What would you do if you were one of the richest people on earth? I imagine you’d generously donate all your money to charity — which is probably why you’re reading about Elon Musk rather than living like him.
The Tesla tycoon briefly topped the Bloomberg Billionaires Index earlier this year, although he’s since slipped down to third place, behind space rival Jeff Bezos and LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault.
Still, a fortune of $146.5 billion is a decent chunk of cash to plow into his companies,cars, and a curious collection of charities,froma templeat Burning Man to a protest groupfighting gridlockon his commute to work. But spendingall those billions isn’t easy, as Musk graciously admits. The SpaceX founder recentlyasked his 55 million Twitter followersfor tips on donations.
While we wait for him to follow our shrewd investment advice, we can do the next best thing: splash his cash virtually.
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Car rental firmLeasingOptionsrecently released a game that challenges you to spendSpace Karen’seye-watering net worth on an array of tempting items, from a single Big Mac to a Falcon 9 rocket launch. But you’ll have to invest quickly: every dime needs to disappear within 30 seconds.
I chose an investment strategy that the environmental philanthropist would surely respect: buying 2,160 private jets. Unfortunately, my furious clicking only soaked up $9.7 billion of Musk’s reserves, leaving him $156.3 billion to spend onbuilding martian citiesandimplanting computer chipsin our brains.
If you think you could do a better job, you can give the game a gohere. Just don’t expect to get to the bottom of Musk’s pit of money; even squandering it on space rockets is a challenge. The struggle is real.
Story byThomas Macaulay
Thomas is a senior reporter at TNW. He covers European tech, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, and government policy.Thomas is a senior reporter at TNW. He covers European tech, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, and government policy.
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