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Young Elon Musk featured in documentary about millionaires (1999)

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Cited on HN 3 times, 2017–2020, never outright recommended score 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

Mostly cited as a historical curiosity about Musk, sometimes critically, rather than recommended for its content.

A short 1999 documentary clip about millionaires featuring a young Elon Musk, including footage of him taking delivery of an expensive car.

1 citations · 2 critical · Documentaries · news from the time

3 Hacker News comments

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@gamechangr Jun 2017 Cites it
on HN thread Young Elon Musk featured in documentary about millionaires (1999)
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This is posted a bit too much. Go to "past" and hit it...you will get this... Young Elon Musk featured in documentary about millionaires (1999) 1 points kdsudac 4 hours ago 0 comments ( [this video] ) Young Elon Musk featured in documentary about millionaires (1999) 2 points sthlm 8 months ago 0 comments ( [link] ) Young Elon Musk featured in documentary about millionaires (1999) 1 points usaphp 9 months ago 0 comments ( [link] ) Young Elon Musk featured in documentary about millionaires (1999) 5 points mw67 9 months ago 0 comments ( [link] ) Young Elon Musk featured in documentary about millionaires (1999) 1 points coloneltcb 2 years ago 1 comment ( [link] )
@justinator Jul 2018 Pushes back
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Has Elon Musk lost his marbles, or has his broad public platform just magnified his, to be frank, strange personality? I remember that footage of him getting delivery of some million dollar car and thinking that this guy is kinda off center: [this video] I get the heebie-jeebies watching this. And knowing he then crashed this car. Without insurance. Showing off. Maybe he's not, Savior of the World material?
@KKKKkkkk1 Apr 2020 Pushes back
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“I have an academic lifestyle. I’m not into ramen noodles, but my friends are academics, so it doesn’t really behoove me to be flashy,” Springer told Bloomberg at the time. “I feel that I’ve had more than enough wealth for myself for some time. I don’t feel I need more.” Compare and contrast with: [this video] [link]

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