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Enough Musk Spam

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[–] Pooptimist@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Surprised that he didn't mention his emerald mine starting capital

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Other than an interview from his father there's no evidence of it and Elon denys it. The mine was unofficial and there's no paper trail. It's a risky claim to make from a journalistic perspective.

[–] ttmrichter@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Thankfully it's not journalism. It's comedy. I know it's hard to tell the difference, but here's a tip: comedians are far more likely to tell the truth these days.

[–] spaduf@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Love me a nice unofficial mine

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Sometimes a mine just a hole in the ground with some valuable minerals. They paid locals to work it and sold the emeralds on the down low according to his dad, he had a partner. It wasn't a huge operation. But it paid their bills and then some.