TIME Person of the Year: Elon Musk

[@dmonkul]

Nobody: "Let's name a person of the year and then ask him about his tweets, money and girlfriend" Time: YES!

[@supercarMOMcbrtkk]

WOW your need to see this here is the truth.kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXjJZaKqrpd2iKs

[@jbagger331]

Well, Time can't ask him about his companies because they are all in Texas now and you know how much that annoys the their clueless staff.

[@Y2Kvids]

That's why he is person of the year . Because he tweets .

[@Chris-vr8cd]

They should have made Crip Mac person of the year instead

[@GustavoFerreira-rl8oo]

TMZ did it? No, TIME did. Lol

[@Maxime_K-G]

I remember when spotting a Tesla used to be a rare occurrence, now I see at least one parked in every parking lot that I go to, almost without fail. It really is the most popular luxury at the moment vehicle and priced in such a way that even normal people who really want one can afford it.

[@paradiso4562]

Teslas are not luxury vehicles.

[@DeeAy09]

@@paradiso4562 they are for now. In 3-5 years they will be an entry level car cheaper than a Honda Civic

[@paradiso4562]

@@DeeAy09 No, they aren't. There's nothing luxurious about the inside of a Tesla. The price tag is for the technology, but the cars themselves are not made of high quality materials nor are they even properly checked for quality assurance. The technology and the fact they're the "first" mass produced electrical vehicle that doesn't look ugly is what makes them so expensive.

[@DeeAy09]

@@paradiso4562 Tesla is considered a Luxury brand. It has more to do with price tag than materials and/or technology in Tesla's case. A quick Google search will tell you it's a luxury brand. Just because you disagree doesn't mean it is not a luxury brand by definition.

[@paradiso4562]

@@DeeAy09 You don't know what luxury means then. You can Google a million different things and get different answers, that means absolutely nothing. Teslas are cheap on the inside and competitive on the outside. It's the brand recognition that gives them their price point. But other than the battery technology/drive train and the tablets, nothing about them is luxurious.

[@Biggiiful]

Elon's interview with the Babylon Bee (a company that writes parody articles) was legitimately more insightful, thought provoking, and mature than his interview with TIME. This is where we are at in 2021.

[@constellations8572]

Completely agree. Just watched it. I think interviewers think they have to be robotic and professional when talking to Elon when that is just not true.

[@harlhequim]

massive truth

[@justingolden21]

Absolutely agree. I've seen both and the Bee has actually informative and entertaining conversation, the Time one just complains about him for having money and influence. Also, it's beyond stupid and a blatant lie to claim he pays "almost no taxes;" he's paid more in tax this one year than any other human being in recorded history. I mean you can argue about if you think he should be taxed more or less, but putting out easily verifiably false info to push political agenda is bullshit.

[@gringopaul3423]

Elon Musk is playful, and Babylon Bee tapped into that. He's a serious man involved with endeavors with serious consequences, plus he concentrates so hard that his facial expressions are hard for mere mortals to read. But he wants to be a fun guy as well as a serious contributor. A Time interview isn't like an appearance on SNL, or a date with his singer GF.

[@scottmcqueen3964]

@@justingolden21 Its not a blatant lie at all, Hes traditionally paid very little tax because he had very little income. He even said himself on the Bee interview he paid nothing in 2018 due to being in credit from 2017 lol. People really should make it a point to understand at least the bare minimums of how money, tax and the economy works, you included. His benefit to society is far greater than any tax he would pay from a income. Through jobs, tech advancements etc etc. But politicians and idiots like to cling to try paint all the rich as these evil people lol.

[@hark14imb]

Imagine having Starships in the background and not asking a single question about that. Those will arguably be one of humanity's greatest creations one day

[@katjerouac]

They look very clunky but they might be what paves the way for new space travel technology or at least inspires it.

[@Ideacubeinfo]

Im pretty confident that "elon musk will build the future" will be a copyrighted phrase within ten years

[@TysonIke]

That’s what they said about the Hindenburg lol.

[@truebark3329]

What a joke

[@courier3567]

You should look up "Starship debunked" the idea basically only exists on paper and almost all of the technology for it doesn't exist and their plans aren't even possible so they have to rethink the whole rocket.

[@birgerjarl4391]

TIME: Makes Elon Musk person of the year Also TIME: Tries to make Elon Musk look bad for 12 minutes

[@turrafirmaguitarchannel]

Most people are reactionary and narrow minded. Elon is doing a great job in my opinion.

[@Marmalard]

I think it means most influential. It's not meant to be a reward for good moral character.

[@archangel8444]

Not their fault fully. Mostly for the tesla crash. It was pushed to the news because people wanted to short tesla even more than it is. Cars crash all the time, just because it was on auto pilot doesn't mean you shouldn't be paying attention to the road.

[@qwertmom]

Well... all the stuff they were talking about happened in the last YEAR which is why he's been chosen for the title. Everyone already understands he's revolutionized tech and all that bc it's old news.

[@Dan-nt2yb]

Wrong. Person of the year could be for a number of reasons. Good…bad…ugly…influential…controversial….etc etc etc. Putin, Newt Gingrich. George Bush Jr. Bill Clinton. Ya see?

[@DillonLoomis22]

Might sound lame lol but I'm grateful to be alive for Elon in his prime...profound what he's doing for the world and his Twitter antics are just cherries on top - congrats to the GOAT!

[@jscaputo246]

Elon is a once in a lifetime marvel

[@chrismeys4791]

Go the Goat 🐐!

[@diegoaduriz9433]

Yeah, Dillon! 🤩

[@iVarmint]

Couldn't have said it better Dillon!

[@mathmasters842]

exactly, the questions asked, I was like what are they asking? Can't they bring forward Elons vision to empower other people rather than doing a security council type questionnaire

[@markplott4820]

TIME got it wrong, ELON is NOT CEO of TESLA, according to the SEC he is the TECHNOKING.

[@juliahello6673]

I just love seeing the stodgy SEC have to call him tecknoking in their boring documents.

[@timjester8555]

Elon sees the terms CEO, CFO, etc are meaningless titles, as to be a corporation you are only reqd to have a pres, Vp, sect/treas, and a director. The story is he filled in the blank as a joke. That's Elon!

[@nuitNo.6]

He's CEO. But also Technoking.

[@clydefrog6959]

They also messed up by solely asking him business questions…. Elon musk is an unbelievably rare individual psychologically speaking. Elon musk isn’t a business man, he’s an unbelievably creative individual WITH businesses.

[@giantdad2799]

@@nuitNo.6 He's not CEO. He's Technoking. Legally. And only Technoking.

[@rhysknight8681]

The man is already GOATed. He does one thing well. He makes the haters feel embarrassed by their own inadequacy, and I'm here for it.

[@uiscepreston]

Are you ten years old?

[@arcynull]

@@uiscepreston Do you think a 10 year old would know the word 'inadequacy'?

[@htvlogs80]

A CEO that’s an actual engineer, getting involved, & has a passion for space exploration & EV’s.

[@RogerM88]

He's not an Engineer genius. More like a Marketing genius.

[@a-don13]

@@RogerM88 "chief engineer at spaceX". plus tesla and spaceX don't do marketing lmao

[@dannyjudge2876]

CEOs don’t ride the breeze they all have to bust there ass to be where they are, he’s just also a scientist and happens to be a genius which adds to his success

[@aabahdjfisosososos]

@@dannyjudge2876 Na it’s because he’s a hard worker and cares about his workers

[@NNFaNRacing]

There are more CEOs with engineering degrees than any other degree, but Elon musk does not have an engineering degree, nor is he an engineer. He's good at hiring talented people and making high level decisions for a business. You and the other musketeers do realize it isn't Elon who comes up with the ideas right? Just because a CEO tweets about a product or project doesn't mean they actually came up with the idea...

[@CodeMonkeyCharlie]

Elon seems like he genuinely wants to push humanity forward, and that is worthy of admiration. I hope Starship works out--it will be extremely exciting and inspirational for the entire world. Tesla cars seem like great vehicles as well, and when they make a cheaper model I'm sure they'll become much more prevalent. There's nothing wrong with building wealth along the way.

[@markplott4820]

well, NASA and others laughed at ELON when he said SpaceX was going to land Rocket 🚀 boosters. now, who is Laughing.

[@johntheux9238]

They are making 30.5% gross margin on the model 3/Y so once they produce enough of them to satisfy demand the price will be reduced for sure. Hopefully next year with Giga Berlin and Austin.

[@dixiee3554]

Yeah, gotta get the filthy rich to another planet before this one is xestroyed.

[@GlendaleDude1]

I admire Elan. Merry Christmas.

[@therealthreadkilla]

"I hope Starship works out" The entirety of the Musk strategy right there. "Hope" and I'm sure every single day he "hopes" that folks don't figure out that he's failed upwards his entire life.

[@thespacepeacock]

I'm convinced Elon Musk is one of the most misunderstood people currently alive. One has to remember the guy has an IQ on par with Einstein: he just doesn't see the world the same way most regular people do. In my opinion, whilst he's certainly not perfect, he is one of, if not the prime person to support in this day and age. If you look at the sheer size of the accomplisments he and his companies have made so far, can't you just do anything but wonder what the future will hold, especially with the goals they are striving towards? People will always doubt if what he's doing is even possible, or insinuate this is all just for his own ego, but you got to remember that most people who bet against him in the past have been proven wrong. And yes, he may be the world richest man according to net worth, but honestly, i would be extremely suprised if it turn out he does any of what he does for personal gain. Glory, maybe, yes, but first of all for the progression of humankind. What kind of billionaire lives in a rental home and pours every bit of cash he makes of his stocks straight back into his companies? What kind of billionaire sits together with his (brilliant) engineers at the design table of the most advanced rocket yet, changing and itterating as he goes? One thing is for sure: Elon is not just a regular rich smart guy who got lucky. You may dissagree with him, find him immature, despise him because he holds so much wealth, even believe him to be evil, but you cannot deny he is changing the world for the better. Let's just all take a moment to appreciate that. And let's hope he's just getting started.

[@kevin42]

Iv been saying this for about a decade.

[@arcadeslum5882]

ditto, it is nausceaeting watching far more inferior humans speculate on the motives on our modern day Einstein.

[@cein7038]

This, i agree. Period.

[@satoshinakamoto7253]

not really, he is understood, read more

[@DanielSMatthews]

Whatever he is he is not even comparable to Einstein, they are very different sorts of human. Einstein was a genetic freak with a physically different brain to other humans, noticeably more cortex area. I have seen no claims about Musk possessing the same neurological characteristics.

[@molester5917]

The different between Elon & all of the other multi-billionaires is that we actually see the human in him. He doesn't shift his views or filter what he says in order to fit into mainstreams agenda. That's why he's constantly evolving.

[@socksonmafeet8088]

He certainly shifted his view on Bitcoin

[@dayand1189]

He is not just the person of the year he will be the person of the century

[@charleskavoukjian3441]

No millennia

[@sandraplazola]

Agree….person of the century

[@px1015]

lol

[@MeetKevin]

Techno Monastery: basically where my wife keeps me while I’m working too.

[@Q5000]

It's the hair

[@Skylla54]

Oh Kevin o.O I didnt heared from you for a while. I saw you coloured your hair! Sexy Look, love it :D

[@MjmanDK]

Meet Techno Kevin for Governor!

[@THEREALZENFORCE]

All hail Elon Electric-Jesus the Techno-Messiah..... aka the king of vaporware salesmen, emperor of marketing and cult leader of the gullible people

[@Wency-qb6ic]

@@Skylla54 to a different form that the

[@AnthonyMunyi]

Elon deserves much more than this award. The undeniable truth is this: When Elon started on all of the prominent journeys he is known for (Tesla, SpaceX, Starlink, Neuralink, The Boring Company, SolarCity, etc - which are more than most can ever do in one lifetime), they were ideas many people never ever thought would succeed. Musk didn't just start successful companies. He went after ideas that next to no one thought would work. He has broken ceiling after ceiling through sheer human enterprise and brilliance. Sure, government funding helps, but that is the case for most large companies with a large R&D focus. The man's ideas continue to change our future in outstanding ways. Not to mention he is so frequently featured in the media, which contributes significantly to what TIME considers in giving this award. It is unimaginable that all of what he has done has been achieved by one man in 20 odd years. I am alive to see it, and I am inspired by it.

[@alecstanleyy]

honestly couldn't agree more

[@tylerrnorthup]

fr bro

[@turrafirmaguitarchannel]

👍🔥💖

[@SS-1293]

Well said brother. He is a legend amongst legends!

[@ShovelShovel]

him becoming the richest person in the world is his award, screw all those fake accolades and trophies

[@Eigenbros]

This man will be remembered and will go down in history. Time had an opportunity to do a great piece enshrining his legacy, but now when future generations look this interview up hundreds of years later to learn about a great man who shaped the technological future of the world, this is the stupid irrelevant sh*t they will have to sift through

[@reentrysfs6317]

Bruh he is the same side of a coin as Jeff but at least he doesn’t hide that he has no regard for other human life

[@Hunting380]

@@reentrysfs6317 cry?

[@reentrysfs6317]

@@Hunting380 no just being a sceptic

[@joelhusemann7310]

this man will definitely go down in history as the lamest fake dragon to ever walk this earth. sacrficing nothing in pursuit of the whole world, not the way my friends not the way

[@michaelealey7370]

So true.

[@seanmccabe2377]

I absolutely adore this man. Just doing things for the advancement of humanity. Just an amazing human

[@spirocorbett3839]

....oh, please.....

[@satoshinakamoto7253]

no one does anything else

[@renegadeprincess8717]

Okay.

[@jotasilva7152]

This is what I speak of the true Personality of the Year 2021, chosen by readers of Time Magazine, by more than 2 million votes, Mr. Jair Messias Bolsonaro, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil.

[@i_havethe_highground3955]

ah yes. bootlicking billionaires who dont give a shit about you

[@baab4229]

Glad he gets some recognition for single-handedly starting the new private space race and the electric car revolution, despite 15 years of skepticism, getting shorted and laughed at.

[@mathewferstl7042]

'single-headedly' what a good way to ignore the thousands of engineers he has employed and the fact he didn't found tesla or design the original car....

[@baab4229]

@@mathewferstl7042 I'm not ignoring them. Everyone knows he didn't do it alone, there is no need to say it every time. By single-handedly I don't mean him personally but the movements he started. And let's be honest, if it wasn't up to him, those thousands of employees wouldn't have done the same thing.

[@mathewferstl7042]

@@baab4229 for tesla, those employee's would likely have done the same thing, yes.

[@experimentalcyborg]

@@mathewferstl7042 My guy the original tesla company was heading for the cliffs their business model was unsustainable.

[@khanch.6807]

@@mathewferstl7042 The original EV company was bleeding money and nowhere near where it is now. It didn't even have a commercial product. Musk bought it and named it Tesla and built the company up.

[@mcconlogue1898]

Who is this Molly Ball character? Seems like she just regurgitates media bias. Actually, the whole story is this way, except when you listen to Elon' point of view, which seems quite reasonable.

[@JameBlack]

What on earth is "to regurgitate"?

[@dustinpeloquin5678]

@@JameBlack you know how birds chew up food and spit it into their offsprings mouth? that’s regurgitation, thinking about this logically it fits the context better than i thought.

[@khanch.6807]

@@JameBlack Spit out something that media feeds you.

[@kevinwarburton2938]

Molly Ball just another spoilt princess member of the 'woke' gang.

[@moiv.3772]

I truly have respect for this man. He is very articulate, super self aware and highly intelligent. Well done. God Bless you I hope your hard work pays off and I hope you go down in history as the genius you are.

[@teoraymond1724]

He is the incarnate of Nikola Tesla.

[@RR-et6zp]

that's called an adult, outside of the US

[@RR-et6zp]

@@teoraymond1724 that's called an adult, outside of the US

[@uiscepreston]

Please. The guy's a grifter who got his seed money to invest from his family's shady mining business. Stop worshiping the wealthy like they descend from on-high and are flawless. The worst industrialists are the megalomaniacal ones. Plus his junk cars are deathtraps. And it is apparent he has already been installing those mind control chips in people's heads from all the lobotomized idolatry being displayed in these comments.

[@Levitiy]

The monastic life is a rough, humbling, and fulfilling one. Shout out to all the Starbase workers giving themselves entirely to Starship.

[@yanceyhudson5794]

“Don’t take off Thanksgiving weekend! If we don’t fulfill our government contract with SpaceX we’ll be bankrupt!” Elon Musk 2021 The email is out there people, written in his own hand.

[@BobMonty99]

A true African-American

[@snuffeldjuret]

@@yanceyhudson5794 no, that is an exaggeration.

[@changeyouryoutubechannelna1434]

@@yanceyhudson5794 yeah and if they go bankrupt they wont even have jobs anymore would they? use your brain for once

[@YanekChe]

My friend is an engineer at Space X, they work as much as Elon

[@BrianYochem]

Musk is the man but this was almost like a hit piece on him. Thankfully he answered these dumb questions pretty well. I'd love to see what parts of the interview they left out.

[@TenHorizons]

If they meant poorly I don't think they would have given him the award. I think the views are fair and, if you pay attention to the controversies Elon's involved with, I think Time gives a good explanation on his behaviour, almost like they're explaining for Elon, and justifying their award

[@MrSenserus]

The organisation doing a hit piece gave him man of the year?

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

He deserves a hit. Because he is an arrogant ingrate. He is NOT an American by birth, he disses politicians who want to control the excesses of the billionaire class, will ruin ground based telescopy if his internet network goes ahead. Just STFU Leon! I can think of Americans far more deserving to be man of the year. A great doctor!

[@zackwyvern2582]

Hit piece? Have you even read the rubbish they wrote about him in the issue? Sounds like TIME loves him, and they think this is what his cult loves to hear about.

[@somedude0921]

@@TenHorizons times gave hitler the award

[@angelmatos9143]

No mega mansions, super Yachts or wasted time. Just the brightest thinking in our lifetime.

[@user-kf3vu8ud7s]

and people still hate. you don’t see him wasting his billions on anything crazy just reinvesting into the future

[@fanaticvandal472]

he lives a frugal life, working 80 hours a day, and there are still idiots that call him out for his wealth

[@THEREALZENFORCE]

Stephen Hawking > Musk as a thinker

[@dustinpeloquin5678]

@@fanaticvandal472 80 hours a week*

[@Lucalikesstuff]

@@THEREALZENFORCE but not as a doer

[@suevelez3309]

Elon deserves to be Person of the Year, Last Year This Year and Next Year and Years To come!!!

[@Billev1224]

Why do people ask Elon the dumbest questions?

[@juicyjessica2298]

To make any answer that comes out of his mouth understandable to anyone.

[@lintoppthomas]

@@juicyjessica2298 No it's because ...most of them are leftist democrats and are jealous of him because he leans more lean Trump..Now you understand leftist demorat

[@SvenKolb]

thought the same! Why would you ask him - in your short time window - a personal question noone including yourself gives a hoot about?

[@dixonpinfold2582]

Some of us can see how dumb they are but eventually everyone will. Little kids will say "Mom, why were people except for Elon Musk so stupid in 2021?" This will not age well.

[@uglifist309]

Dumb people ask dumb questions

[@green8026]

Elon is just as deserving as ANYONE ELSE. Anyone who thinks this award isn't deserved is CRAZY. 1. He oversaw the greatest needle move in Space in the last 50 years 2. Became richest (on the books) person of ALL TIME 3. Oversaw Tesla's continued success 4. Stood up for what he believed in even though now people attack him purely out of political bias 5. Oversaw first fully private crewed space launch EVER, which also raised over 200 million dollars for St. Jude and the list continues.

[@LunnarisLP]

I think reopening the factory was still totally reasonable, every other manufacturer had reopened their factories with much less of a plan for managing risks of infections at the workplace, whereas tesla really providede a well thought through concept, which obviously was that good, because they already had done a similar thing in shanghai, were regulations were actually even clearer. And I think if the senate tells the industry that now is the time to open it doesn't seem like it's wrong for Tesla to then actually do what the senator told them to do.

[@NickKautz]

He just catches flac from the mainstream press because they think it's their job to punish influential people for not getting onboard with their narrative or not being "left" enough.

[@BlueSky-cj3cf]

Yeah but the editor of time magazine thinks it was a poor management choice so it must be wrong.

[@DamianBadalamenti]

@@NickKautzThe "Left enough" qualifier is ruining the left imo

[@lucy9877]

Elon Musk meets Miley Cyrus kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5OVgJWpqamMZ68 It’s hilarious!! 😂 😆

[@SoCalVipers]

@@BlueSky-cj3cf haha

[@zill4_]

Person of the year, this seems more like a hit piece than anything congratulatory.

[@joshualane1716]

Time’s Person of the Year designation is not congratulatory in nature. It’s just a description of who they view to have had the most influence on headlines.

[@zill4_]

@@joshualane1716 Yeah they may say this, but then 2020's person(s) of the year was the US President and VP. If it wasn't in any form congratulatory 2020 should have been Doctors or George Floyd, god knows 2020 wasn't shaped by political campaigns.

[@user-jy2ci5ox9v]

They did a great job, although they should have pulled up his past promises of self driving happening this year or next year and asked him if it was right to lie about the state of his self driving technology and what makes him so different to Trump or Elizabeth Holmes in that respect? Lol.

[@investedfemelle7564]

Great response to the competition. The goal is to better humanity, not compete the dominate the market. Such a big fan of him 👏

[@martinjanev1705]

What he makes for ordenary human(?) Run on Mars from us(????)

[@Miata822]

Is he bettering humanity when he says the government shouldn't subsidize EV charging or people buying EVs? Was he bettering humanity when he made workers work during lockdown and claimed the virus would be gone by _last_ Spring? He's an entrepreneur who has captured the imagination of a portion of the people and enraged another portion equally. He made a lot of headlines, a lot of tweets. His usefulness is about used up.

[@martinjanev1705]

@@Miata822 And Sir! I think you must done alot if more bible resurch ,there a simple but powerful testemony- treasure..the first recorded -🔥Portal for travels Ng whith speed of lith it's in Gospel-biok if acts 8 chapter ,Lok like this: 39 And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

[@xd-hc8cc]

@@martinjanev1705 holy sheet noones reading your fking book u just wrote

[@martinjanev1705]

@@xd-hc8cc "whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech." God commands us to keep our tongue from all obscene words, filthy and corrupt communication, lying, swearing, cursing, and any evil speech. The Christian life and the words we speak should be free from the deceit and dishonor!

[@johnnyzeee5215]

Fantastic, an incredibly smart and visionary man, who had changed the world. We can all be inspired by him.

[@fjalics]

And has worked really hard, and risked everything. Could have retired after they sold paypal. Instead he blew all his money on a rocket company, and an electric car company, and even the Boring company could turn into a big deal.

[@richardcope8102]

@@fjalics Unlike a lot of UK CEO's he actually works like crazy and has a massive super brain. He has also created wealth and has spread it around even to relatively middle-income corners of the UK amongst those people with the ability, knowledge and funds ( £££ ) willing to support Elon and his Vision

[@hans-joachimbierwirth4727]

Hopefully not. An idiot full of shit shouldn't inspire anybody.

[@johnnyzeee5215]

@Uhavenoright toask More left - wing, liberal demonizing of wealth and wealthy people. The grade - school playground " He has more than me, and I don't like him mentality." Come up with some inspired brilliant ideas, apply yourself, work very hard, and maybe one day, you'll have a billion dollars too.

[@johnnyzeee5215]

@Uhavenoright toask Fantastic. Speak against him and what he does all you want. The fact is he, Bezos, and other billionaire entrepreneurs, make the world turn. All you do is bemoan them with comments on You Tube.

[@enthusia492]

What a goddamn flex to have the interview in front of two Starships.

[@markplott4820]

JEFF who ? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@dixonpinfold2582]

It's not a flex (i.e. showing off), he lives and works there. If he had a café, he'd be interviewed in front of his café. But he has a space company. What a goddamn display of envy on your part.

[@snuffeldjuret]

@@dixonpinfold2582 but also, basically he was at the cafe at the space company if I understand correctly. (Well, a bar might be a better description than a cafe.)

[@thehipsterhamster1929]

@@dixonpinfold2582 how did you think the OP is jealous. He is clearly just impressed

[@dixonpinfold2582]

@@thehipsterhamster1929 Because flex means show off, closely related to brag, and g.d. was another tipoff. I pondered for a sec, then decided it was clear, cuz who would put it that way otherwise, and risk seeming extremely critical? I guess to you it sounds like the same kind of thing as "f-ng sick", which is praise? Hmm. Could be.

[@chrismartin9651]

absolute legend. From smoking joints during interviews to being Time's person of the year and the richest person ever. this man is just a rockstar

[@lancer8830]

The most complementary hit piece ever

[@bob_frazier]

Exactly.

[@Owen-rq2bz]

Exactly! I can't believe they even picked him.

[@icewendigo2320]

Times is MSM, and MSM is Propaganda.

[@shanecateriny4359]

He’s got that 5th element thing going with the hair. I hope he did that on purpose. Elon’s so cool. Rockets, and super cars, wireless internet, digging tunnels, Mars, this guy just won’t quit.

[@mathewferstl7042]

how is satellite internet supposed to be better than cable?

[@KWORLD-NOW]

You forgot the failed hyperloop which then became a high speed car tunnel and eventually a low speed car tunnel with planned projects scraped from the company website , or the 1,000 passenger capacity high speed Earth to Earth 30 min starship flights 😂. You fanboys seem to have selective amnesia when it comes to Elon's promises/claims versus his end products.

[@timo6573]

​@@mathewferstl7042 In rural and remote places it is much cheaper than building out fibre optical internet. For cities and densely populated areas cable is much better. With Starlinks price and value it also brings some competition to some of the monopolies.

[@mathewferstl7042]

@@timo6573 yeah sat internet is good for rural areas but that's not a new revolutionary idea, it's been around for decades. And other providers are in general more reliable and don't cause Kessler's syndrome

[@jacoblindberg9742]

@@KWORLD-NOW keep telling yourself that hes not making the most substantial impact on the planet over any one else

[@KetanSingh]

He is probably one of the few people who's worth listening to. The amount of stuff this guy has managed to execute or set in motion is probably unmatched in the entire human history.

[@dr1flush]

The simps are really cringe here. Besides pay pal what's he set in motion that's unmatched? Ev isn't anything new and neither is space flight

[@isprak]

@@dr1flush missed out on the tesla run eh?

[@jasonmillner6416]

including Jesus Christ ;)

[@jasonmillner6416]

Love your comment by the way!!

[@robinkaskey3251]

Thomas Edison.

[@robdi4585]

Elon Musk is probably the only likable, approachable and thoughtful billionaire that ever existed. I can't think of any person who is more deserving than him. It is very rare to find someone as wealthy as Elon Musk, who generally cares about our planet, and our existence as human beings.

[@xd-hc8cc]

noone deserves to be a billionare

[@kylerspeaks3015]

It’s about time! Congrats, Elon🚀🔋🚘

[@user-vv4lo5yz3h]

Tax the rich

[@thehipsterhamster1929]

@@user-vv4lo5yz3h he doesn't earn income tax. So there isn't money they can actually tax. When he sells all his stock the government will take about 45B dollars. Which is probably 600,000x the taxes you will pay. Inform yourself

[@thehipsterhamster1929]

@J Watson yeah elon is probably person of the decade.

[@watchdog304]

It's crazy when the people who don't really like you very much still give you "Person of the Year" because your achievements have so obviously earned it. Molly Ball seemed to be on the verge of gritting her teeth when talking about his success.

[@Lightning-jc6re]

Glad I'm not the only one to pick up on that

[@masond]

Did anyone else find it weird that they basically ripped him apart during this interview?

[@maxwelll8052]

yeah left shit you knaw? lol

[@thomasreese2816]

They tried... and failed

[@juliahello6673]

Pretty typical of interviews with Elon. He’s so authentic that people see him as an easy target for attacking. Most people would fight back but he just thinks about the question and answers it.

[@Fidel37]

Trash interviewers... all of them. Typical of the present-day Time.

[@buliameenoladayo3074]

The harder they tried, the more they fail... Everybody can see Musk authenticity against Media bias

[@MasculinityMindset]

One of the greatest minds in the history of our world. And we get to see him in the flesh, during our time on this earth, cracking jokes and not taking life too seriously.

[@dylanmax.]

love it

[@carpediem8314]

More like biggest con man in U.S. history. Scratch that, world history. He’s got so many people fooled.

[@MasculinityMindset]

@@carpediem8314 Shhhh, take your medication.

[@carpediem8314]

@@MasculinityMindset Elon Musk bought out Tesla from the original founders, proceeded to kick them out and call himself founder. This is just that surface of his shady antics. I suggest you watch the video entitle “Debunking Elon Musk” by Common Sense Skeptic. I know it’s hard to believe, but it’s time people Musk for what he really is.

[@MasculinityMindset]

@@carpediem8314 I see that he came into the company after the original founders. Managed the four rounds of seed investments that kept the company afloat, then poured into millions of his own. Was the person who insisted they move from sports to mass-produced cheaper vehicles. The person who turned the company around when it was weeks away from failure. I know they were heavily subsidised by the government. Also that the other original co-founders have their names associated with the company. Not sure why that is a scam? Then you have the Boring company, Neuralink, Starling, Space X, Solar City and several smaller startups. None of this is hidden, maybe some people just choose not to look. I'll take what he actually has accomplished than some online haters who have done nothing with their lives.

[@pe7143]

Amen! He’s a courageous dude to stand up to the cowardly and screw-loose mob! And he’s made the world a better place with his innovations. (no replies read)

[@claudemartelly7421]

Sigma Mentality

[@MS-st1zb]

Actually the world was a lot better place before the like of musk and the others like him.

[@Jaapst]

@@MS-st1zb agree he is a fraud

[@mathewferstl7042]

'no replies read' now that's being open minded

[@dr1flush]

How exactly has he made the world better? Honestly what's made better? Tesla vehicle are worse for the environment than gas cars according to some statistics because of the batteries. Honestly what's he done to make my life better lol? NOTHING , nothing at all simps

[@David_7171]

Congrats to Elon Musk for being only the third African-American to be Time Person of the Year. Amazing achievement

[@gardensoundrecords3598]

Absolutely genius level comment

[@mathewferstl7042]

lol 'African-American' he grew up in a rich white family in South Africa with his father owning an emerald mine pretty much using slave labour

[@O1OO1O1]

@@mathewferstl7042 so if he's not African American, what is he?

[@mathewferstl7042]

@@O1OO1O1 technically he is, but that's not what was meant by the comment. It was implying that some how he is representing poor African communities blah, blah, blah. Which is so delusional, it's astounding

[@O1OO1O1]

@@mathewferstl7042 can you quite the part where he implies that? I think you'll find he was likely joking, and making a social statement, but you can't know, because words alone don't covey intent, consistent behaviour does.

[@TheSimonChristopherShow]

best news ive woken up to in months. not sure when it hits stands, but ill be looking today.

[@SriSrinivasable]

Person of the Year? The Man is Our Most Valuable Person Alive.

[@berozgaar1100]

lol i like your sense of humour

[@rudradave600]

Either you are being sarcastic or you are highly misinformed and if you happen to be one of those Elon fans still living in the dark then here is video that might change your view kzbin.info/www/bejne/epzMqWeLr6qVoLc

[@JoeMacek]

Should be Person of the Century! Congrats Elon Musk!

[@drdauger]

Rivian and Lucid are not threats to Tesla. They’re complementary. The potential addressable market is huge.

[@jaycehezekia441]

teslas gotta share the ev space, probably back to $500 dollar range soon

[@sebastianorye2702]

@@jaycehezekia441 ok, that's probably not going to happen.

[@MjmanDK]

@@jaycehezekia441 lol. Get real

[@satoshinakamoto7253]

they dont honestly care who has how much. It's about tunring the world more green and the pie is very big anyway

[@sebastianorye2702]

@@jaycehezekia441 with the help of a stock split*

[@LLCDDN]

If TIMES really wanted to honor Elon Musk, they should have left out those speakers who were disingenuous in speaking about the man they called “Person of the Year”. Frankly, it was almost disceptive drawing people to watch a video to honor a man with a huge fan base only to plant and spin negative thoughts about him. Those other people, besides the interviewer, were so unnecessary and misinforming. This video failed to honor Elon Musk but at least he still got the title he is well deserving of. No one has worked more selflessly than him for the future of humanity. He is not someone who only tells others to work darn hard. He exemplifies hard work! He is not conceited nor prideful but the most genuine person who just happens to be the worlds richest man who owns no home; who works several full time jobs with the highest stress level; who has been making history many times over with never been done before, impossible achievements… Yeah! If you wanted to honor Elon, you should be honoring and highlighting the amazing achievements and his mission for saving humanity whether you believe it or not.

[@dr1flush]

You seem to think person of the year is implying they are "good" person of the year. Adolf .H was person of the year once lol

[@KWORLD-NOW]

Absolutely not. Failing to criticize the person properly would be akin to cultism, he already has millions of mindless fans for that. With Spacex and Tesla , Elon is doing awesome things but Elon also makes false promises to hype up is company stock and fails to deliver like with the failed Hyperloop (now slow car tunnel) fiasco, he calls Tesla's autopilot "Full self driving" which it is not, Elon is wrong on Lidar and Tesla will probably lose the race to practical and safe self driving because of that flawed ideology unless they apply Lidar tech at some point. Elon misinforms his Twitter fans regular on Subjects he has no knowledge in. Elon argues with Turing award winning AI professors and researchers about the future of AI lol. Most people want to get a full picture of the guy not a biased one.

[@joannewilson6577]

@@dr1flush and Stalin too.

[@richellewilshire1094]

Elon Musk's attitude as a leader is noteworthy: Open minded, understanding of different views without being forceful, wishing other automobile manufacturers all the best in their endeavors reflects confidence and humility. Elon is gifted with brilliance, humor, passion and a big heart to share a better future for humanity.

[@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958]

I love his motivation. He has enough money that he wouldn't have to do anything. Instead, he finds things which should be done but aren't and makes sure they get done for the benefit of humanity. There is no higher calling for any human being. We should all aspire to do this with any time we are not using for survival necessities.

[@xcrimsinx]

NO he doesn't. You do not have a clue what this man is really like. He is a liar, a conman, a snake oil salesman, and an all around sh!+head. DO some research, and stop being spoon fed BS from the lame stream media

[@googadisbeotches9360]

@@xcrimsinx keep drinking your backwards world mentality Kool aid lemming juice and you may lose all brain cells required to wake up to reality.

[@romanplays1]

@@xcrimsinx you sound like the type of person to go 'um no" when someone rants about the evils of communism.

[@stookla4942]

@@xcrimsinx someone has been watching too much communist news network

[@dixonpinfold2582]

@@xcrimsinx Your second and last sentences are exactly what I'd say to you.

[@jacoflez3160]

Thanks Elon for existing

[@mariaherradi8732]

Congratulations Elon ! Well deserved , you have a brilliant mind producing the greatest ideas in many fields at the same time for the benefit of humanity .😊🌹

[@therealthreadkilla]

LOL......I love reading the musings of muskovites. This dude is a cult leader and with out tax payer support ...... well, never mind. Brainwashed folks can't be reasoned with.

[@therealthreadkilla]

I know you won't watch this because you don't want your worldview challenged but I'll post it anyway. Have you ever in your life done any research for yourself? Serious Q. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mV6peKp6echgqZo DEBUNKING ELON MUSK Pt1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqDTd6Jnp890qJY DEBUNKING ELON MUSK Pt2

[@a-don13]

@@therealthreadkilla stfu useless person. he paid back every single incentive gov't gave his companies well ahead of time unlike gm and ford

[@googadisbeotches9360]

@@therealthreadkilla LMAO what do we have here? Never seen such an ignorant fudster... Oh wait... You seem to share the same brain cell if it can be called that so all you lemmings are the same.

[@martinjanev1705]

Smart doesn't mean Wise and useful loving human He is lunatic

[@abhishekkale5756]

I like how his mind and thoughts are really sorted. The man isn't in the competition to win but to progress. That's a great mindset to have for anyone but especially for a billionaire.

[@Sujal_davda]

After all Elon Musk is businessman so he also thinks about his company and how to takeover others . We know about the rivalry between jeff and Elon . if Elon really thinks about progress then he should encourage other companies about space tourism

[@TheChrisey]

@@Sujal_davda Bezos has put way less effort and testing into his rockets than Musk has, instead he's rushed to make it into a money making machine. Elon on the other hand hasn't done that. If they really were rivals, he would be cutting corners to push for space tourism too as fast as possible. Which he hasn't

[@the65thpotatooverlord15]

@@Sujal_davda Companies that deserve it should be encouraged. Bezos and Blue Origin have done nothing but whine and throw lawsuits when they lose.

[@TheOrbiitz]

@@Sujal_davda I agree he is a businessman and is in for competition. But he does encourage other companies... Coincidentally with your name, Elon congratulated Electron | Rocket lab on their announcments and concepts for rocket reusability.

[@Sujal_davda]

@@the65thpotatooverlord15 jeff Bezos case because nasa was only giving contracts to spacex and also once spacex also did the same..... I don't hate Elon Musk I am also a huge fan of Elon Musk. But the way make fun of blue origin is not good .

[@gj1234567899999]

People in Time have a very shallow research on Elon.

[@Smt_Glaive]

Its the end of 2021, elon if you ever read this, youre awesome, please keep doing what your doing. You are a shining beacon of inspiration for our species. do it elon. you inspire us to dream.

[@balaji-kartha]

Is it really necessary for the press - Time - to act in a derogatory or disrespectful manner with anyone to show that they are unbiased?! Seriously! And for all their due diligence they still did not / could not get to the core of what makes Elon such a special human being! His riches and his seeming irreverence to everything is perfunctory and only on the surface. At the core he the first human in our collective history who is single handedly shaping the future destiny of this species!! He is first trying to make internal combustion engines obsolete and make fossil fuels past tense and then as he creates wealth saving this planet,he is putting it all into creating the means for us to actually leave here and start living on other planets and places outside. Throughout our history we have had dreamers, fiction writers and philosophers who have said humans should get out of here to, not just progress but, survive; however this is the first time we have an actual man of action, a doer who has taken it upon himself to achieve what everyone still thinks is impossible!! Anyway, Time man of the year? Sure!

[@skeletonfunfair]

The richest man in the world is actively changing it for the good... Exactly what the world needs. Theres a big difference in seeing the far future of humanity rather than raging wars in the now.

[@TheMrmoc7]

He's not just the man of the year, he is the man of this century. Tell me another human being who has made as much a contribution to the advancement of humanity as this man. I rest my case. Charge forward Elon Musk!!

[@NTGNatural]

The guy who discovered antibiotics would beg to differ. Also see small pox*. Elon is brilliant but man of the century? 🤷‍♂️

[@abdonmorales7361]

@@NTGNatural probably his counting from the year 2000 until today

[@NTGNatural]

@@abdonmorales7361 If he is then he's really early on that claim.

[@elianab1794]

The people who discovered the vaccine not this twitter addict

[@nareshsable9733]

Century is not ended. Many great people will come in future. You people are just making Elon Musk *overhyped*. Tell me just one thing that Elon Musk invented or discovered that is useful for normal lives. Don't tell me about his Tesla electric cars. They are only for rich category people. Poor / Middle Class people can't afford it. He never invented a single thing untill now. All the companies are biproduct of his leadership and work of employees. I am not against Elon, but people should understand all these innovations are combined product of works of many. Not only Elon Musk.

[@nickl5964]

Elon not only brought dreams to humanity/America back but with so much more style and innovation than our government ever could

[@googadisbeotches9360]

@God Almighty we're not talking about everyone else here.

[@aphrodite7194]

@God Almighty yea but the gov uses taxpayer money to fight pointless wars. So I'd say he spent it better.

[@bigitalian1307]

@God Almighty my guy he didn’t make PayPal with government money.

[@thehipsterhamster1929]

@God Almighty not even close to reality 😂😂

[@thehipsterhamster1929]

@God Almighty logical conclusion.

[@MPRF12345]

People make a huge fuss whenever autopilot fails. What about the countless lives it saved? Edit: what I mean, basically, is that without autopilot many more lives would have been lost.

[@Smt_Glaive]

exactly. people need to appreciate the good instead of looking for the bad.

[@MPRF12345]

@420KinK No. It wasn't. Because without it many more would've died.

[@james660660]

If a Tesla crashes with auto pilot engaged it is the fault of the human behind the wheel.

[@jreed4898]

My brother in law worked or may still at Tesla. He loves it. His dream job!!!

[@FrankLutz2]

Musk’s words are pure gold. Gold sarcasm. Gold humor. Gold defiance. Gold wisdom. TIME’s editorial inserts in this vid are passive aggressive cloaked daggers. No one’s perfect, but Musk is more near it than these editors and ‘journalists’. I hesitated to watch this TIME vid knowing how biased and propagandizing they are. Fortunately, Musk’s presence and grounded being evaporated all TIME’s mediocrity.

[@tianlechen]

Really subjective value judgements, "immature", "juvenile" are descriptions that really rubs me the wrong way. Elon takes risks - sometimes he's punished for it - and that's his own issue.

[@FrankLutz2]

@@tianlechen Agree. Elon is a long game player. He’s not playing checkers. Risk comes with punishing disappointments and / or great rewards. All the greats took risks. All of them lost at some point, but the truly greats got back up and got at it again until they succeeded. These days everyone is in for the short term gain. If crushed by a risk, they quit and go home. That’s not progress. That’s defeatism.

[@yanceyhudson5794]

@@FrankLutz2 so what he’s playing 4d chess? Didn’t your orange man lose son? Lmfao

[@snuffeldjuret]

@@yanceyhudson5794 "Didn’t your orange man lose son?" what???

[@FrankLutz2]

@@yanceyhudson5794 ‘Orange man’? 🤔. Are you commenting on a different video? My comment was about Elon Musk. Not sure what 4D chess has to do with anything. Doubt Elon has much time to play any games. But if he did it would be Halo.

[@dugknndy]

Good for you Time magazine, perfect choice

[@isaacyam2743]

LONG LIVE THE TECHNO KING!!!!!!

[@privateequityguy]

“Every family has a person who breaks the chain of poverty. *I hope you will be that person!”* - Elon Musk

[@bharthyadav6794]

Person of a century

[@user-vv4lo5yz3h]

Lol. He says stop government subsidies but yet received billions of dollars in government subsidies over the years. Fook him.

[@ceeg0865]

We’ll deserved, and he sets a standard and guidance for future considerations. Kudos to Elon.

[@lintoppthomas]

Yes he is not like you ...who always vote democrat s like a habit ...leftist Marxist blm Biden voter...

[@Nate-sb7ee]

@@lintoppthomas Do some soul searching dude

[@lintoppthomas]

@@Nate-sb7ee are you also a leftist BlM supporting 🤡🤡🤡

[@dr1flush]

Ever heard the quote" behind ever great fortune is a great crime"? African emerald mines ... My main PROBLEM with this guy is he's a tax dodger, 4.9 billion in government subsidies, becomes richest man alive and first response is crying about taxes. That haircut is funny also

[@romanplays1]

@@lintoppthomas you make actual reasonable trump supporters look bad. and this is coming from a eruopean who was for the situation. do what nate says. and go touch grass while you're at it.

[@isaacyam2743]

It's about time Elon is recognized as the unequivocal Person of the Year. Long over due and yet this interview could not help but waste time on questions that highlight what they perceive as eccentric tweets or outlying car crashes on a superior mode of transport.

[@juliahello6673]

Yes, when historians pour over his interviews they’ll be frustrated that interviews didn’t try to understand him but just criticized him based on misinformation and made him defend himself.

[@thehipsterhamster1929]

@@juliahello6673 that because of the left influence. They just have an agenda

[@esg7790]

The man's a genius and well deserved of Time's Person of the Year!

[@jimtoohey7242]

Mars is viable...🤔 nope. Dumb af

[@FragzIsLive]

Regardless of what you think about him or what he’s doing/does…..you have to admire the type of work he puts into the things he loves. Definitely one thing you can take away from him

[@MattSigmaX]

Only resentful lazy socialists, small minds and incompetent politians dislike him.

[@FragzIsLive]

@@MattSigmaX lol I think he’s awesome, but yeah I couldn’t agree more. I also enjoy that he isn’t afraid to express his personality despite the position he is in. Truly an inspiration in my life and I’m sure for so many others.

[@steven5054]

@@MattSigmaX The same incompetent politicians who gave him almost $5 billion and counting in handouts? I agree. They are incompetent for giving that egotistical huckster money.

[@Smellindamix]

@@steven5054 what a ridiculous stupid uninformed thing to say

[@christopherhoyt7195]

@@MattSigmaX Type "Debunking Elon Musk" into the KZbin search bar, watch part 1 and then ask yourself, "If Elon's hair is this fake, how real are any of his so called accomplishments?"

[@psu2dcu]

It's interesting that in the interview there was no discussion of his work on Solar City, HyperLoops, Starlink, the Boring Company and Tesla Power Walls. Each of these by themselves have massive potential to fundamentally change how we live our lives and this is in addition to SpaceX, Tesla and PayPal. There are very few men who have demonstrated this almost unique combination of intellect, vision and drive. We may not see it again for another 100 years.

[@westondoesit6127]

Agreed but I'm fairly sure what Time has posted here is just a brief, "highlight" version (12:42 with all the extra comments from others). I'd be interested in seeing the full interview.

[@Sabbalonns]

Thats because hyperloop and the boring company are all failures dude, all the hyper loop projects are cancelled, solar city is embroiled in a fraud lawsuit and massively behind schedule, and also forget about the tesla trucks that are 2 years behind their delivery date.

[@sebastianorye2702]

​@@Sabbalonns Dude, please don't talk about something you haven't researched and lack knowledge in. I understand that it seems like that at first glance, but there's so much more to it. In short, they arent failures, nor will they be. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

[@JamesBond-qv2ht]

@@westondoesit6127 troll.

[@JamesBond-qv2ht]

My comment is meant for Sabbalonn.

[@benpflum1825]

How can you not admire this guy?

[@nathanielcoates1486]

How could you admire this guy?

[@juliahello6673]

The unwashed masses think admiring someone is degrading.

[@mathewferstl7042]

I don't know maybe his vapourware. Just one of the dozens on reasons

[@snuffeldjuret]

there is a lot of people spending a lot of time spreading misinformation about Elon, that is how :).

[@ja7124]

We need more people like him.

[@umarumar3067]

Congratulations to you elon musk for your being the best man of the year. CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES.

[@BrendanMetcalfe]

Elon is the GOAT

[@ubfinn]

Amazing how they try to manufacture controversy around anyone who isn’t in their club; even if he’s undeniably good for the world.

[@eyezonmy6]

'alert sound from metal gear solid'

[@lapatria100]

I like Musk, let me get that out of the way. Great character, a believer of science, an antitrust promoter, and his work is driving innovation. But the reason for concern in regards to the taxing, if that's what you're getting that, is the possible gravings of precedents that may get out of control. What I mean by that, is what he said briefly touched on; if someone making an exorbitant amount of money and is not doing anything good for humanity, does he get a pass in paying his fair share of taxes by %, too?

[@lapatria100]

@JoeBidenSucksMajorCock 123 k

[@andreilela963]

That s what that journalists do and should always do , it s called critical thinking. Also, stop using “undeniably” lots of people start to assume their opinion is a general one, when it s not.

[@andreilela963]

@JoeBidenSucksMajorCock 123 hope u are trolling cause imma be having a mental breakdown after reading ur comment

[@garrettmichael3616]

Glad to see some recognition of his contribution for once. Mainstream media will have you believe he got is net worth through sheer trickery and evil. Thanks time! Edit: if this comment enraged you, you’re probably just a sad jealous person

[@dixonpinfold2582]

Actually they did their best to slime him. I think that's why they chose him; through normal news operations they couldn't make nearly this big a splash with it. They want to get him. Millions of people do.

[@garrettmichael3616]

@@cowmath77 I mean I don’t really wanna debate this but based off of the books I’ve read (Elon Musk and Liftoff) he was born in South Africa to middle class parents. I could be wrong though. Where are you reading that he was born into top 1%? Edit: Also for anyone bother to read this. That whole 1/3 seems more emotional than factual. Books like “The millionaire next door” have shown that around 80% of millionaires did not receive their fortune from their parents or trust funds. Most are first gen millionaires

[@dixonpinfold2582]

​@@cowmath77 His dad was a hard-working engineer who had the energy to also be a businessman. He was supposedly bad to his family, but also supposedly earned his money fairly. Most of us know at least at second-hand of that sort of thing, someone good at what they do, who succeeds. It's not ugly. Much is made of him "owning" an emerald mine, but it was just some shares in the thing (maybe quite a few, but a minority stake anyway). They were given him as pay from a client instead of cash, for work he did. I see nothing wrong with having parents who earned a lot of money. But maybe you do, and it is your right. (Btw, what is "extremely wealthy"? And how exactly do you know that about someone else? As a rule it is something you never know about anyone for sure. His family had a nice house and paid for private schooling. Were there yachts or something? Are there gory details you should share?) Anyway, it resulted in him having a childhood in a family able to afford what people want. I see nothing wrong with that either. As a teenager he ceased to further benefit from the family's resources, as I understand it, and moved to Canada with $2,000 in his pocket. He worked as a manual labourer at first, on a farm and at a sawmill in Saskatchewan. He lived a frugal and bare-bones existence for several more years as a university student in Canada and Pennsylvania until he made some money in his 20s. He had racked up $100k in student loans. This is what I've gathered from my reading. It is necessarily incomplete, as is yours no doubt, but even if he did get money from his family-I've heard that he did ($40k from his mother) and I've heard that he didn't-I don't think that counts against him. If you lent or gave some money to your child, would you then think less of them, or think it right if others thought less of them? I doubt it, but if you did, let's hear why. I confess your reply smacks strongly of envy. As for Tesla batteries, you should look into their recyclability. I take it you have not. Let's also hear your ideas for transportation. Aside from fossil fuels and batteries, where can we turn except to the bicycle? We can't propel cars like Fred Flintstone did.

[@joflo5950]

TIME Magazine is not mainstream media?

[@eyezonmy6]

if you didn't notice this was just TIME masquerading as giving recognition, and instead being the low vibe basement dwellers they are, SNL all over again...

[@dylankopff5062]

Elon is a visionary legend at least you got that right

[@leobertoalbano]

Congratulations Elon!

[@dexternyikayaramba7498]

Tesla, Edison, Musk, Einstein this is his level

[@thapelomorare1484]

@JoeBidenSucksMajorCock 123 🤣🤣🤣I don't why people even list him as a genius.

[@mkwiswes]

It’s hilarious that they picked him at person of the year so they could criticize him….

[@mattyb808]

The great thing about Elon is he doesn’t care at all what others think of him. I admire that.

[@Florence-p8g]

So? He's funny,too!! LOVE IT!! EPIC!! He is the man we average joes listen to& that takes alot. We are a fickle peoples,& he is sooooo f***in' amazing our average joe jaws on a constant 'drop'...!! Love it...!❤Don't need confimation from other geniuses,WE ALREADY ACCEPTED.. .!! No need for input we aren't listening to,anyway,We love Elon,period...!! Go,Elon,love ,infinitely,forever & ever. From average joes all over the frickin' world,thank you,live forever,!❤! Well,Foks,we voted,it' s a Amen...!!❤❤❤🎉!!

[@NickFunHunter]

He deserve this honor.

[@peterbroderson6080]

Molly Ball isn't impartial and not impressed with her part of this interview, the rest very fair and Congratulations Elon Musk!

[@paulwolfe4903]

I like Elon as the choice for Person of The Year, but I wish the interviewer and the other commentators here would treat him with a little more respect. I get Elon's M.O. tends to be more casual, but some of these questions and criticisms felt condescending rather than playful or investigative.

[@lintoppthomas]

Most of them are leftist ..what do you expect from..??? Radical left democrat s hate Musk..

[@Levitiy]

He doesn't advertise on liberal media or do liberal activism. It's to be expected.

[@joannewilson6577]

@@lintoppthomas Radical right wing anti union fan boy right?

[@ScholarHaru]

@@joannewilson6577 how does that make sense lmao. It obvious people at TIME have left bias it's obvious to pretty much everybody

[@crymeaariver]

@@joannewilson6577 right and left can suck each other. Just because they are anti left doesn't mean they are right wing. Why are you so basic? Basic shit

[@iamBANGMARTIN]

Got me Blushing over here man. Thanks for the mention! #PositiveShit

[@jaypolisetty1330]

Congratulations Elon Musk

[@alexanderkostaAG47]

No I AGREE 100% WITH Elon on opening his factory. Clearly there is no support and as strong bias towRDS gm, Ford and others as witnessed recently by the Electric Car summit held by Biden and Tesla wasn't even invited. He is a champion and unlike Brandon a real leader. As well as visionary.

[@icewendigo2320]

Times is squeezing the Covid Fearmongering lemon to the very last drop, MSM is Propaganda just as Pravda was in the former Soviet Union.

[@mohnishlandge]

Literally Man of the Century!

[@jlee8611]

Thank God TIME is unbiased reporting.

[@ababycow]

11:40 - "grimes and I are semi-separeted" is the most engineering way to describe a relationship

[@emmyandboo]

Ikr?? Lol - I totally understand what he said, but a lot of the Grimes fangirls are like --- they're over!! Lmao

[@bdfwhhsb]

@@emmyandboo they’re co-parenting

[@nicojuncos_22]

Elon is a great example of how you should spend your time

[@victortoba-ogunleye4056]

How? No offence he is a visionary yes but ask all of his old friends and ex wives how he is as a normal person and it's a different person.

[@matthewheathcock]

I couldn’t do it

[@gilbertbasumatary]

"Techno Monastery" it's so appropriate a term

[@Marc-ze9me]

Selling ideas taken from scifi as if he could deliver, but yet delivering on none, and getting people to buy into it purely for the valuation of his company for his own wealth, while being seen as a genius and saviour of humanity…he’s the best vapourware salesman, I’ll give him that!

[@user-RCST]

Landing orbital class rocket boosters is pretty amazing. Also SpaceX is the first methane rocket engine but whatever keep complaining.

[@REMsleepers]

This guy is truly the perfect human being. I believe he has not only the biggest brain amongst us, but also the biggest heart. The perfect combination to become the all time hero and legend of Earth. We love you Elon!

[@bluefisshh2377]

He just saw the opportunity during the pandemic years.

[@dabocousin]

Damn he's intelligent for sure, he has gotten millions of stupid people like you to worship him

[@aceyage]

@@dabocousin Amen to that. I have a really hard time why people don't see that his success is completely build on promises he could not keep.

[@w3w3w3]

@@dabocousin It is crazy how many dummies there are lol. We are all doomed tbh.

[@Smt_Glaive]

how can anyone not love him. He is perhaps one of the few people that speak their mind. its a bonus that he is a visionary. love him

[@Blackjax137]

Person of the decade. Where policy makers throw bills and budgets at problems, Elon is the man doing the legwork through private enterprise. Whether starting a private space race, innovating on the electric vehicle, green energy solutions, robotics, artificial intelligence and automation. He does it all. No single individual in history can claim to have furthered humanity on so many frontiers than Elon Musk.

[@FVWhimsy2010]

He is a person who is not paying his share of taxes...imagine what other people could achieve with their money, in a tax free environment? Musk's wealth comes from actual taxpayers buying his products...and paying taxes on the money that they give to him. Not paying his taxes makes him a free loader...not person of the year.

[@Blackjax137]

@@FVWhimsy2010 Good thing Times at least has a third grade understanding of economics then, isn't it?

[@sammybosak10]

Tesla- he didn't found the company nor it is his vision, private space race- it is only area elon has actually achieved something, Green energy solutions- lies lies lies, Robotics- showcasing a man with spandex and cgi animation is kinda laughable, Ai and automation- his "self driving" is still unreliable and incomplete or i shall i say still in " pre-alpha" and his neurolink is just a overpromise gimmick shit. Edit: his self driving shit is banned from several countries cause it's unsafe, his vegas Hyperloop was laughably failure, he promised about tesla truck back in 2017 which he claimed to be 10 times better than diesel truck.

[@theloniousvic]

Its about TIME 🤩

[@camo1276]

Congrats! It's been such a wonderful journey watching you evolve over the years and continue to inspire millions by merely being you. Right on!

[@panteafarsijani9518]

I can just imagine there will be a galaxy named after him thousand years in the future... but for now AWESOME!

[@susanrosegale6646]

He is the poster boy for common sense in leadership. He is inspiring a generation to embrace sustainability and to think, and go forward, not right or left. He will pay more in taxes this year than anyone in history (when that can be sourced I will come back and link to it). He is anti advertising propaganda. Time see's what mainstream media is ignoring. Excellent interview - Bravo!

[@tameducky5442]

I like how there is 2 rockets in the background like “These are my pets”