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by criddell 2 days ago
> Look at how many fuck ups there are with basically no repercussions; the dude is still rich.

I read something that put it into perspective for me. Musk's current net worth is ~ $1 trillion. He could mess up and destroy 99% of his wealth and he would still be worth $10 billion.

If he did something stupid again and lost 99% of the remaining 1%, he would still be worth $100 million.

It would take him screwing up a third time and losing 99% once again to be down to a middle-class net worth of $1 million.