Musk immigrated out of South Africa in the late 80s at 18, before Apartheid ended and likely didn't get to fully experience any of the true consequences of the dark menace. Especially as an ultra rich kid, who was sheltered even more.
Him being South African is only useful in so far as "richest man in the world is African" jokes and in every other way he is just a Western White Guy.
Musk immigrated out of South Africa in the late 80s at 18, before Apartheid ended and likely didn't get to fully experience any of the true consequences of the dark menace. Especially as an ultra rich kid, who was sheltered even more.
Him being South African is only useful in so far as "richest man in the world is African" jokes and in every other way he is just a Western White Guy.
Richest non-royal in the world is African.
Royalty is kept off the billionaires list.
Think Baron de Rothschild.