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Young Elon Musk featured in documentary about millionaires (1999)

1.3M views · Oct 24, 2015 · 3:26 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2017–2020

A short 1999 documentary clip about millionaires featuring a young Elon Musk, including footage of him taking delivery of an expensive car.

Why Hacker News points people here: Mostly cited as a historical curiosity about Musk, sometimes critically, rather than recommended for its content.

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Cites itgamechangrJun 2017
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CriticaljustinatorJul 2018

“I remember that footage of him getting delivery of some million dollar car and thinking that this guy is kinda off center”

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Has Elon Musk lost his marbles, or has his broad public platform just magnified his, to be frank, strange personality? I remember that footage of him getting delivery of some million dollar car and thinking that this guy is kinda off center: this video I get the heebie-jeebies watching this. And knowing he then crashed this car. Without insurance. Showing off. Maybe he's not, Savior of the World material?

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CriticalKKKKkkkk1Apr 2020

“Compare and contrast with”

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“I have an academic lifestyle. I’m not into ramen noodles, but my friends are academics, so it doesn’t really behoove me to be flashy,” Springer told Bloomberg at the time. “I feel that I’ve had more than enough wealth for myself for some time. I don’t feel I need more.” Compare and contrast with: this video link

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