The irony that Elon Musk lived “below the poverty line”, as his ex-partner Grimes confessed, sparked all kinds of reactions on social networks. And all because it’s impossible think of the richest man in the world living as a beggar.
Singer Grimes (born Claire Elise Boucher) made the confession in an interview with Vanity Fair, citing a case where Musk’s mattress broke, not wanting to buy a new one.
“He doesn’t live like a billionaire (…) to the point where I was like… why do we have to live in a very insecure, $40,000 house? Aren’t the neighbors recording us, there’s no security and I’m eating peanut butter for eight days straight?
Grimes is the mother of Musk’s two youngest children, and the two separated by mutual consent, although they remain friends.
Business Insider indicated that Musk (who has a fortune of 274 billion dollars today) He lives in a small $50,000 prefabricated house, which he rents from SpaceX.
Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos, Bernard Arnault, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett in the list of the richest men on the planet.
Twitter reactions to Elon Musk’s “poverty”
How did people on Twitter respond to reading Grimes’s saying regarding Musk? In different ways, from humor and even from indignation. Let’s go with some examples:
User @persona15m requested “a crowdfunding for the greatest fortunes on the planet”, like those of Elon Musk. “The next? Amancio Ortega in rags? Florentino Pérez, president of Real Madrid, like a squat?
We should ask for a crowdfunding for the greatest fortunes on the planet, like Elon Musk or Patricia Botín… I didn’t see this coming…????♀️ What’s next? Amancio Ortega in rags? Florentino de Okupa?
“Billionaire Elon Musk sometimes lives “below the poverty line” https://t.co/bAmMPecEfD— person15m (@person15m) March 11, 2022
Another reaction on Twitter, this time with an image of Kermit the Frog: “If Elon Musk lives below the poverty line, I don’t know which line I live on.”
“I want to live below the poverty line like Elon Musk”, says another user, @beatrizangustia.
I wanted to live below the poverty line like elon musk
— kiddo (@beatrizangustia) March 14, 2022
“If you’re going to hoard that obscene amount of money, at least use it,” says saenz_ilie on his Twitter account.
The other day I read once morest my will, like anything else by Elon Musk and Grimes, that the mae lives “austerely” (according to her below poverty line) and it makes me even angrier because if you are going to hoard that obscene amount of money at least use it !!!
— ilesaenz (@saenz_ile) March 16, 2022
Someone uploaded the example of the house where Elon Musk would live and said that he “He also lives in a studio apartment.”
Grimes said Elon Musk lives in an “insecure 40,000 house below the poverty line.” This is apparently the house. Like wow. I too live in a studio apartment. ???? pic.twitter.com/igAOaBPmmP
— ✨K✨ (@strugglesaurus) March 12, 2022
This person enjoyed reading Grimes’ interview with Vanity Fair, apparently.
And here’s the nitty-gritty, courtesy of @SundLayInc: The fact that Elon Musk chooses to live like this does not mean that he belongs to the people who live below the poverty line. It’s his way of life, “it’s totally different” from what Grimes said. Bingo.
Sorry, not sorry…one of the richest men in the world DOES NOT live BELOW the POVERTY LINE, he CHOOSES to do WITHOUT…that’s totally different. It sounds like @elonmusk is an abusive partner
Grimes Says Elon Musk ‘Lives at Times Below the Poverty Line’ https://t.co/9WtIIDvxqP
— Sun d’ Lay????️????????️???? ????GOP (@SundLayInc) March 12, 2022
