ELON MUSK ISN'T GENIUS

I am a little sick of people throwing around the word "genius" when talking about Elon Musk.

As a society, we have this habit of equating wealth with intelligence. If someone’s the richest person in the world, they must be the smartest too, right? Wrong.

Being rich often means you made the right moves at the right time, which of course can indicate a certain level of intelligence, but it can also be down to luck or just having the right people around you.

Musk is often praised for his "visionary" ideas, but none of them are actually original.

He wants to go to Mars - cool, but that dream has been around since the dawn of the space age. Electric cars? They've existed since the 1800s. Reusable rockets? NASA had been toying with that long before SpaceX.

What Musk is really good at is taking existing ideas, throwing a lot of money at them, and marketing them like they’re revolutionary. He didn’t invent Tesla; he bought into it after it was founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. Even SpaceX, which he did start, relies heavily on the expertise of actual rocket scientists.

If you’ve ever listened to Musk speak, you might notice that he often states "facts" that are, well, not facts. He’s made claims about technology, science, and business that don’t hold up under scrutiny. And when challenged, he doesn’t exactly excel at defending his points, which is pretty telling if we’re supposed to believe he’s the smartest guy in the room.

Musk’s real talent isn’t genius-level intellect; it’s relentless determination. That’s a key ingredient to his success, but it’s not the same as being a genius. Einstein was a genius. Newton was a genius. Musk is not.

And at the end of the day, it’s not even that important to measure how smart Musk is. What matters more is what he does with his wealth, power and intellect.

You see, the danger in labeling him a "genius" is that it makes people assume his actions must be good or beneficial simply because they think he's brilliant. But if we free ourselves from that narrative and judge him solely by his actions, we have to ask: do we truly believe he has our best interests at heart?

In my opinion, genius isn’t about loud tweets, flashy headlines, or how many billions you have in your bank account. It’s about the positive impact you make in the world, of which he has none 🤷‍♀️

PS I’m going to carry on posting about whatever I want to post as I always have done. You’re free to leave if my current interests are not your cup of tea - no offence taken ❤️

Elon is reported to have an IQ between 155 - 160, whether this is true or not, I can't say since I didn't adminster and evaluate a cognitive abilities measure for him. So, based on this reported IQ alone, he is a genuis. He also claims to have Aspergers (which is not a term used in education circles any longer, it is just a part of the Autism Spectrum Disorder). If it's true that he is "on the spectrum," he could very well have a lower emotional quotient (EQ) which is where he doesn't see how some of the critical statements he makes can be perceived by others. So, for the liberals who demand inclusion, remember this before saying hateful things about Elon, just because he's a conservative because if he were left leaning, you'd be loving him.

I mean if I was as wealthy as him, I don’t think I’d take much note of any comments on my intelligence or investments.
In the past two weeks all I have seen are posts (from different pages), on either Blake Lively or Elon Musk. This celeb culture is a bit boring.