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[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (22 children)

Ugh... it drives me nuts!

Musk had to borrow around $13 billion for his doomed $44 billion acquisition.

Had he spent that ~~$57~~ $44 billion on developing space hardware instead of going insane and squandering it on social media bullshit, he might have done something worthwhile. I mean... fifty seven billion! What even is that much money? He could have had his own space station for that much money! He could fly up there for weekends, just for funzies.

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 26 points 2 months ago (8 children)

That $13 billion is part of the $44 billion, you don't add them together.

He spent $31 billion of his own capital, and borrowed $13 billion to cover the rest.

[–] androogee@midwest.social 17 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Oh great, I added all the numbers in your comment together and now it's $101 billion?? When will this madness end???

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

With all that money, he could have given every person in the world $12.625 billion!!! It's unfathomable!

[–] 8000gnat@reddthat.com -2 points 2 months ago

maybe you couldn't fathom it, but I'm built different

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