Elon Musk shut down a rumor that a supposed privilege childhood included a college education allegedly bankrolled by Musk’s Dad’s emerald mine.
It would behoove Twitter user Tyler Quebedeaux to reply with an apology lest he faces the wrath of Musk’s personal lawyer. Quebedeaux, who goes by username @TJQ1190 replied to a tweet from a presumed fan of Musk saying that Musk’s overall wealth had a foundation built on an education bankrolled by his Dad’s money.
Musk responded a couple of hours later after being tagged dozens of times from his fanbase who jumped to his defense.
Check out the exchange below.
He didn’t own an emerald mine & I worked my way through college, ending up ~$100k in student debt. I couldn’t even afford a 2nd PC at Zip2, so programmed at night & website only worked during day. Where is this bs coming from?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 28, 2019
According to Business Insider, while Musk’s dad didn’t technically own an entire Emerald Mine, because of a deal with a handful of Italians investors allegedly somewhere in Dijibouti after he sold a plane to them, Musk’s Dad purchased half a share in an Emerald Mine where they received “emeralds for the next six years.”
As far as his education goes, none of that wealth from half a share in a South African emerald mine was used to fund his education.
Musk received his two bacherlor’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in Economics and Physics. After starting a Ph.D program in Stanford, Musk quickly dropped out to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors. According to Musk, his education was paid by loans to the tune of $100 thousand.
While this rumor of stolen wealth may have been around for quite some time, a recent tweet from Twitter user @1aprieldaniels stoked the flames of said rumor in recent times.
I'm disabled and trans and super poor. Give me money. https://t.co/YgQhWqbNSL
— April Daniels (@1aprildaniels) November 23, 2019
With close to 80,000 RT’s and 300,000 likes, Daniels plugged her personal Paypal, a payment system that Elon Musk invested heavily in and further developed into financial juggernaut it is today.
? so don't care but then the PayPal link had me pic.twitter.com/2S5rEk6Rb2
— Mr nick (@lazzy_otter) November 24, 2019
While it’s easy to throw out claims against a public figure it’s just as easy for those public figures to quash them as they come in.
