Time Magazine announced today that the 2021 Person of the Year has been selected by Elon Musk, the CEO and founder of the electric car manufacturer Tesla, whose influence exceeds the earth and even extends to space.
TIME described that Musk, 50, is the richest man in the world, but he does not have his own house under his name, and has been selling his property recently; he has put many satellites into orbit and knows how to use the power of the sun; he drives himself to create A car that doesn’t need gasoline, and doesn’t even necessarily need a human to drive it.
In addition, every word Musk said is regarded as a standard by a large number of believers. As long as he tweets, he can shake the stock market. He calls the wind and rain on the earth, but dreams of going to Mars; he is determined and domineering at the same time.
Time magazine also said that for Musk, his vast wealth is just a “side effect” of his own ability. In all areas at stake for human existence, he not only sees, but also does what others cannot.
In addition to being the CEO of Tesla, Musk is also the founder and CEO of Space Exploration Technology (SpaceX), and he also leads the brain chip company Neuralink and the infrastructure company The Boring Company.
Tesla is the leader in the electric vehicle industry, and its stock price has soared in recent years, which has made Musk’s asset value soar. His space exploration technology company is committed to a number of space programs. In addition to actively participating in the US space mission, it also promotes space tourism and launches the “Starlink” project of low-orbit satellites.
Musk’s worth is approaching US$297 billion, and he has more than 66 million followers on Twitter. On the 10th, he also posted a message asking netizens: “I want to quit my job and become a full-time Internet celebrity, what do you think?”
Time Magazine also announced the 2021 Heroes of the Year on the same day, including 4 miracle vaccine scientists, they are Kizzmekia Corbett, Barney Graham, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman.
Last year, the current US President Joe Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris were selected as Person of the Year. At that time, Biden defeated his opponent-former President Trump in the historic presidential election with a record high turnout rate, and took office on January 20 this year, becoming the 46th president of the United States.
Time Magazine selects the Person of the Year every year. Regardless of whether the influence of the selected person or group is positive or negative, they all have a major impact on current events and the pulse of the world in the past 12 months.
Time’s Person of the Year is ultimately decided by the magazine’s editorial team; the results of the online poll provide a glimpse into who readers think has the most influence on this year’s events.
On the 7th of this month, Time Magazine announced the results of the 2021 Person of the Year readers’ vote, and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro won. The controversial leader, who is up for re-election in 2022, faces growing criticism for his economic measures, downplaying the severity of COVID-19 and skepticism about vaccines , has been widely criticized by politicians, courts and public health experts.
The 24-year-old American gymnastics star Simone Biles was selected as Time Magazine’s Athlete of the Year on the 9th, saying that her withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics highlighted the mental health problems of athletes and sparked wider discussions in society .