Elon Musk named “Time” magazine’s “Man of the Year”. “For driving bold and destructive changes”

“Time” magazine named “Man of the Year” has been admitting for over 94 years. In the past, this award was awarded to, inter alia, Mahatma Gandhi, Adolf Hitler, Martin Luther King Jr., John Paul II and Mark Zuckerberg. In turn, in 2020, an American weekly

While in recent years the choice of the editorial office of “Time” he met with more or less polemics, so this year it is difficult to discuss with him. 2021 was the year of Elon Musk and on practically every possible front. Just look at the list of his achievements.

Few people have had a greater influence on life on Earth and potentially life beyond Earth as well

– wrote Edward Felsenthal, editor-in-chief of the magazine “Time”, justifying the choice of the editorial office.

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Founded by Elon Musk koncern Tesla Motors today he is transforming the electric car market in front of the eyes of the world, and another of his “businesses” – SpaceX this year he won the tender for the implementation of the Artemis missionthe aim of which is to put man back on the moon. The next step for SpaceX is to try to colonize Mars, which Elon Musk himself says loud and clear.

Musk is undoubtedly a visionary, but he also raises a lot of controversy – if only because of his activity in social media.

The billionaire from South Africa with a single entry on Twitter can lead to an increase in the price of any cryptocurrency. Musk is a great admirer and advocate of bitcoin. It is thanks to him, among others, that the value of the famous cryptocurrency was breaking new records this year.

In 2021, Elon Musk stayed too the richest man in the world, ahead of, among others the head of the Amazon concern, Jeff Bezos. Currently, Bloomberg estimates Musk’s fortune at $ 254 billion.

Elon Musk “Man of the Year” 2021 of Time magazine. “An example of a huge change”

In 2021, Musk became not only the richest person in the world, but also arguably the richest example of a tremendous change in our society. Musk’s growth coincides with broader trends that he and his fellow tech billionaires are part cause and part effect of: the collapse of traditional institutions for the benefit of individuals; government dysfunction, which gave business more power but also more responsibility; gaps of wealth and opportunity

– wrote about Musk Edward Felsenthal, and ended his laudation with the following words:

For creating solutions to existential crisis, for embodying the possibilities and dangers of the age of the titans of technology, for driving the most daring and destructive change in society, Elon Musk is Time Magazine Person of the Year 2021