What makes Elon Musk so powerful?
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Elon Musk: money, power and influence
In my following Standpoint I will answer the question “What makes Elon Musk so powerful?”. The question will be answered by different points of my opinion, which support each other with a fact, example from the lesson or Hub or my own research.
Elon Musk is a very wealthy and successful businessman, or that is what most people thought the last years till the elections started in the United States. It was shocking and strange that someone like Elon Musk who originally had nothing to do with politics was that invested in them. But not only his interest in politics but also in social media rose. He did buy the platform now called X before, but wasn’t really invested in posting or tweeting things. Now this all changed as he started trying and succeeding in changing and influencing people’s opinion. He only could have done that with the amount of power most people couldn’t even dream of. That power is determined by his wealth or influence through social media or politics. And that is exactly what he has, all three factors combined. Due to Elon Musk growing up already rich he had the privilege and self confidence to do whatever he wants without worrying that others would have the guts to stop him. Though some people might think that his money didn’t actually play a role in how he could get successful with all three factors, which were money and influence on social media and in the politics, I think that without his money he couldn’t even have them. Because if he didn’t have the money, he wouldn’t have bought Twitter, which is now his biggest resource of manipulating and influencing people’s opinions and political position, which was also important now that he also was a part of the politics. So, my opinion is that mostly money led to his success to power because it also led to the other two factors, which all three combined give him an overwhelming amount of power.
The most important question now is what he will do with his power. To sum up, I believe that the power of Elon Musk was determined by his wealth which led to influence in social media and in politics, which only increased his power.
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In my opinion, Elon Musk's power is a mix of his smart yet charismatic nature, his technological achievements and his recent political advancements. Elon's power doesn't directly come from his wealth, there are a bunch of billionaires who nobody knows about, Denise Coates is one good example of that while she has a $4.5 billion fortune, she's widely unknown about. So, Musks's power isn't due to his money.
One factor that actually impacts it, however, is his technological advancements. Tesla made EVs enter the mainstream, Starlink helped provide communication, SpaceX made space travel far more affordable with rockets such as Falcon 9. The Boring Company has made various underground tunnels to solve city-traffic problems. But his technology alone isn't enough.
His ownership of X grants him easy access to millions of fans who he can converse, share opinions with and influence. This also makes him more widely known, as people who know about X but didn't know about Musk, now know about him. But this still isn't it.
The final piece to the puzzle are his political relations with current U.S. President, Donald Trump. His relations with Trump make him internationally known, cementing his status as a business conglomerate and political figure. He once influenced some German elections, showcasing his political reach.
In short, I believe Elon Musk is powerful due to a combination of technological achievements, smart yet charismatic nature and his political relationships.
In my opinion, I think that Elon Musk is so powerful because he is under control with Donald Trump and by his wealth which led to influence in social media and politics which only increased his power. Elon Musk had all three combined give him an overwhelming amount of power. So he became so powerful and rich that he has power of nearly everything. So my opinion is that mostly money led to his success to power because he is the very wealthy and successful businessman.
i think that what makes Elon Musk so powerful is a lot of things i believe this because he has got a lot of opportunities from it such as buying twitter which he changed the name to X on by doing this he can project his views to the top meaning the people who use the platform are forced too see his views i also think he has a lot of supporters as when he said the charity was bad and made his views public the charity received many hateful comments from his supporters.
in conclusion i believe that money power and his influence over people come into what makes elon musk so powerful and important.
Your analysis of Elon Musk's power is really interesting especially how you connected his wealth to his influence in social media and politics. I agree that money played a huge role in his rise, without it he wouldn't have been able to buy twitter ( now X) or gain such a platform to shape opinions. However , I also think his intelligence , ambition and ability to take risks are just as important . He didn't just inherit wealth , he used it to push industries forward , from electric cars to space travel. That's what makes him different from other billionaires , he isn't just rich , he is actively changing the world . But with that kind of influence , there is also danger . The fact that one person can have so much control over communication , politics and even wars is worrying . Which makes me wonder , that should there be limits to his power? or will his influence only continue to grow?
Hello, Topical Talkers I chose my favorite topic and it was Elon Musk's money, power and influence. The big question is, how has he become so powerful?
In my opinion Elon should not be so powerful because Elon Musk thinks he can do whatever he wants because of his money, power and influence. A supporting fact is that Mr. Musk's influence makes him powerful because on X he has over 2oo million followers. He is also friends with Donald Trump and he was on the news. Elon Musk was a major donor to Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Elon Musk's influence is what makes him powerful.
Elon Musk's power is what makes him powerful because Mr. Musk interfered in global politics speaking about his power. Elon Musk's companies helped him get to the top and get him the power. Elon Musk persuades people to do things for him to get him more power. Elon Musk's power is what makes him powerful.
Elon Musk's money also makes him powerful. According to magazines he is the richest person in the world. Elon Musk's followers help him to get money by the post he does. His company called Tesla gets him money as well. That is how Elon Musk is so powerful today.
What makes Elon Musk so powerful ? I think that all is money , fame , beisneses , and friendship With Donald Trump is making so powerful. According to social media and news chanels he is the richest person on earth. He has a net worth of 389 billion dollars.He is best fiends with Donald Trump. He is even taking it as far as making donations for president Trump. In my opinion I think he's becoming to powerful.
I think Elon musk is so powerful because of his money , influence , business ,and relationship with Trump. First ,owns very popular like Tesla and SpaceX . Then in October 2022 he bought twitter.Before Trump became president they had a friendship.and now they work togther He is the richest person in the world he has 384 million dollars . Some people say that he just wants power but it is not true . He had made this business help like he made cars that do not need gas to help earth be clean and not have pollution. But he has a lot have power.
Yes I do agree with you. Elon Musk has a lot of power, but to ad, he had this power and wealth since he was born. It is true that his power only decreased with his purchases of Tesla, Twitter and Space X, and yes he did and create some good inventions and things. But do you think those overweight the fact the he abuses his overwhelming amount of power to influence and control others opinion and political views and that he for example tried to manipulate the elections of the USA by giving everyone who elected Donald Trump a million dollars? He also tried to influence the elections here in Germany by participating in a interview with Alice Weidel, who is the federal spokesperson of her party AfD, a right-wing party in Germany, to tell the people this party is great and that everyone should support them. And I think it is unbelievable that Elon Musk tries to influence an election of a different country than his own that he has absolutely nothing to do with. So in my opinion he rather misuses his power by doing the wrong things, instead of helping the world, which he could do in so many ways since he has this much power and wealth.
Elon Musk is one of the most successful entrepreneurs of our generation and, nowadays, one of the most controversial personalities taking centre stage in world news. He is the richest person in the world, involved in car industry, social media, space transport and telecommunications by owning companies which are leading players in all sectors of economy. Recently, he joined the republican party and campaigned in support of Donald Trump pursuing to play an active role in USA politics. Although being the richest man in the world gives him immense power, his actions indicate that he seeks political power as well in order to become a worldwide influence. Having satisfied his thirst for wealth, he desires to “conquer” the whole world. In my opinion, the case of Elon Musk is common among rich people, as the combination of wealth and political power can rule the world. Undoubtedly, the media can constitute the means to achieve this goal. By acquiring one of the most popular social media platforms, called X (former Twitter), he has found a way to influence millions of people across the globe and ultimately control social, political and economic developments. In view of the above, I feel that in some respects his beliefs are extreme and such concentration of power may even undermine democracy.