7 Things You Don’t Know About Elon Musk
Here are seven things I’m 100% sure you don’t know about Elon Musk:
- The number of his neurons.
- How many times Elon farted when he was a baby.
- You don’t know the size of his brain when he was 11 years old.
- The number of hair follicles he lost last year.
- How many times he used the word “meeting” in 2017.
- You don’t know how many times he masturbated between 16 and 18 years old.
- What will people think of him 100 years from now.
Nobody knows, not even Elon Musk.
Backstory, or why did I write this listicle?
There are too many articles about Elon, his executive assistant, and articles about articles about Elon Musk and his assistant. (You get the drill.)
Yet, one of the best ways to complain about this situation is a borderline clickbaity title featuring Musk’s name. (It’s not clickbaity, by the way, I delivered on the promise made in the title — literally.)
Should we write about Elon Musk to complain about the very idea?
I don’t know; I’m a bit lost at the moment. Am I writing meta stuff giving me credibility and the high ground, or am I just another unethical online writer ready to go low for $?
(Please, answer this question in the comments and use a borderline aggressive tone to make the algorithm wag its tail.)
Aren’t there any topics worthier of our attention?
Will Smith slapping Chris Rock comes to mind, but it’s not the only topic. Boobs are a close second. I wrote about both recently, and the corresponding articles got more traction than my usual philosophical pieces. Go figure.
By criticizing the topics readers choose, I criticize the need for entertainment we all share.
And who am I to do that? (answer below)
Smillew is a Medium artist who writes mainly about social justice, his Medium newsletter, and his Medium referral link. No need to follow him; he’ll show up in your feed.
Beedee Ramachandran will be happy to know she inspired this article (and two others — to be published soon — subscribe to my newsletter if you don’t want to miss them).
