To put his money into perspective , if Musk wanted to gift every single Twitter user $ 800 , ( given that Twitter has about 238 million regular users ) he would still have about $ 20 billion left over to play with and never ever want for money . Musk ’ s greed is the central fact to keep in mind when attempting to predict what his ownership of Twitter means .
Musk has shrewdly fostered a reputation for being a genius , deserving of his obscene wealth . But his private texts during Twitter deal negotiations , recently revealed in court documents during legal wrangling over the sale , paint a picture of a simple mind unable to come to terms with his excess . His idea of “ fun ” is having “ huge amounts of money ” to play with .
And , he has an outsized opinion of himself . Billionaires like Musk see themselves as being the only ones capable of unleashing greatness in the world . He said as much in his letter to the Twitter board saying , “ Twitter has extraordinary potential ,” and adding , “ I will unlock it .” Such hubris is only natural when one wields more financial power than the
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