The worst choice in history? The personality of 2021 is Elon Musk, the company immediately divided it into two camps – Diva.sk

The worst choice in history? TIME magazine elected Elon Musek as the person of the year 2021

It is a great honor for everyone to be on the cover of TIME magazine with the title “Personality of the Year”. This is also perceived by the American billionaire Elon Musk, although not everyone agrees with this choice. The reason is the views and behavior of the entrepreneur.

An influence that no one will take from him

TIME described Muska as a genius, a visionary, a showman, a pioneer in the industry and an eccentric personality on social media. Tesla and SpaceX CEO recently overtakes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as the richest man in the worldas the rising price of Tesla shares pushed its net worth to about $ 300 billion.

Although Tesla has only become profitable in recent years, it is by far the most valuable automotive company in the world, exceeding the total value of the company’s shares by $ 1 trillion at one point this year. Traditional large companies like Ford and General Motors together are worth less than $ 200 billion.

Musk said last month that SpaceX would try to launch its futuristic bullet-shaped starship into orbit as early as January. NASA has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to use the Starship to transport astronauts to the moon as early as 2025. Musk said he planned to use reusable ships to eventually land on Mars.

His words move the world stock market

TIME stressed Musk’s recent confession on Twitter that half of his tweets were “made on a porcelain throne” (on the toilet). The magazine about Musek also wrote: “This is a man who is trying to save our planet and force us to inhabit a new one.” They came across Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX companies again, their environmental feelings, technologies and bold visions for the future. The truth is that whatever Elon Musk says, writes on Twitter or does, it will immediately appear on the stock exchanges and financial markets.

Will he become an influencer?

Musk is a genius in what is referred to as the future of humanity – cryptocurrencies, ecological resources, technological progress and the space industry. Interestingly, he even decided to sell off his physical assets, including real estate. He said last year that he did not want to own any houses: “I do not need money. I focus on Mars and Earth. The property only burdens you. “

His influence is so great that the visionary has recently even said that he is considering giving up the position of Tesla’s boss and becomes influencer. Undoubtedly, success is reaping on Twitter, although there are different opinions among people on his tweets from the toilet. The great visionary even tweeted on November 29 about how he “released the poop into the toilet”.

Would anyone else deserve an award?

From this point of view, the decision of TIME magazine makes sense – Elon Musk has a huge influence in the world. However, his eccentricity and opinions caused that many strongly disagree with this decision and they think that someone else would rather deserve a place on the envelope …

In the past, this award included, for example Pope, paramedics who contributed to the fight against Ebola, in 2019 we had the opportunity to see on the cover of Gretu Thunberg magazine and last year, US President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris earned the award.

Hitler and Stalin were already personalities of the year

TIME’s decision to make billionaire Elon Musk a personality in 2021 was criticized for its stance on taxes, opposition to unions, and downplaying the dangers of Covid. While some talk about his speeches on social networks, others are not very reluctant. The magazine stressed that its annual recognition is not a prize as such, but rather “By awarding the person who had the greatest impact on the events of the year, whether good or bad”. In the past, the award was given not only to popes, paramedics with Ebola and Grete Thunberg, but also to Hitler and Stalin, who even received it twice.

However, the award has provoked sharp criticism in the US, where Musk is a controversial figure because of his stance on taxes, and therefore that he is against the “billionaire tax”. Together with other prominent super-rich people, he paid only small tax rates compared to a significant increase in his total wealth between 2014 and 2018. Although he did nothing illegal, his example also points to the failure of US tax laws.

Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Twitter that the TIME decision emphasized the need to reform the tax law, “So the personality of the year will actually pay taxes and stop burdening everyone else”.

He eased the seriousness of the pandemic and disregarded regulations

In 2020, Musk earned criticism for his controversial behavior also by being in a series of tweets eased the dangers of Covid and initially left its Northern California factory open despite a local curfew.

He has about 66 million followers on Twitter, whom he and his investors sometimes go crazy with his unusual advice and subsequent sharp declines and increases on the stock exchanges. In 2018, he faced a lawsuit for tweeting about transforming Tesla into a private company, and this year he was warned again about Tesla that the other two tweets had not been approved in advance by the company’s lawyers, as required by a court agreement in the previous case.

Do you think that someone else would deserve the Personality of the Year award this year?