- cross-posted to:
- todayilearned@lemmit.online
- til@lemmy.ca
- cross-posted to:
- todayilearned@lemmit.online
- til@lemmy.ca
so i stumbled upon a thing on reddit
the thing is that there’s an obscure early scifi book by none other than wernher von braun, that is about mars colonization, where they find already existing civilization, leader of which is called elon. apparently this is why megaracist elon’s father named him that:
Interest in this novel increased in 2021 when people connected the Martian leader, called the Elon, to SpaceX founder Elon Musk, suggesting that von Braun may have somehow foreseen Musk’s space exploration ventures.[15] However, Errol Musk, Elon’s father, asserted in 2022 that he was fully aware of the von Braun connection in naming his son.[16]
also in that book: tunnels used for high-speed travel; nation-states became obsolete because of some magic tech; highly technocratic planetary government as a result. that stimulant habit seems historically accurate then, even if it’s cut with ketamine sometimes. some more red string on corkboard https://www.mind-war.com/p/the-elon-how-a-nazi-rocket-scientist this tracks as one of his grandparents moved from canada to south africa because canada in 40s wasn’t racist enough for them, and with all the technocracy inc things.
so yeah, motherfucker might be believing - or even groomed into - that he’s destined to be a planetary overlord, all based on nazi scifi, and he’s playing it out irl with all the fuck you money he has
One of his kids is literally named “Adeptus Mechanicus”.
EDIT: Sorry, “Techno Mechanicus”. Still.
Not proof of anything, esp considering the vapid tech vibes the other half of this relationship has. They could just have noticed the word hop around. (Sorry, Musk not being that smart and deep is my hill. I also don’t believe he is Dittman (Dittman posts/livestreams too much, actually posts jokes that show he understands the culture (Musk doesn’t grok basic meme templates), can play Path of Exile 2, and this account predates the lawsuit in which Musk revealed he cosplays as his son on twitter but horny). So I want a bit more than just one reference to prove he is a massive fan and not just references it for nerd points like a sociopath (He also calls his son Tau, which is Heresy in 40k, and a weird mismatch of references). And well both he and Grimes have roleplayed as communists/socialists. So naming a kid for attention is not something I would consider below them).
E: also Tau is their third child, and I really hope the second child (iirc the public doesn’t know her name (yes her being a girl, Musks second daughter, makes this all even weirder)) nicknamed Y is doing well. (Now If I thought Musk was deep and complex, I would worry about the missing 8 children after he names the last one Tau, but you can wonder if he even knows Greek).