in politics he has still been given a position of being Donald Trumps political adviser. He has done nothing to prove that he disserves this, and to all the other members in the white house that have worked hard for there position they are watching Elon Musk get handed a one with one of the highest status. Also so far he has yet to prove that he will use this for good as all he has done is boast in his power and comment on the problems in other countries when he should be focussing on his own as he is ruing the United States of Congress with not truly belonging there.

  • I agree with you because Elon musk has 400 Billion dollars of Network.
    My other reason i agree with you is because he owns an app called twitter and he can do whatever he wants on twitter because he owns the app Twitter.
    And he also owns Tesla,Neuralink, and SpaceX.
    He has done something on Twitter such as spreading misinformation to his 200 Million followers.
    In all this is why l agree that Elon Musk has too much power and that he has to be responsible with his power.

  • Mr Musk is very rich, and he is a political person. Therefore he gets almost anything he wants. Also since he has a lot of money that makes him powerful and influential. Some of the things Mr Musk does are not okay. Many of these bad things he has done or said he stated that they were "accidents." Also he's the richest man in the world so he gets to do things without being in charge or control of them.

  • According to my thought, elon Musk's twitter and other social media 's power had made him great, I am agree and comfortable with the Cosmo science related informations, proposal of great scientific solutions, invention of AI technologies, innovative business ideas, are an responsible factor to make Elon Musk, the great business man in the world, and ultimately, the person with more followers in twitter, he has about 215.4 million followers in twitter which is unbelievable. On the other side, I feel uncomfortable with the king of business, Elon Musk because of the personal attacks and insults for people like journalists and mainly addiction , I think power is the crown given to their skills, not for their addicted people or social media...

  • I think that Elon Musk's power is not a problem unless he uses it for the worse. Musk's amount of money and influence can reach globally which can be used for many positive uses. Musk could send money to different countries
    in war to help with refugees or rebuilding of hospitals, schools, homes, etc. And with his social media influence, he can spread awareness to his millions of followers about what has happened in different countries and can encourage others to help or donate. But he is not doing any of this, and could likely use his money and influence for the worse in the future. So Musk's power would not be a problem unless he tried to use it for negative things.

    1. Thanks for sharing. In what ways is Elon Musk currently using his influence?

  • I believe that Mr Musk is a very central figure to the events that happen in the world as he has absolute control over one of the largest social media platforms in the world, this means that he can censor things if he wishes to and promote things if he wants to with pretty much zero repercussions, I do not believe that there is an issue with the level of power he has but if not managed properly it can lead to problems.

  • With great power comes great responsibility. In my opinion, his actions are often irresponsible and inconsiderate for his many followers. If he wants to keep his supporters, he should exhibit modesty and put thought behind his actions.

  • Elon Musk's power is extremely significant in society today for positive and negative reasons. I feel that even though he is a very powerful person, the owner of X etc, he could not always use his power for good. For example, he has the ability to put a simple comment on X and completely sway thousands of people's decisions and this could be in regards to elections, corporate companies, anything. Also, he has a lot of people looking up to him and aspiring to be Elon Musk, the money, the power, are all qualities most people have in a role model. I think that people should have the ability to make their own assumptions on things, and not be influenced by a societal figure.

  • Mr Musk has huge power and influence over others due to his significant wealth and his position on social media - allowing him to influence others. It can be argued that Mr Musk's power is helpful as he has used it to create many great things (such as SpaceX and Tesla) which have benefited society. However, it can be argued that Elon Musk's power is a problem as his extreme power could be misused to spread misinformation and change the opinion of the public. For example, after Elon Musk demonstrated his opinion of Nigel Farage, Mr Farage received extreme criticism from the public and his opinion even led to ten councillors calling for him to resign. This demonstrates the significance of Mr Musk's power and how it can impact the lives of others. Not only this, but Mr Musk has the ability to influence the public during elections as his social media status means that his posts are widely viewed and his power causes many people to listen to him.

    Personally, I think Mr Musk's power is a problem as I think it can easily be used to impact the opinions of the public (especially during elections) and his social media status enables him to censor certain information (allowing him to control what news is spread). Furthermore, Mr Musk is a role model for so many people - something which can be abused to control their beliefs. If his power is used positively it could cause widespread improvements however, I believe the problem lies with the level of power that lies with just one individual. Mr Musk is only human, and like all of us can make mistakes.

  • Elon Musk holds large amounts of power, this power may eventually become a problem once he has a controversial opinion different from others, this opinion may not benefit everyone, but the one side he is biased to. A contradicting idea could lead to conflict with other members in power, causing disagreements and conflict. In my opinion, he should take advantage of the influence he has to guide people in the right direction, with good morals, rather than potentially spreading misinformation online to millions of people in order to achieve what he desires.

  • One reason that Elon Musk is so powerful is because of his social media influence. Mr Musk's ability to influence so many people at a time , as shown when he shared his opinions on Nigel Farage resulting in ten councillors calling Mr Farage to resign as leader, even if what he is stating is not true at all. For example, allegedly Mr Musk spread misinformation about elections to millions of his followers which could significantly affect any politics.

    Despite this, Mr Musk has done amazing things with his influence such as finding SpaceX which can have such a positive impact on the future, and he has the ability to consitently use his power and influence to do great things. However, Mr Musk does not always use his power impartially as he has been proven to very obviously support a certain political party or person in many cases. Of course Mr Musk should be allowed his opinion, but in certain political situations it could be unfair and dangerous for him to share his opinions online when he is so influential.

    Overall, the way that I see it, anybody as influential as Mr Musk should be restricted on sharing their opinions online or always ensure that any viewers know that they do not have to follow his view.

  • Elon Musk has a lot of potential, however has wasted it alongside his power, due to his choices in politics and the way he executes his powers. I do not think that he should have such a high position in the running of America, but then again, neither should Trump (who chose him as his own advisory). His methods of influencing people to advocate his ideologies include bribery, hypothesises, takes other people down, and more. I think that he is taking a step backwards in the society we have built. So yes, I feel that someone as immoral as Mr. Musk has too much power in today's world, and it is a rising concern.

    1. I agree that he wastes his power and is immoral as he has encouraged free speech on X, however he has foiled this idea several times in the past when he deletes negative opinions about himself, thus juxtapositing the idea of free speech. In summary I agree with you as he abuses his power on social media.

  • I feel that Elon Musk uses his power and influence for the wrong reasons. In a way he bribed the people of America with a chance to win 1 million dollars if they voted for Trump. This means that those who are less fortunate and/or are struggling for money will attempt to win this huge amount as its is life changing. In return Donald Trump gave him the role of government adviser. This means he not only has power through social media, He also has power through the government. We also know he has used his power for wrong as he has interfered with global politics. He did this when he said a comment about Nigel Farage. This caused a discussion about whether he should be in charge. Since 10 councillors have called for Farage to resign. This has no effect on Musk and yet he has used his power leading to the reform leader under pressure to quit his job. I personally believe this is an unfair use of power and position.

  • What i think makes Elon Musk very powerful is his political stats as he is trying to near his major importantance as president Trump's ally, which means his control and power could reach many people. One other reason why he is so powerful is the amount of money he has, with an estimated total that consists of over 400 billion US dollars, which makes him the richest individual on earth. This huge fortune also makes him a very recognizable person as almost everyone knows him because of his political position, wealth and his famous belongings , as he owns the application X ( also known as Twitter) and he owns one of the foremost car companies " Tesla". These amazing positions Mr. Musk occupies in various things are very sufficient to make him an ever so powerful individual, but it still depends on how he uses his power and wide platforms...

    Elon Musk has been funding to charities like " The Musk foundation" , which is an example of how Elon Musk uses his power in a good way that helps the society. But what annoys me the most is what he did to the innocent Twitter employees, as he fired 75% of the workers in Twitter for no reasonable cause just to claim the application. This was an example of some of Elon Musk's doings that I am not comfortable with as it is very unlogical to fire people who work to provide themselves with their needs , without any significant reason.

  • Mr Musk has to much power because although he has done great things like making fully electric cars ( Tesla ) and helping Nasa with space X . now he has to much power because as some people know Mr Musk has been using X (also know as twitter ) to influence people into voting for particular party . also Mr Musk has used his power to influence trump winning the election recently he did this by saying anyone that voting for trump would be entered into a giveaway for 1 million dollars . Mr Musk has also made a statement that the Ukraine should give up and let Russia win.

  • I think that Elon Musk's power and influence has been deserved for all the great leaps in technology and exploration he has provided however I also think that no person should ever have as much power or influence as Mr Musk possesses as it can quickly go to ones head and show their true colours. On top of this with so much power and influence and him supporting Mr Trump may only be a good thing as he will now be backed by the entire country which to start with is considered one of the most powerful in the world and now he pretty much has free reign to do whatever he wants which could result in a bad position as the world would begin to rely on one person meaning he can manipulate and control the world top his will

  • I do believe that Elon Musk's power is a serious problem, his appointment to power through the corruption of the US government, and the close "professional" relationship between Mr Musk and President Donald Trump of the United States, is problematic and worrying for many people worldwide. His recent controversy surrounding the fact that he openly did the "Nazi salute", has made people ponder about his powerful position. With power, money and many loyal followers, who believe in his perspective, comes major responsibility. In my point of view, Elon Musk's power, is unnecessary and quite frankly, I believe it is harmful. With his lack of political experience, its quite immature to give him a position of power. Despite his apparent genius, its clear that Musk has been appointed, due to his extreme wealth. Having a huge net worth of $400 billion, its used to sway other countries, gain favour over seas, and gain "bragging" rights that Musk could stop war, therefore boosting the image of the US Government, President Trump, and Mr Musk himself. With his firm belief in Far Right political views, I still stand that Elon Musk's power should be revoked, its unnecessary, corrupt and dangerous.

  • Elon musk's power is incredibly influential over the younger population and potentially the slightly older generation as he is often portrayed as the smartest, most successful man in the world ,which he is very successful with over 400billion dollars, but along with this fame and power comes a fanbase that will listen and believe essentially anything he says or comments about online. he could pose a threat to some governments as his influence on smaller countries may cause people living in them to want to overthrow and rebel against the government that controls them which could massively disrupt the local economy and trade within countries due to a comment he had said online which is why I believe if Elon musk gets too powerful he could be dangerous to younger generations and small governments

  • I think Elon Musk is way too powerful for the person he is right now. The president of America has less power then Elon Musk and I think it should be the opposite way round. Elon himself is worth 400 BILLION dollars and Trump has not even got that close (yet). He has 406.7 Billon USD and even Jeff Bezos has half of that money which is 248.8 Billion USD. Even though he is a very smart person, he thinks he is the best and does not have people over him but he may have got some people he doesn't know that is above him by the slightest bit. I also agree that there may be problems with how much power people can get. He is now in charge of X ( which was twitter ) and has got over 200 million followers on it. People with money, power, social media influence and political business hand in hand could cause lots of lots of chaos. I think all this information concludes my sum of how I don't think that Elon Musk should be the most powerful man in the world as like I said it could cause chaos and challenge.

  • Mr Musk is abusing his power because as you may of seen he has been promoting different parties using X . Also another point is the only reason why Mr Musk got his job is he was influencing people on X to vote for Trump because of that Mr Musk was made a presidential advisor which gave him even more power then he already has.

  • I believe Elon musk's power is a problem because he is a strong control over economy, government and social media.
    Elon Musk spent a total of more than $290 million on the 2024 election and aided in Trumps campaign by the donations; Trump has aided him by making him a Special Government employee. On the other hand, Elon Musk has helped with his power in the past. According to "Newsweek" , after hurricane Helene destroyed parts of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee, Elon Musk deployed Starlink routers to damaged communities. Overall what I have said is that Elon Musk's power is a problem because he can manipulate votes, however he isn't fully evil and has helped in the past, but I personally believe he would harm more than heal.

  • According to me Mr. Musk's power is dangerous, he has too much power that he can stop an international war between 2 countries, support a party in election and even use for any other major and global change.
    Recently he has been in the news as he supported a perticular party in the German elections during a live stream, which I feel is wrong, he has more than 200 million followers on his social media account which can influence many people to choose the leader that he would like. He makes the people think like him and gain more power

  • I am actually uncomfortable with almost all the examples of Elon Musk's power and influence. Like,one example was about the news in which he shared his negative opinion about refugee charity with his 200 million followers on X,due to which charity workers received hateful comments and threats from the public. I mean, it's just not correct. There are many other examples in news too which clearly states that Elon Musk is misusing his power. He has so much power that he convinced 200 million people to go against refugee charity. In my opinion, the news I have read about Elon Musk really make me uncomfortable about his power,power of money, social media influence and political position.

  • Elon's Money makes him so powerful and influential also his companies makes him more powerful.Even though as a student I don't know if it's true or not but,the news says Elon Musk is using X what used to be Twitter to spread misinformation.His misinformation is messing with elections and he is also misinformation about immigration on X .Also just because he has money does not mean he is smart.

  • I believe that Elon Musk has the power to change many things but also cause many problems. The person who made Mr. Musk so powerful was Donald Trump. Within the United States, Elon Musk's power and influence has caused a lot of problems within the world. As seen within the news, he is the treasurer of Trump's Gaza Project as of recently. The examples of Mr. Musks power and influence that I am comfortable with is, that he has the money and power to change the world as a global state and he can really give back to us and have enough power and influence for people to follow up directly. However, the influences and examples that I am uncomfortable with is how his power can be used as a bad direction of power because he can easily change things from good to bad as well.

  • I respectfully feel like Elon Musk gets the things he gets because of his money. I'm not saying that he doesn't' know how to do things without his money, I'm just saying that half of the things he does always have something to do with his money. It has also been said that the election has been rigged and he paid for Donald Trump to win. I can't fully confirm if that is true but let me know what you guys think about this whole situation.

  • In today's society, there are a load of things that can give you lots of power and stardom. Some examples include music, money, fame, personality, etc. But, some things made Elon Musk so powerful and influential, causing him to become the richest person in the world. Firstly, I feel as if his companies made him powerful and famous. A good example of this would be something like Tesla. Tesla is actually a young car company, only being 21 years old as of currently. But, even though it is so young, it is one of the most successful car companies in the world as it maintained second place in car rankings in the world, behind Toyota. So with this being said, I feel as if one reason he is so powerful and influential is because of his companies. Another reason why I feel that he is so powerful and influential is because of the projects he does. For example, one of his most famous projects is SpaceX. This project is one of his most famous projects because it is the only private company that is capable of returning a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit. So with this being said, another reason why Elon Musk is so powerful and influential is because of some of his projects and investments he made. So in conclusion, Elon Musk is one of the most powerful and influential people in the world because of his projects, his companies, and also his net worth. These are the reasons why he is so influential and powerful.

  • Musk's power can influence different important decisions, such as the German elections. This caused thousands of people's objetive choice to change in a not favorable way for their country, specially in this election mentioned, because Musk involved himself only thinking about his own benefits and not seeing the good for the country where he was not even born or ever lived in.

  • Elon Musk is one of the most powerful people in the world. He owns huge companies like Tesla which makes electric cars. SpaceX which makes rockets for space travelling. In addition to, X which was previously known as Twitter. Most people listen to what Musk says because he has mor power, knowledge and great ideas to make car and rocket industry better.
    I think the reason that makes Musk so strong is that he contributes to make new technology. Tesla makes gasless cars in order to save earth. Fun fact did you know Musk made Neuralink to connect computers to human brain!! Thes things are meant to change the world.
    I think that most of Musk's power is useful. He created a lot of things that could help humanity. Something I see that is amazing is that he donated money to science and technology projects. Moreover, I really like the fact that he inspires people to dream big.
    But I do think that some of his power is a little scarier. The prices of things like Bitcoin are going up and down in very short terms depending on when Musk post something online. That may cause a lot of people to money loss. Furthermore, some workers from his companies are complaining that they work more than norm. And I don't think that having X gives you credit to have control over people! That's a lot of power for one person!
    To conclude I would say that Elon Musk is an interesting person to talk about but still I think he should make sure of how he uses AI.

  • I think his power is a problem bc he is paying Donald trump to run America to make it “great again” but it’s not his country and people are protesting about it bc they don’t like it

  • I believe that the reason Elon Musk is successful is due to his intelligence. Perhaps owning companies such as SpaceX and Tesla have allowed him to better his skills to becoming a wealthier individual. He holds great power, but we must think. Is this power too much power for just one man? I think that it is to an extent. There has to be someone to make change and enhance human creation however I feel like many of the money could be used towards other essential facilies such as health care and school for adults and children around the world. We as a society need to make sure this power and responsibility that lies upon him isn’t too great of a task and should be careful he isn’t making the wrong decisions.

    Owning companies like SpaceX and Tesla is an extremely great accomplishment and something everyone would be proud of. This is likely one of the reasons he is influential due to the stuff he has done needing determination and strength. Hopefully he makes even better choices in the future and allows other people to take up the same opportunities he does.

  • I believe Elon Musk has such an influence because of all his succes during his Life and the Fortune he has earned. For me the car brand he created, Tesla, It was a really good use of his power, as It is a great advance of technology which can help to reduce pollution and climate change, as well as providing a better driving experience for many people. The fact about the latest space rockets is something Im not really confortable with, as I believe It is a great advance in science and It is great he can help, I don't know what are his intentions, and the power he has could be really dangerous for humanity. Moreover, if he joins with other influential people It could be either a fantastic advance if he uses his power in a responsible way or It could cause severe dama

  • Elon Musk has a lot of power because he runs companies that are changing the world, like Tesla(electric cars) and SpaceX (rockets and space travels). He also has a big influence on social media and technology. Some people think he is doing amazing things that will help the planet. But I may be worried that one person having so much control like him can be risky, especially when it comes to making big decisions that affect lots of people.

  • There is no denial of the fact that Mr Elon Musk is indeed a very powerful person.
    He is the wealthiest person on this planet with about 426 billion dollars as his net worth.

    Politically, he is the advisor to US president Mr Donald Trump.

    Socially also is very reknowned and has 200 million+ followers over his social networking site X,previously called Twitter.

    Following his thought process of pushing boundaries,his ventures SpaceX,Tesla are all pioneering trendsetters of their own industries

    All the aforementioned facts tell about the power he possesses.

    But as the saying going goes "with great power comes great responsibility".
    There have been few instances where Mr Musk underestimated the value his words behold.

    Recently in january, when he gave his negative opinion about refugee charity, the charity workers had reported of threats and humiliation over social media.
    When he raised his concerns over Britain's Mr Nigel Farage the leader of one of the political parties,the internet was taken by storm,keyboard warriors got at work and many discussions started as to how impactful of a leader Mr Farage actually was. Eventually many of his council members resigned and Nigel was left under lot of pressure to resign.

    These instances show us how impactful his words are and how he should try and be mindful of his words and actions as the aftermath of them are quite the ones to look out for.

  • We already knew that Elon Musk is one of the most famous, richest, powerful and most influential persons in the world nowadays. But is Elon's power a problem?
    Well, first of all, honestly, Mr Musk has a lot of reasons to be powerful and recognised, for example: He is a very important part of the most famous car company in the world like Tesla. He creates, designs and builds rockets that truly go to space, and satellites that are placed there so we can obtain valuable information. And also, he has a huge influence on his approximately 200 million followers in Twitter, or,X. And has been in the news countless times for various reasons.

  • In my view, his credibility, money, political position, and social media influence are the biggest reasons that make Musk a prevalent entity. In this manner, he can influence people over a long stretch with his thoughts and actions.
    Under his visionary leadership start-ups like SpaceX have had colossal success enormously influencing the masses. This has, in addition, resulted in a growing economy around the globe since a lot many people are connected to him indirectly as well through these companies. He has been so influential in this era, that even only one of his decisions could change an entire piece of thing.

  • Here's the second part of my first text:
    But the real problem is not there, the problem starts when Elon entered politics, because now Elon is part of the government of another of the most recognized people now, Donal Trump, which,of course, makes him more powerful and rich. I think there’s no problem with Elon’s power, if is used in the right way, because, for example, he is really fortunate of having millions of followers in social media, so he can take advantage of it, and influence all that people in right way, like with the climate change, or other things, it’s just an example, but that is not what its happening. And here comes the controversy. Elon is taking advantage of all that in the wrong way, he is making people from around the world (thanks to twitter and the news), to change everyone's mind, give hate and bad opinions of persons that are only trying to make others' lives better, or even influencing whole countries.
    So the real problem is not how much power he is having, the problem is that he is not using it correctly. With all power comes great responsibility., and if anyone stops it he may continue with maybe worse things.

  • I agree that Mr elon musk is certainly indeed a powerful and wealthy individual who is pushing boundaries and putting in efforts for developing and building his business empire.He is currently a ceo of tesla "X" and space x as well which makes him the richest individual and grants him great power.but as said great power comes great responsibility. as discussed earlier Elon Musk has over 200 million followers which makes it easy for him to spread any news whether positive or negative. Also he is a close associate of Donald Trump who is the current president of USA.It would be wise for him to communicate his information in the right direction and not misguiding the individuals who follow him.Thats why he might be a threat if he abuses his power.To conclude i would like to say that he should give the right direction to his power and influence.

  • Musk is as of now one of the powerful persons in the world.
    Although being powerful, he has done a lot for the community directly and indirectly. Example, he has donated as well as opened up schools for children, Neuralink, aiming to develop technology for the paralyzed. He has also provided Gaza with internet during the war, and is doing. R&D for the people, providing cyber trucks and internet to the community, and many more. Along with community help, he has also shown his regards against racism along with regional fights in Brazil in April 2024, by closing several accounts on X after having owned it.
    But, now having the significant political post of Trump's on of the main advisors, he needs to be responsible. Our world has seen the powerful people misuse their powers in the past, but now pray to not to experience that again. Hence, its important for the US officials to keep an eye on his brutual steps. If everything goes smooth, then it would be the best, but being prepared for the worse is always a good idea.

  • Elon Musk is a man with great potential, he is intelligent and quite smart!
    Musk is powerful because he is not just thinking about today- he is thinking about changing the future. From revolving Tesla to making space travel feel real with Space X, he's pushing boundaries in a way that was almost unbelievable to any of us.
    What I admire the most is his creativity and sustainability. Tesla is taking the world towards cleaner energy usage while Space X is making us think about life far from Earth! It's like a whole new world towards so many new opportunities!

    But then, there are some aspects of his which make me uncomfortable, like, his social media presence which can be a double-edged thing. He can move markets and stocks with a single post on X (formerly Twitter)
    It is really crazy to think about how much influence one individual can have over things and sometimes it's just too much for me when it comes to Elon.

    He still is a great man, and I bet he'll always be, but then we all have views, every fruit will rot even if it's sweet, I mean, Mr. Musk has a really good image in my mind, but then sometimes, I do get uncomfortable.

    Thank You!

    1. Interesting ideas. What you find uncomfortable about Elon Musk's views and/or actions?

  • I would have to say that Elon Musk's power comes from political position as it attracts a lot of attention and he will have a say in massive decisions which will give him a lot of power. It couldn't really be social media influence because only the users of social media are going to give any attention to him and the people who don't use social media won't have a clue about him. It also can't be money as the only use of money would be to purchase a company but that would only attract attention if the company succeeded and yet for somebody like Donald Trump, he could ban the use of any company in use so a political position would probably give Elon Musk the most power.

    1. What do you think led to Elon Musk's political power?

      1. I do think that Elon Musk's political power came from his fame and that fame came from his success in companies he owns such as SpaceX. Though I do think the reason that his companies succeeded is because it was handed on to him for him to continue working on. I can see that money played a huge part in his influence but I do not think that he is using this power with great responsability. Elon Musk is not wielding his power correctly and he needs to start thinking about how to use and not just to get attention.

  • Mr Musk usk is a very respected and well-known person and this makes him stronger and more influential so, this is why he owns a lot of social media applications like for example X and a lot more stuff plus the he is the richest person in the world and also one of the most important things that happened to Elon musk is that he was chosen by President Trump to be one of his advisors, this is a big honor for Elon musk to be chosen by a President. But, Elon Musk sometimes use his power in a negative way like for example X or Twitter should be a place to say all the opinions.. negative and positive it doesn't matter because it's the place to say opinions not specific words but sadly when Elon musk sees an opinion against him or he doesn't like, he bans these comments, I'm not sure if he does this because I don't use Twitter, but when an opinion he doesn't like he erases it and if an opinion came and he liked and it's supporting Elon musk... He keeps it and maybe he pins this opinion. To conclude, I'd like to say that Elon musk and the things that he does are sometimes positive and sometimes negative because nothing is perfect immediately, and of course Elon musk works really hard to be in his rank today and also to be well-known, respected, and also really rich... It's actually impressive to be the richest person in the world and everyone gets honored if they see this person and this makes you famous and of course more respected. So, we should all work hard to get a good rank like Elon musk did.

    Thank you, topical talkers! 😊

    1. Can you give me some examples of the negative things you say Elon Musk does?

      1. Hi Eva @ Topical Talk!

        To begin my comment I'd like to say that no one is perfect and no one is bad and there are negative and positive things in each person and here are some negative things in Elon Musk:
        First, musk has promoted conspiracy theories and made controversial statements that have led to accusations of sexism, antisemitism, transphobia, disseminating disinformation and support of white pride.

        WHAT ARE THE NEGATIVE SKILLS OF ELON MUSK?

        Known for his demanding nature, musk often sits extraordinarily high expectations for his employees. Reports for long hours, and sends pressure, and I Relentless work culture have surface, painting a picture of a workplace where burnout is common.

        IS ELON MUSK A GOOD OR A BAD LEADER?

        In some ways Elon musk is a fantastic role model for entrepreneur and leader. He came from a difficult background as a young boy in South Africa where he was bullied and achieved massive success. Elon is the example of all things related to work ethic, hard work, passion, grit and determination.

        DID ELON MUSK MAKE ANY MAJOR MISTAKES?

        Billionaire Elon Musk has made some mistakes in his career. Some would count the purchase of Twitter and subsequently naming of the beloved platform as x, as one of his biggest.

        WHAT DID ELON MUSK STRUGGLE WITH?

        He also faced financial difficulties come a particularly during the 2008 financial curses when both Tesla and SpaceX were closed to bankruptcy. However, musk overcame this obstacles through a combination of Relentless determination, innovative thinking, and strategic decision making.

  • I think Elon musk is not suppose boss everyone around i think he should stop this world is our world not a Elon musk world so I think, we should stop Elon musk before he takes over the world.

    1. Can you explain a bit more about how you think Elon Musk can 'take over the world'?

  • I think Elon musk is not supposed to boss everyone around i think he should stop this. world is our world not a Elon musk world. so I think, we should stop Elon musk before he takes over the world.

  • I think that what makes Elon Musk so powerful and influential in the world is first of all the fact that he runs large companies that make huge innovations like Tesla or Space X but also because he is the richest man in the world. I think Elon Musk uses his power correctly because I think he is a person who wants to change the world with multiple discoveries. He also gained a lot of power due to his relationships, particularly with President Donald Trump.
    The part that makes me a little uncomfortable is the fact that he uses social networks like X, of which he is the boss, to criticize the opinions of certain people as he did with Taylor Swift because she supported Kamala Harris.

  • Elon Musk wields immense power and influence because he is able to have control over
    several parts of our lives. That way, he can manipulate those aspects to his own advantage
    with his dominance over social media, the internet, industries, technology, and politics.

    Years ago, I used to know him for his contributions to technological research, which I was
    quite thrilled about as the advancements he was helping to make were going to improve our
    quality of life and expand our knowledge. Like his research on electric vehicles that was then
    used in his car company’s cars (Tesla’s cars), space travels and rockets for his space
    company (SpaceX), and even his satellite launching which helped provide internet to millions
    of people all over the planet (Starlink).

    However, lately I have found myself seeing him in a different light. One controversial thing he
    did was claim to support free speech, but is doing selective censorship on his social media:
    X. And then he also started tweeting misinformation all over the website, and had his tweets
    boosted over any other post. Elon has the freedom to do all this because of his power, which
    leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth because: how can someone have this much
    freedom to control the masses while silencing people and stepping over them?

    All in all, he is constantly in the spotlight, and has an immense influence over people’s
    opinions and now, after his recent political power, over everyone’s lives too. And this will
    definitely have an effect in our society in the future.

  • Elon Musk is a powerful man and you know that because of the money he makes , cars he makes such as Tesla . The followers he makes on X and also the company Space X . But I personally think that Elon Musk's power is a problem . It can be for some people or other people respect him in such ways . I think his power is a problem to people in America because I think he is taking his companies too far . A reason why I think this is because people find the Space X company disturbing .

  • Hello !

    Honestly, Elon Musk is kinda crazy powerful. I mean, just look at he's done with Tesla and SpaceX?. It's mind-blowing. He's like a real-life superhero, but instead of superpowers, he's got a ton of money and a bunch of genius ideas. I think that is why he is so influential. He's not afraid to dream big and take risks. He's got this vision for the future that's pretty inspiring, and he's not afraid to speak his mind and challenge the world.

    As for what I'm comfortable with, I'd say it's his passion for sustainability. He's really pushing for renewable energy and reducing carbon emissions, which is something we should all be on board with. Plus, he's got this infectious enthusiasm that gets people excited about the future.

    But, there are definitely some things that make me uncomfortable. Like, his twitter posts etc. The guy's got a huge following, and when he tweets something, it can move markets and shape public opinion. That's a lot of power, and it's not always clear what he's going to do next. Plus, he can be pretty harsh on critics and journalists, which isn't cool.

    Overall, I think Musk's power is pretty complex. He's doing some amazing things, but he's also got some flaws that make me nervous.

    Thank you !

  • I think Elon Musk’s power is a problem because he could use his money for followers or bribing others, so they can do what he wants.It can also not be a problem because I mean he could help the poor, charitys, school ,hospitals and other communities to do good deeds.

    1. Do you think the influence of wealthy individuals like Elon Musk is more likely to be used for personal gain or a positive impact on society?

  • Considering both points of view, I don't think Elon's Musk's power is a problem yet. He is an incredibly famous influencer and with the right support, he can convince our world to be a better place and make the right decisions. I feel comfortable with Musk's amount of power because we need to bear in mind that he hasn't done anything world-changing like starting a war or becoming King. However, I was quite astonished at what happened in Ukraine with the Starlink terminal. I would respect him more if he stook to his choice instead of changing his mind just to be liked by the public. I am wondering who should be the one to help Elon Musk with influencing citizens in the world to make correct decisions. Maybe it should be someone like a prime minister or even the King of England. Looking into the future, I think we should find someone to guide Musk before he starts pushing boundaries. In conclusion, I still am comfortable with Elon Musk's power and don't think it is a problem yet as there haven't been any issues with anything. So I think we are safe from Musk for now and our world will be better.

    1. Who should guide influential figures like Elon Musk to ensure their power is used responsibly?

  • Elons fame is and wealth is probably where most of his power from, without them I personally don't think he will have such power. He has done great things to us and contributed a lot to the world, one being NASA. Our understanding of the things outside of the earth is definitely increasing from time to time with newly made discoveries and others. The only issue is that even though Elon is technically an influencer we still have to understand that he is human. Every invention Elon has made definitely doesn't always go as planned purely because he is human. I personally think the only thing that we have to worry about is if Elon spread misinformation because of how easily us humans now are believing on people thats got a lot of fame.

    1. A good comment which clearly explains your opinion. SpaceX is the name of Elon Musk's company, and NASA is separate. They both explore space though!

  • I think 🤔 Mr Musk is bad as he did the nazi solute 🫡 which offends lots of Jewish ✡️ people this means he has no respect for anyone and believes he can do anything he wants this proves that he is a selfish man . However he created Tesla 🚘 which is an environmentally friendly electric vehicle 🚗 which helps climate change . In conclusion I think Elon Musck is selfish and he just wants money 💵 . I think some people may still like 👍 him as Elon created twitter/X which is a very popular platform and type of media.

  • Elon Musk is a very smart person for giving us Tesla X and many more apps or cars but he has a lot of power in my opinion. This is not much of a problem. Also I heard that Donald Trump said he was a government advisor, which means he’s starting to become very powerful and important figure so in conclusion it’s not a very big problem.

  • Recently, I have come to find out that it is a partnership with Donald Trump to create the website Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This situation makes me uncomfortable, knowing that people enrolled in this website no longer have safe access to their personal data and information. This website was released on January 20, 2024, which was created to abolish federal spending and put large sums of money towards canceling Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) contracts. Elon Musk has utilized his 216.9 million on X in order to spread the news of this new website and it's overall goals, stating on X "@DOGE is trying to STOP your tax dollars from being stolen for WASTE and FRAUD." However, many opposing views believe that his private business and data may be immensely affected. In addition, many individuals have been putting in lawsuits against this business, which includes federal unions & government watch dogs who believe that their data is not secure. Due to the overstepping of power Donald Trump and Elon Musk have enforced, many people are unhappy worldwide, some even hoping for the downfall of this government-based website.

  • In my opinion, what I think makes Elon Musk so powerful and influential is a combination of wealth, social media influence, and political position.How I think this is because now in 2025 as Donald Trump as president, Mr. Trump made Elon a president advisor, he also is the richest man in the world with a net worth estimated to 400 billion dollars, and Mr. Musk is also is the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and X(known as Twitter) and in his company X (a social media app) he has over 200 million followers. Some examples of Mr. Musk's power I am comfortable with is his company's wealth.Some example that I am uncomfortable with is how he would use his position as the president's advisor, and what he would do with his followers like will take advantage of them or with he won't. Why I think he will take advantage of his followers is because from what I have learned in class he posted misinformation about a refugee charity and his followers believed him and started sending death threats to the charity which means from his previous actions I believe that he might take advantage of his followers.

    In conclusion what makes Elon Musk so powerful and influential is a combination of money, social media influence, and political position.
    Thank you for reading.

  • Elon Musk is a well-known businessman who has used his smarts and money to start big companies like Tesla and SpaceX. Tesla makes fancy electric cars that help the environment , and SpaceX works on exploring space and sending rocket sup there . People really care about what Musk says and does , which makes him very influential . He's done good stuff like getting people to use electric cars ,but sometimes his quick tweets about buying and selling stocks can cause problems in the money world . Being powerful and influential is like having a superpower , so it's important to be careful and use it for good , or else it can cause trouble .

  • 1. The way Musk uses social media and relates to the younger generation like memes makes him really likable, his connections he has like Donald Trump, politicians, foreign countries, etc plays a big role in what makes him powerful as without these connections he would just be a regular billionaire.
    2. I'm comfortable with the way Musk tries to relate to the younger generation as it is different from other billionaires as they don't really engage in social media with memes and be relatable and are mainly all old who despise the younger generation.
    3. What makes me uncomfortable is how easily he is able to gain power, for example he was able acquire to Twitter and now can control a big social media app which he can remove things he dislikes, getting exposed or others that are at risk of being canceled that he knows.

  • I agree with enigmatic_significance , and also think that Elon musk is very powerful and this can sometimes lead to very rude or even offensive comments.

  • I agree because Elon Musk bought twitter [now named X] extremely fast so he could buy even more apps and get even more money and with the relationship between him and Trump he could make friends with all the rulers in the world and become even more powerful

  • Hello topical talk.

    I think the thing that makes Elon Musk powerful is that he owns a lot of companies like: Spacex, Tesla and x.
    That means that Elon Musk can be really powerful.

    1. Do you think Elon Musk's power is a good thing or a bad thing?

  • Elon musk only gets power from the president the more power he gets before long he be making changing our every
    day lives all over the world

  • Elon Musk's power could be dangerous depending on his choices with his power and could make other people worried as once he took an AI girl on a date. This can make people uncomfortable about his power to be able to do such things. His power and reputation allowed him to become great friends with Donald Trump this shows how great his power is this can also make people uncomfortable as now he has greater power than ever. Another point on this is how in a speech he did the Nazi signal twice which was very disrespectful to the people especially the Jews. Yet some others do not mind about his power ( the 216.4 followers on x ) as they follow him which means they approve of his power. Personally I'm uncomfortable with Elon musk's power as he has the president on his side and after the Nazi signal he did this just makes me even more uncomfortable.

    1. Can you tell me why you say that all his followers approve of his power?

  • When Elon makes it to the trillions, his power levels are going to go off the chart.His influence on people (for e.g. he did a lotto for Trump voters) is going to be massive.Because most people nowadays have no mind of their own and want to follow celebrities that they see on social media ,loads of people will do what he wants.

  • Elon Musk's power could be dangerous depending on his choices with his power and could make other people worried as once he took an AI girl on a date. This can make people uncomfortable about his power to be able to do such things. His power and reputation allowed him to become great friends with Donald Trump this shows how great his power is this can also make people uncomfortable as now he has greater power than ever. Another point on this is how in a speech he did the Nazi signal twice which was very disrespectful to the people especially the Jews. Yet some others do not mind about his power ( the 216.4 followers on x ) as they follow him which means they approve of his power. Personally I'm uncomfortable with Elon musk's power as he has the president on his side and after the Nazi signal he did this just makes me even more uncomfortable.

  • In my opinion I think that Elon Musk having all this power is a problem and a very big one and it will effect millions of people in the US and all over Europe. He has not just got money but he also has fame as well from all his companys like X and Tesla and all of his other companys. He also lots of power from being friends with Trump.It is also a problem that he is the one to decide what money goes to where in the US.

  • I feel a bit mixed about Elon Musk. I feel a bit excited and uncomfortable that Elon Musk has power, money and influence. I know Elon Musk is smart and can make good things, but I don't like his state of mind. For example he made the horrible NAZI sign and he has done and said some things of hate and spite to people. I know this may be biased but he is friends with Donald Trump and also Donald Trump has done some horrible things. Knowing Elon Musk is Donald Trump's advisor makes me worry what they could do together. On the other hand Elon Musk has created electric cars (which is better for the planet). So he could be a good advisor to Donald Trump. In addition Elon Musk has 216.4 followers on X meaning 216.4 million people who like him so in conclusion he could bring good or bad things to America and the world.

  • Mr Elon Musk is so powerful and influential thanks to the people that follows and supports him, because if he didn´t have any followers he wouldn´t have as much influencce as he has got now a days. Im actually unconfortable with some opinions of Elon Musk, but also i found weird some of his decisions. For example, I thinkits very weird to name their children like robots or think that everyone should act like one. But, in the other hand, he has also done some good things, like for example pushing a lot of boundaries.

  • I think if Elon Musk has too much power he will take over tiktok and many other companys. This will impact on our lives as it will be just about him

  • I think Elon Musk's power is a problem because it can do so much damage. Now he is government adviser of the United states of America he can persuade Mr Trump to break the bond between Britain and America and create war. So I think that Elon Musk's power is a problem.

    1. Thank you for your comment, what makes you believe Mr Musk wishes to start wars?

  • I think Elon Musk's power is a problem because it can do so much damage. Now he is government adviser of the United states of America he can persuade Mr Trump to break the bond between Britain and America and create war. So I think that Elon Musk's power is a problem.

  • I think that Elon Musks power is a bad thing because he is the richest person in the world so he can buy anything he wants. Also he has lots of political power as he is friends with Donald trump so he has many says in what is happening in the country. He is also helped in the political say because he is Donald Trumps adviser so that is how he is involved with the political side of it.

  • I think it's his money that makes him so powerful because he owns so much with that money. You could also say it's his power in parliament since he is powerful that way. I'm not comfortable with Mr. Musk's power since he could use it for bad doings like making fun of the poor.

  • I think it is a problem because we ( our country ) look up to America so they have bit of power over us.

  • Elon Musk is getting too powerful and hurting people in the process. He bribed Donald Trump's election and did the Nazi Salute. He owns X Tesla and other big companies

  • In my opinion, Mr Musk is an amazing and intelligent person and has done many great things. However, some believe that his power is getting a bit much. I believe he is becoming more and more powerful as he has paid each person who voted for Donald Trump during the election.

  • Elon musks power is ideal, but not his influence, he tends to influence people negatively with his power, despite the fact that his work in the tech industry is glowing and genuine and the influence is not ideal. This shows that one could have power and still influence people positively, people like Martin luther king jr, Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela, Eleanor Rosevelt. These are the kind of leaders we are looking up to see for, leaders that use their power to positively influence people.

  • Elon musk is a smart person with all of his technology and data that he has collected throughout the years with the companies called "Tesla" and "SpaceX"! Sadly he does influence people with the social media Twitter, also known as "X" and influence people to follow him and support Trump. In my opinion, Elon musk's power level is a problem. Elon musk's Power level is a problem for me because his power is world-changing and he is one of the most powerful human beings on the face of the earth. Mr. Elon musk is now playing a role government efficiency. Now i wonder what companies Mr. Elon musk would take over next.

  • A lot of Elon Musk's power comes from his money, but it also comes from his position as "special government employee". Mr. Musk is very influential, especially for young people who want to do big things like change the world for the better. Mr. Musk has done a lot of things that a lot of people are happy about and comfortable with. He has helped build one of the biggest car companies, and he made space rockets that are recyclable. I feel comfortable with his idea to build space rockets that are recyclable, so you can use it again. I feel that Elon Musk and politics don't go together. Elon Musk successfully has 200 million followers on Twitter, which basically means he holds them all in the palm of his hands. When it comes to voting for political people, Elon Musk can say something on Twitter regarding voting and all his followers would side with him. Elon Musk is very powerful and influential, so much that it could be dangerous.

  • In my opinion, Elon Musk is extremely powerful for several reasons.
    First of all, he has a lot of money;which gives him the opportunity to innovate, create and buy businesses and companies. For instance, in 2022, he bought X, which cost about 44 billion dollars.
    He also has lots of social media influence, as more than 200 million people support him and follow him on his X account. Recently, he has spoken negatively about a refugee charity, and millions of his followers have written hateful comments to the charity.
    Last but not least, political power. Elon Musk has become Donald Trump’s advisor, granting him more power and a strong political position.

    I like that Mr. Musk has founded many important businesses, such as PayPal and SpaceX, as well as being an investor for Tesla.These companies have changed the way we live and interact with technology, learn about space and work with money.

    However, with great power comes great responsibility, and what I find most concerning is the amount of power ONE person can have. I think many people stopped thinking critically and forgot to create their own opinions. This has totally flipped my perspective on this topic, as I now believe that it’s better for many people to have the same amount of power, as well as different perspectives and opinions, rather than one extremely powerful person controlling everyone.
    Aside from this, I believe we all have power- the key is to use it wisely. It’s up to us to decide how we want to make an impact.

    So, what do you think about Elon Musk’s power? I'd like to know what you think!

  • What makes Elon musk so powerful and influential is not just his money, but also his social media. With over 200 million viewers or people who have his back, he can basically turn them into his minions. People who he can use at his will. But something that I do like about him doing is making some people's dreams come true. He sends them to Mars, but something that I am not happy with Elon is his negative opinion on charity. A billionaire speaking negatively to a charity is so horrible.

    1. Has Elon Musk sent anyone to Mars yet, or is this just a plan of his for the future?

  • Mr.Musk is a powerful man, but am I really comfortable with how he uses his power? In my opinion, I am not comfortable with it. On Elon Musk's app twitter or X, he uses his followers to attack people he doesn't like showing his power in influencing people on social media. On the other hand, his great power does have some upsides. Elon Musk creating rockets as his destiny for mankind to arrive on Mars is great.

    1. What do you think these rockets will mean for the future?

  • Elon Musk is a powerhungry narcissist and shouldn’t have any political influence. That he now has a role as an government employee worries me. Imo he has already spread enough misinformation and should be stopped.

  • I think Elon Musk has to much power. The Government should not be influenced through rich people. I think it is worrying that people with alot of money have so much influence on the Government, because it is very important that the Government reflects the opinions of the people and not one person. I fear that through people with this much power the democracy will be destroyed.

  • Elon Musk is a very inluental and powerful man. I believe he gets most of his power through being the richest person in the world. For example during the election 2024 he supported Trump very succesful while giving out money to Republican voters (who can prove they are). He was only able to this big act of support due to being very wealthy. However the influence he has on his own platform X, should not get underestimated. On the Internet you can public almost every information/opinion you want and if you have over 200 million follower (like Musk does) many people can read it and maybe get influenced by you. This can also be offending and discriminating information. A thing that makes me uncomfortable about him is that he does not support his OWN child who outed themselves as transgender. If he is not understanding and caring to his own child, he can never be to a state or even the whole world. Thats why I think having so much power as a single person is very dangerous for a government.

  • Elon musk has for sure invented many world changing things and is also a big and great businessman .
    But no one should get so much power just because of the money , we should differentiate between money and being a smart inventor and political influence or influencing people intentionally about social media . In my opinion Elon Musk is the best example for abuse of power just because he is very rich , no one should forget that he is not a politician and it’s not his task to support Trump like that … And sadly many people don’t understand that Elon musk isn’t supporting trump because he likes him so much , he does it because of the personal use the gets from it … So summarizing is it important that everyone especially very rich and powerful people should focus on their own jobs and passions , they shouldn’t get power about political decisions or manipulating people for their own advantage.

  • I think that Mr. Musk has good ideas and of course smart ideas. The question that is important to me is if his intentions are good and real. In the past he has made strange decisions, he supprted the AfD in Germany and the right Nigel Farage in Britain, and I think he is not the only one because he has a big influence on X too and many people trust him, because of his money and his political relationship to Trump. And that is a big argument why I doesn't support Musk.
    A good thing is that he has founded the Tesla a really smart idea to help the enviroment with recyclebel energie.
    I common you can say that he has a big influence because of his money and his political power.

  • Hello,
    I feel very bad about Elon Musk‘s power, because with his influence he can change the hole world. He not only have much influence on social media platforms such as X, but also political power with the support of Donald Trump. In addition he is the richest man of the world. I believe this fact is the catalyst for the huge success in his business like space X and Tesla. Thats why he has at the same time an influence on millions and billions of people and its future in life.
    All in all it is a combination of money, political influence and reach in many platforms he have and makes him one of the must powerful humans nowadays!

  • I think that a Person Like Elon Musk, who lives in his own Money Bought world of delusion, shouldn’t have so much power and influenz in one of the biggest economic Powers in the world. Because with that power he could support his buisnesses to Even more success and with that get More Money and influenz which world result in more power and Thats a Never ending Circle. Also his power in Terms of Military could cause trubble in a Country which loves war and its Military so much. For example in he tweets something stupid Like usual, but this time in Relation to the Military it could cause foreign policy troubble for Military Operations of Counter attacks, which could ultimatly result in World War 3. this and also the fact that he is a extremist Form the Right Wing and that he is anti-Semitic makes ne Wonder how much Bad things he will do. But Not every thing is Bad about him he Has a wonderfull car Brand which is Electric thats why its good for the enviroment. Thats also wrong because wie dont know where the Energie Comes from and also for the Engines you Need Natural raw Materials which you Need to Import and guess what thats also Bad for the enviroment. And on top of that this Argument with the Cars is Like the germans saying after ww2 that the nsdap wasnt All Bad because they Build the „AUTOBAHN“. Thats why i think the americans should overthink their votes and who got power through the election and of thats a Person i would Like to represent my Country.
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  • Mr Elon Musk has gained a lot of political and economic influence through the many companies he owns, such as Tesla, SpaceX and X/Twitter. Mainly through his huge social media presence he can influence the minds of many, also including a lot of young people. His money and status helped him gain actual political influence through his own „Department of government efficiency“ as a part of president Donald Trump‘s government. Elon Musk is clearly right-winged in his political views, which is the reason he has started to influence german politics through the far right AfD (Alternative für Deutschland, eng. Alternative for germany) party. I personally think that him affecting politics in his home country, the United States, is acceptable to a certain degree but increasing his influence to foreign countries should be criticized and stopped.
    In conclusion you could say that Elon Musk‘s influence is very significant in today‘s world but it‘s not too big of an issue as long as he doesn‘t try to control other countries politics

  • I think we need to look at this from different perspectives, because with that high amount of power Elon Musk can do good and bad things which he has both already done. He helped us advance a lot in space travel and the development of electric cars, which is obviously very good, but we can‘t ignore the bad things he has done and is still doing. Elon Musk‘s influence on politics is in my opinion the by far biggest problem. By paying 1 million dollars to a random Trump supporter in swing states every day, he basically manipulated the election and had a far higher influence on it than a person should have, and it’s not even only in the US, he is trying to influence politics in other parts of the world too. He for example supports the german far-right party AFD and posted stuff like „Only the AFD can save Germany“ on X.
    Concluding I have to say that his power is okay if he uses it for things like exploring space, but he should stay out of politics and there should be some kind of consequences for him manipulating elections and overall abusing his power to influence politics.

  • Mr Musk is so powerful and influential because of his massive amount of money and owning popular companies like X(formerly Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX. His wealth, current role in politics with Donald Trump, and social media power give him the ability to shape public opinion and even financial markets.

    I am comfortable with Mr musk using his hard earned money in any way he wants, promoting clean energy, and advanging space travel. These innovations can change and help pave the way for a better future.

    However, I am very uncomfortable with Elon Musk using his social media power to shape public opinion and cause massive online arguments that can turn into even bigger problems in real time. Some examples are, Elon sharing his negative opinion about refugee charity to his hundreds of million followers, which caused charity workers to revive hateful comments and threats from the public. Elon also made alliances with Donald Trump to influence his election, which he also won in. This shows when someone has too much power, things can go wrong.

    In conclusion, Elon Musk's power is both negative and positive. The power he holds is very influential and can easily change positive opinions to negatives. Even though his companies can lead the world to be more sustainable, I think he should learn responsibly in the tweets he is sending, due to his significant amount of power.

  • I deeply believe in democracy, where the power should be divided between different people, and the most important thing is that the people themselves choose their leaders or representatives. In democracy, this helps protect everyone's rights. But when someone like Elon Musk has too much power, it can be terrible. He controls several big companies, like Twitter, Tesla, SpaceX...

    One big issue is the control Musk has over our personal data. Today, everything we share online, from what we think to what we want to buy, is not only of us. Platforms like Twitter, which Musk owns, collect a lot of information about us, the users. This gives him the power to manipulate our opinion and make decisions that affect MILLIONS of people. This is scaring because it means one person or a small group can know a lot about the lives of many people.

    Another problem is how they use this data is used in business. For example, if someone talks about needing a new phone or you look for it online, they will soon see ads about phones. This makes it easier for companies to convince people to buy things, using their personal information. While this might seem really dangerous, it gives big conpanies an unfair advantage by shaping what people buy without them even realizing it. It also makes the market less fair for smaller businesses, who don't have the same tools or information to compete.

    When power is controlled by just a few people, it becomes harder for others to express their ideas.

  • I think Elon Musk is a very intelligent individual.But,i think someone having that much power within technology is a little bit concerning and definitely something to monitor.In America,Donald Trump is giving him even more power so what could come of this in the future worry's me.Technology is so powerful.

  • Mr Elon Musk is a very powerful male and the richest on the planet. He owns many companies such as: Tesla,X,SpaceX,neuralink ect. Mr Elon Musk has a massive influence on young people because he shows that no matter where you start you can get to where you want to be.Mr Elon Musk started in a small apartment with a computer barely making income and now he is the richest man on the planet. This can encourage people to do what they want and there are no barriers to that.However he does spread some information that people don't agree with to be specific these are his political views and in recent times when the American election took place he was clearly agreeing with the Republican party. Which some people disagreed with him on his view which some people find uncomfortable about him.So in conclusion I believe that he has a good influence on young people but causes some controversy around adults into politics specifically in the United States Of America.

  • Elon Musk has a lot of power and influence in his company Tesla and he recently bought twitter which has 600 million active users every month worldwide and since Musk bought Twitter which is now X. He is a really intelligent guy with an iq of 150-155 he has helped loads of people who want a smart electric car to travel with his best thing he created was his A.I this is very smart and you can talk to A.I but also it made elon become more famous with a net worth of 378.8 billion US dollars but when elon has this much power and money I Think he should use his money and his technology wisely and be responsible with the technology and not let it get i the wrong hands of people who will use it for bad things

    1. You seem pretty impressed with Mr Musk's background, but are there any elements of his power that you're uncomfortable with, amicable_philosophy?

      1. I am uncomfortable with Mr Musk on social media about his unrealistic ideas on X and social media that he is trying to influence people with these ideas

  • In my opinion the amount of power Elon Musk has is is extremely problematic. He not only has a lot of influence due to his money and his strong presence on social media (especially on X) but now also a lot of power and influence in politics. I think that if a person has to much power all over the world and is also aware of having that power it gives that person far too much self confidence. Knowing that due to your power and money people have no choice but to obey you, you are able to do literally anything. What I think is currently most dangerous about his power is his political influence. His now very close relationship to Trump gives him a chance to influence Trump and through that to make world changing choices. A single person should not have that much power that is world changing.

  • I think social media influence makes Mr. Musk so powerful and influential because when someone posts or makes a comment on social media, if it reaches the right people, you could get famous or even become a popular person. With that power, you can gain more and more power and money because of what people are spreading on the internet. For example, if I were to open a bakery and I posted a video about it and someone saw it and liked the video or shared it with their friends, then it could get bigger. Then, I would be getting more money and power just because of a like. I think that shows how much power the media has and how many benefits you could get out of it.

    Some examples of Mr. Musk's power and influence I'm comfortable with are how he's using it for a good. For example, SpaceX. SpaceX has improved trips to outer space. According to the internet, SpaceX has also helped spaceships withstand reentry. Right now, normal space ships are designed to burn up on reentry.

    Although there are many other benefits about how Elon Musk uses his power and influence, there are also some bad ways that I am uncomfortable with. For example, they have talked about the new Tesla Cybertruck many times. Some reports have stated that one Tesla failed to do autopilot and crashed into a pole damaging the car severely. It could have killed the person who was in the car, but luckily they survived.

    1. I think that Elon Musk has to much power. I think this because he is the richest man in the world. When you have a lot money and you have power and with him taking a place in the Trump administration his power can be a issue. When he makes decisions he thinks about how it will benefit him and not other people. For example, he takes the money from government offices so that other people can not be on a higher level than him.

  • Looking back at what he’s done from the start to now is beyond unimaginable. People didn’t believe he knew the future in technology. He also didn’t give up because he was hardworking. When his thoughts came true he started gaining millions and millions of followers. He is the CEO of Tesla, he’s working with Donald Trump, and he owns twitter but now is known as X that he owned in October 2022. Elon Musk may have become a successful billionaire but, we will always know the man he is. What gives Elon Musk power is a combination of money and how he uses it resourcefully, in his political position his social media influenced people about a refugee charity hate.

  • I believe he is abusing his power,for example how he shared his negative ideas on a refugee charities to his followers on “X”.For that reason precisely 200 million people don't like the refugee charities,that’s an unfair amount of strength therefore; we need people to stand up for the others being unfairly treated. Also many of people are uncomfortable including me,so we need someone with more power to stop his recklessness.

  • Political Position could be uncomfortable for me because Elon Musk is friends with the current president, and because of this Elon could ask Trump to change this law or shut down a charity. I could be uncomfortable if Elon has social media influence because he could tweet something like a negative opinion on a charity or school, then people will also spread negative opinions about charities and schools. Overall, Elon has too much power and hs power could possibly change the world.

  • In my opinion I agree with the thought that Elon Musk has too much power. This man is the world's richest person and he has the opportunity to do whatever he wants without a single struggle, he owns 6 companies and he doesn't really care about

  • Elon Musks power is a problem because he has high influence on people. He fires employees who challenge him. Meaning abuse of power. He has control over various of corporate company which means he cannot be fired so easily. Also with his power he can change the balance of the people who wrong him. He basically shapes technology so he has access to private softwares and unopened soft wares.

  • I do NOT agree with Elon Musk's power, and influence because Elon Musk recently in the news has: " Elon Musk's attacks on a group long backed by the GOP prompt Republican Shrugs." Elon Musk has many influences especially in the USA, he has been spanning across Industries, markets, and even politics. His companies have changed the way Americans view technology. Elon Musk has the ability to shape financial markets, affect public discourse through his platform X (Formly known as Twitter). He can make very powerful remarks to today's society with his financial power that he can do something wrong, and doesn't get punished.

  • Elon Musk the world richest man: Elon Musk is a billionaire who is now a part of the Trump administration. His power can possibly affect the way American citizens daily lives and their routine. Elon musk is not concerned about those who are less fortunate than him and those who are able to afford his new healthcare plans and decision. He is only concerned about the choices that affect him and those like him. His power can be a serious issue to America, the world, and society. Elon uses government funding to support his many businesses that he owns, and the trump administration that he is now apart of. He is known for abusing his power and money and takes advantage of what he can do.

  • If you were the richest person in the world, would you try to destroy the place America is today or fix it? Elon Musk is the world's richest man and owns 6 companies. He's capable of doing so many things and he doesn't really care about the thoughts of others. Elon needs to know that not everyone is as fortunate as him, Elon is a part of an organization called The Trump Administration or trumpeters. Also we know that Trump isn't doing what is right for America and with the world's richest man on his side he's almost unstoppable. Elon doesn't care about others' thoughts and he only cares about something when it benefits him. His power could be a serious threat to others.

  • Today, many things happen because of power. However, this does not mean that power is something negative; rather, it represents an ease in different aspects of life. Likewise, the people who possess it or grant it are not necessarily good or bad just because they have it. It is undeniable that, nowadays, many people seek power to manage their lives in a simpler way. However, the problem does not lie in that search, but in giving too much relevance or importance to someone just for the fact of having it. Having power does not make a person the first or the last to influence the world, and the fact that his or her opinions are justified or not does not make him or her the only one responsible for the problems that occur. To think otherwise would be to fall into a double standard.

  • Mr. Elon Musk is a very influential man in our history. He is a founder of many great companies such as Tesla and has recently taken over X formerly Twitter. But do you really think that he deserves all this fame. Despite all of his hard work , he's never really used him money well. For example , it has never been reported that he has used him money towards charities or anyone living in hardship. And I know that it would be disrespectful of me to say that he is ought to give away his money to the poor , but in many perspectives , he owns over $330 billion dollars which is obviously way too much to be living off of. This man isn't affectionate enough to donate anything so do you assume that he ACTUALLY needs that money. The answer is clearly no. Instead what he chooses to do is basically bribe other parties out of the American election so Donald Trump can win (who Elon supports) paying them an extortionate amount. The one of the real reasons why I find this wrong is because why on Earth would you want a man who's past is guilty of rape , racism and jailed for multiple felonies to lead a whole country. Causing America to face the consequences quite literally owing to the fact that Elon made all of this happen. So for my conclusion , despite all of these companies hes made its not exactly worth all the fame he has been given to "tear down his own country" and he isn't entirely a nice person to begin with.

  • In my pount of view, Elon Musk's power is maybe a problem, but that's not about the power, it's because Elon maybe is not the better person to have it. Elon have very controversial ideas, and some of it are not very good, at least for me. So, summarising, I think the problem is not the power, it is the person who have it.

  • While Elon Musk may be intelligent, many people think that he doesn't deserve the amount of power he has been given. Mant people agree that he has not done much for society but the small percentage of people who can afford to be part of his companies. Which, with the current ecomony, is really not that many. People believe that President Donald Trump is part of that small percentage and this is why he's been given such a huge role in the American society.

    1. Interesting analysis.

  • I am the type of person that think that power should be spread by many people and one person musn´t have lot of power because very powerful people, like Elon Musk, normally became corrupt and their ideas and minshet change so they became bad people. I don´t really know personally Elon Musk but I don´t see him as a bad person, although he has a lot of power, money and a big influence on people.
    Elon Musk had done many good things for humanity but I don´t think he should have all these power

  • Personally there a mixture of feelings for me regarding Elon Musk’s power and the influential person he is today. I am comfortable with his contribution to human enhancement with his companies SpaceX and Tesla. These have both impacted people around the world as SpaceX is the dominant launch provider and Tesla has shifted the way the world percieves transportation. Perhaps people around the world will become inspired by these milestones and want to better themselves and reach their own aspirations aswell.

    I am uncomfortable with the amount of power he has as a whole. I understand his success in his career was hard work and not just given to him, however I don’t believe this justifies how much power he has and the stuff he is able to do with it. We must think, Isn’t this too much power for one singular individual? One wrong decision could ruin everything and depending on the severity, some damage may he irreversible. There have been many conspiracy theories regarding Elon musk which have lead to allegations such as sexism, white pride, antisemitism and much more.

    Another recent occurrence was when he made a gesture that people around the world percieved to have been a Nazi Salute. This made many people concerned and uncomfortable including myself and I believe there should have been some sort of consequence and he should have been held accountable for his actions-whether intentional or not.

    Either way, he has worked hard for his success and his determination hasn’t let him down. We should all learn from his career and be inspired to make a change like he has.

    1. Can you give me some examples the conspiracy theories regarding Elon Musk?

  • Elon Musk's power comes from his leadership in multiple industries, including electric vehicles (Tesla), space exploration (SpaceX), social media (X), and artificial intelligence. His wealth, technological vision, and ability to shape public opinion make him one of the most influential figures in the world. Owning platforms like X (formerly Twitter) gives him direct control over communication, while his companies set trends in innovation and global policy discussions. His influence extends beyond business, affecting markets, politics, and technology.

    Many people are comfortable with Musk's power when it leads to technological progress. Tesla has pushed the auto industry towards sustainable energy, SpaceX has made space travel more accessible, and Neuralink could revolutionize medicine. His willingness to take risks and challenge conventional industries has driven major advancements. When his influence is used to solve real-world problems, it benefits society and inspires innovation.

    However, Musk's influence can also be concerning. His control over X raises questions about misinformation and free speech. His unpredictable statements can cause stock market volatility, affecting investors worldwide. Critics argue that his power in AI and space exploration lacks oversight, creating ethical risks. When one individual holds so much influence across industries, it challenges traditional regulatory systems and democratic processes.

    Elon Musk's influence is transformative yet controversial. Balancing his innovation with accountability is essential for a sustainable future.

  • I think that Elon Musk power is not a big issue for the people until he uses it against someone. Even he is has net worth of over 400 billion which may can be used for making a nuclear weapon or atomic bombs but according to me elon musk is a great person . He has inspired many great entrepreneurs and young students . He is one of the great leader as he has great leadership skills and work ethic and is one of person who has taken steps to save climate . Still I’ve heard in many reality shows that great power comes with great responsibility. He has great power but can he handle this power ? I hope that in future his power may not cause a trouble for the people.

  • What examples of Elon Musk's power and influence am I uncomfortable with?Elon musk has made some bad choices that most people would not forgive him for his power lead him to do a Nazi salute in front of a crowd and that can offend most people we can still appreciate all the good things he's made,but that salute that he did will be unforgettable.

  • Really I think that Elon Musk is a very important person that have a lot of influation in the world in general. Elon is a very intelligent person for making new things and for taking advantage of the opportunities he has, but emocionally he isn´t. With all this power Mr. Musk can make many hurt if he wants and if he doesn´t control all this power on a wright way he can be converted in one of the most dangerous people in the world.

    1. I really agree with your statement because Elon Musk with the elite power he has, can really start a new evolutions in the world and also use his power for his own good.

  • Elon Musk's power is unbelievable.He has created rockets that will change space exploration and his own car company that uses electricity instead of gas.Elon Musk can change the world, but am I comfortable with Elon musk's power.Yes and No.He uses his power to build space ships and even created his own car company.Elon Musk uses his power to make new evolutions in the world.On the other hand, he does use his power for his own good.For Example, on his website twitter or X, he uses his followers to attack people he doesn't like on the platform.This shows that Elon Musk uses his power for good and for his own needs.

    1. Do you think that it is ok for Elon Musk to attack people so publicly on social media? Do you think it sets a good example since he's in such a powerful position?

  • What makes Mr Musk so powerful and influential is, his political position, his social media followers, and his money. His political position- His political position makes him very powerful because, he is secretary advisor, and he has a lot of power with this political position and with Trump as the president, he can have even more power. His social media followers- He uses his social media platform, "X" or Twitter, to influence people to hate on people that he doesn't like. For example, Elon Musk made one bad comment about a refugee charity, and people made many, very mean comments about it. His money- His money is powerful enough to send people to Mars and many other planets.

    I feel comfortable with the example about Elon's money because, he can use it for good things, and I feel fine with him sending people to other planets, and he could use it to make food banks.

    I feel uncomfortable with the example about Elon's social media followers because, he can use it to influence elections, and influence people to agree with him.

  • Mr Musk is so powerful because of his political position, and he is influential because of social media with his 400 million followers on his social media platform.
    Some examples of Mr Musk's power and influence I am comfortable with is his social media. Sure he's rich/wealthy and has 400 million followers but that doesn't mean people would listen to him.
    An example of Mr Musk's power I am uncomfortable with is political influence because he is a
    "special government employee."

  • Tesla. Neuralink. SpaceX (and Starlink). X (Twitter).
    All these big companies are controlled by the same man, and his name is Elon Musk. A man with enough power to help the society we live in or even the whole world, but also to harm it.
    What makes Mr Musk so powerful and influential? Is this power we are talking about a problem? And, most importantly, is he the most powerful man alive? Well, I don't know if he is for sure, but what I do know is that he is one of the most newsworthy.
    Now, what makes Elon so influential? As you probably know, Musk is so powerful that he has a huge influence over the US, and perhaps over all the countries. I also think that money plays an important role when it comes to Elon's importance, but, maybe, it is not the only important cause. In fact, I would say that the key factor that makes this man so powerful is definitely all the opinions and ideas he spreads among the media: we've all seen how in more than one case already he was able to make such a shocking amount of people to think the same way as him, and even to develop some violent behaviours!
    Honestly, he could do such great things.. Some years ago, I was proud of him: when he made electric cars awesome and cool, that was definitely a big win for the planet's health. When SpaceX made some amazing landings with their rockets it was extraordinary.. Despite all this, his recent decisions in the elections leave wayy too much to desire, he has done too much damage to be proud of him right now.

    Is his power a problem? In my opinion, it is clear. And, sadly, it is released in the wrong hands.

  • Elon Musk is very rich and has a lot of influence. Some people worry he has too much power , especially in business and politics. Others he is just using his success to make changes. This had lid to debates about his influence.

  • I think that Mr Musk makes powerful they money because on 2o22 Elon Musk buys twitter a powerful social media that most of people know that now is called "X" and on 2022 Elon Musk appear on the news and now we all know them because it have a friend ship with the actual president in UK Donald Trump so I think the money is the best thing and the thing that makes him powerful because if he dosent have so much ,money and was a normal person we will dosent know him. I think that the only good things that Elon Musk have done is that he helps Kiev with the satellites to give them communication with other countries and he donated materials for the war and that´s the things that make him good because the other things are bad for the society.

    1. Thank you for your comment, philosophical_outcome. Remember that Donald Trump is the president of the US, not the UK.

  • I think Elon Musk is really powerful nowadays because he controls one of the most used social media app and this gives him a lot of power. I think with his power he can do good and bad things. One of the good things he have done is creating new electrical cars, he is developing futuristic ideas and he can do it because he have a lot of money and a powerful position. Also he is thinking about Space and how he can travel and change things. But with his power he can also do bad things such as posting on his app only the information he wants with his political ideas and nowadays this is very important because social media apps change lots of people minds and it is really dangerous. He could also publish fake news and depending on his religion and the things he wants to show to the world. Is important that people know the good things and bad things this man can do.

  • Elon Musk is a powerful man because he is in charge of different companies that produce profits worldwide in addition to having social relations with people who belong to high positions in politics. In addition to this, he has a great influence and as a result of social media he is able to defame the news and messages that he wants, regardless of wether it is true or not, these news and messages reach everyone and thus generate different thoughts and opinions in all people, causing to grow thanks to everyone who thinks like him.

  • I believe that Elon Musk were to try to steal something, it would be something related to digital informaion; this would serve him to blackmail people in compromising situations, of Tesla's intelligence improvement or advancement, of making his cars safer of SpaceX's success, of X's popularity on the Internet, and on having more infuence in de U.S. goverment. On he latter, I also believe he wouldn't try to steal anything because he is one of the wealthiest people in the world.

  • In my opinion this character is very influential since he is the owner of tesla , he hasrevolutionized the automotive industry with electric vehicles and autonomous driving tecnologies , spacex has significantly reduced space launch costs and advanced space exploration. He has been criticized for working conditions in his factories, raising questions about ethics in his leadership.
    Elon Musk is a polarizing figure . his ability to innovate and communicate his vision has led to significant changes in several industries, but has also generated controversies that reflect the complexity of his influence.

  • Elon musk’s power and influence stem from his entrepreneurial success, innovative ventures, significant wealth, and active public profile. He has driven advancements in space exploration and electric vehicles, which are widely praised. However, his market-moving tweets and controversial statements have raised concerns about responsible leadership and ethical influence.

  • The whole ideology of power and status itself isn't a problem to me, however we mustn't ignore the negative aspects regarding Elon Musk's power and influence.

    In my opinion, one reason he is influential, is the immense amount of wealth he has. Money is something everyone hopes to have and without it a person is left helpless and is considered less in society, purely just based on how wealthy they are- their knowledge, skills and many more may be given little value which I believe is unfair. Another reason he is powerful is his relationships with politics. Having associations with well known individuals has really helped him as people around the world then support him and favour him if they like a person who has any sort of relation.

    I have a problem with the amount of power he has altogether. An individual with power has the ability to make change, and whether or not that change is positive or negative, it is overlooked just because of power. Is this really fair? Should someone be treated better than everyone else because of their identity? Doesn't everyone deserve the same chance and opportunities? These are all questions I strongly think everyone should be asking themselves.

    Considering Elon Musk has helped enhance human creation and research with his companies like Tesla and SpaceX, I won't deny his determination and visionary thinking. On the other hand, he could do a lot more and make even more change regarding poverty and injustice around the world. If we all realise the unfairness and come together, then we may be able to stand up for what we believe is right.