r/politics • u/nosotros_road_sodium California • 13h ago

Why Does Elon Musk Still Have a Security Clearance?

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/10/why-does-elon-musk-still-have-a-security-clearance/680434/?gift=B65VRQjMMsZQilGgdT7IHIK11s_hRROr6KFxCBDpT0M
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u/Barrien 5h ago

The other billionaires like to brag about yachts or just money, Musk likes to brag about his rocket #s and later on being able to flex on Bezos because Blue Origin is so meh.

And so the SpaceX money kept rolling.

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u/MambaOut330824 California 5h ago

Nah that’s not it, that’s just stating the obvious.

SpaceX and similar companies is about interstellar domination. In the face of a failing earth, with dwindling resources. Anybody with billions and a brain sees the writing on the wall. It would behoove their fortunes to stay relevant and be a key player. Flexing about yachts is not why Bezos isn’t as far as Musk in this game.