Elon Musk Airs Family’s Dirty Laundry As He Debunks Myth of Wealthy Upbringing in Latest Revelation

By iHarare Last updated May 7, 2023

Elon Musk Airs Family “s Dirty Laundry As He Debunks Myth of Wealthy Upbringing in Latest Revelation. Elon Musk, one of the wealthiest people on the planet, has set the record straight about a popular notion surrounding his upbringing. It has long been assumed that Musk came from an affluent family in Apartheid South Africa, with his kin owning an emerald mine.

Elon Musk Airs Family’s Dirty Laundry As He Debunks Myth of Wealthy Upbringing in Latest Revelation

Elon Musk, one of the wealthiest people on the planet, has set the record straight about a popular notion surrounding his upbringing.

It has long been assumed that Musk came from an affluent family in Apartheid South Africa, with his kin owning an emerald mine. However, the tech titan has come forward to refute these claims.

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Contrary to common belief, Musk revealed that his father owned a small-scale electrical/mechanical engineering firm that thrived for around 20-30 years before experiencing financial difficulties. In fact, his father has been practically insolvent for a quarter of a century, with Elon and his brother providing financial assistance.

The billionaire entrepreneur credited his father with imparting critical knowledge of physics, engineering, and construction, which he deems more valuable than material wealth. Musk also aired the family’s dirty laundry, divulging that they continued to support their father because young children were involved.

Musk further stated that there was no solid proof that his father ever possessed an emerald mine. While his father had claimed to own a share in a Zambian mine, Musk eventually became sceptical as no one had ever seen the mine nor discovered any records of its existence.

Elon Musk’s full account of his upbringing can be found below:

I grew up in a lower, transitioning to upper, middle income situation, but did not have a happy childhood. Haven’t inherited anything ever from anyone, nor has anyone given me a large financial gift.

My father created a small electrical/mechanical engineering company that was successful for 20 to 30 years, but it fell on hard times. He has been essentially bankrupt for about 25 years, requiring financial support from my brother and me.

That said, he does deserve credit for teaching me the fundamentals of physics, engineering and construction, which is more valuable than money, but did not support me financially after high school in any meaningful way.

Our condition of providing him financial support was that he not engage in bad behavior. Unfortunately, he nonetheless did. There are young children involved, so we continued to provide financial support for their well-being.

Regarding the so-called “emerald mine”, there is no objective evidence whatsoever that this mine ever existed. He told me that he owned a share in a mine in Zambia, and I believed him for a while, but nobody has ever seen the mine, nor are there any records of its existence.

If this mine was real, he would not require financial support from my brother and me.

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