Comment by wnevets Comment by wnevets 3 days ago 4 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News I can't tell if this is rage bait or not.
Copy Link wisty 2 days ago Collapse Comment - What do you disagree with?1. A safe would hold less than $2M.2. Someone bragging about less than $2 million in assets is not unbelievably rich.3. People talk about Musk in a way that suggests his parents were extremely rich. Reply View | 3 replies Copy Link wnevets 2 days ago Parent Next Collapse Comment - > What do you disagree with?His parents are telling you they were very wealthy and you somehow managed to come to the conclusion that Elon grew up poor.I guarantee you the median American isn't so wealthy their safes are overflowing with cash. Reply View | 0 replies Copy Link SJC_Hacker 2 days ago Parent Prev Next Collapse Comment - Over $2 million in assets about the time Musk was matriculating would have put in the top 0.1%, e.g. 1 in 1000. That would be fairly rich to me Reply View | 0 replies Copy Link dmurvihill 2 days ago Parent Prev Collapse Comment - Not 2 million assets. 2 million cash. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link wnevets 2 days ago Parent Next Collapse Comment - > What do you disagree with?His parents are telling you they were very wealthy and you somehow managed to come to the conclusion that Elon grew up poor.I guarantee you the median American isn't so wealthy their safes are overflowing with cash. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link SJC_Hacker 2 days ago Parent Prev Next Collapse Comment - Over $2 million in assets about the time Musk was matriculating would have put in the top 0.1%, e.g. 1 in 1000. That would be fairly rich to me Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link dmurvihill 2 days ago Parent Prev Collapse Comment - Not 2 million assets. 2 million cash. Reply View | 0 replies
What do you disagree with?
1. A safe would hold less than $2M.
2. Someone bragging about less than $2 million in assets is not unbelievably rich.
3. People talk about Musk in a way that suggests his parents were extremely rich.