ELON MUSK’S SHADOW RULE

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Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has controlling stakes in Tesla, SpaceX, and Starlink. These three companies have moved their respective industries so far forward that governments depend on them. For example, Tesla’s charging infrastructure plays a role in the US government’s push toward clean energy. NASA almost solely uses SpaceX rockets now. Starlink has played a role in the Russia-Ukraine war. This article delves into how Elon Musk is not just a key player in technology anymore, but inadvertently a geopolitical player by himself due to the level of influence he has through his companies. This has been further shown by Musk’s purchase of Twitter, through which he has a social media platform where a lot of online discourse and political information disseminates.