“It’s the difference between harvesting apples and chopping down the apple tree” (opens in new tab)

I came across this post by Brivael Le Pogam on X: I’ll assume you’re acting in good faith, But it rests on three factual errors, and it’s worth looking at them calmly. Error 1: Elon’s fortune isn’t a pile of cash. It’s ownership of factories, rockets, and satellites. “Taking half his money,” in concrete terms, means forcing the sale of half of SpaceX and Tesla. The money doesn’t come out of a safe; it comes from the companies themselves, which fall under the control of foreign funds or states...