| More of letting my imagination run wild than real predictions: * Fixation with tesla bankruptcy morphs into fixation with tesla breakup as it becomes the most valuable company in the world. * SpaceX is a telecommunications giant, making Elon the richest man alive by a factor of 2. * More than his wealth, Elon's cult of personality starts to raise eyebrows in washington and beyond. * Elon is forced to move into politics, as a) he can't defend his businesses otherwise, b) it becomes evident that he can't realise his visions without state power. * Elon continues the trend of his predecessors (trump and some unknown populist in 2024) to wreck havoc on the American system. * However, he does succeed in reuniting the US, as his brand of green techno evangelism and cosmic evolution speaks to both rust belt and hyperliberal cities. * His primary focus then becomes destroying American elites as he rationally and correctly identifies that they are the main obstacles to his vision (the joke goes around that Elon is the AI he warned us about) * Elon remains the de-facto leader after his 2 terms in office and Shotwell becomes the first female president. Other notes: * Elon indirectly commands a private militia of mostly 20 year olds, who found each other and organize via the internet. By 2026, this is not unheard of. They frequently clash with other militias. * NY and SF have a social credit system (implemented by the same companies that built it in China). Spying on neighbours is commonplace, as is being sent to reeducation at a former collage campus. Anyone who wants a career accepts this as cost of doing business. Many careers are ended by false allegations. * Events in China will change everything above. Comic relief: * Joe Rogan serves in a communication role in the Musk government. * Alex Jones is the only one who warns early about a Musk dictatorship. He is ridiculed by everyone. It doesn't help that he thinks Musk is a literal alien. |