The Trillion-Dollar Alarm Bell

Humans Will Never Colonize Mars — And Elon Musk Knows It

Shortly before SpaceX’s initial public offering catapulted Elon Musk’s personal wealth over $1 trillion, the company’s founder declared that the goal of his rocket company is to “take the fiction out of science fiction.” Specifically, his central goal since SpaceX’s inception in 2002 has been to establish a colony on Mars.   This mission — which Musk hopes will make him worth $10 trillion one day — is described in the company’s filing to the Sec…

The Trillion-Dollar Alarm Bell

Last week’s SpaceX IPO made Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire, despite the fact that the company has lost tens of billions of dollars since it was founded almost 25 years ago. Shares of the company climbed steadily after markets closed on Friday, pushing its market cap to $2.2 trillion. The public conversation about Musk’s [...]

Elon Musk: The world’s worst trillionaire

His wealth isn’t the only thing that’s extreme.

Before we build a statue of Elon Musk, let’s consider what he’s done with his trillions of dollars

Elon Musk is the world’s first trillionaire. But 150 years ago, a man in Sydney showed what true wealth is about.

Elon Musk Is a Trillionaire. Yes, That’s a Bad Thing.

Having become the world’s first trillionaire, Elon Musk is wealthy at a level that the human mind can scarcely comprehend. But one idea is simple to grasp: no functioning and humane society would produce inequality of this magnitude.

The World's first trillionaire is not your friend, and Other Notes

Caitlin JohnstoneJun 14, 2026Reading by Tim Foley:SubscribeIt’s so pathetic watching Elon Musk’s groveling bootlickers fall all over themselves on social media to defend their favorite oligarch from criticism as he becomes the world’s first trillionaire.They’re like “Don’t be mean to the trillionaire, just become a trillionaire yourself! All you need is luck, connections, wealthy parents, the ruthlessness to step on anyone who gets in your way, …