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teach1st

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1. More perspective: fast-forward to 2026

Reply to KS Toronado (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:54 PM

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This meme is from 2024. The math is correct. The immortal in the meme would have amassed about $190 billion by 2024. Elon Musk's net worth was in the neighborhood of $210-$270 billion, giving a $20-$80 billion shortfall for the immortal.

Let's fast-forward to the present day, giving the hypothetical immortal two more years of hoarding money, which increases the immortal's stash by another $7.3 million. Meanwhile, Mr. Musk's current net worth is estimated to be about $1.1 TRILLION. That increases the gap between the immortal's net worth and Mr. Musk's to about $910 billion.

In 2024, the immortal was short by tens of billions. In 2026, Elon Musk has nearly 6 times more money than the immortal, who has been stacking $$10,000 cash every single day since the Ice Age. Does that help put the scale of modern extreme wealth in perspective?

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You are immortal...MEME [View all] KS Toronado Yesterday OP

More perspective: fast-forward to 2026 teach1st Yesterday #1

If you don't control the distribution of wealth Farmer-Rick Yesterday #2

but if you invested it in the stock market LymphocyteLover Yesterday #3

Always invest in Enron and World Com like I did... Great growth. Had to be an insider to know when to get out. LiberalArkie Yesterday #9

... orangecrush Yesterday #13

The only even close to nice thing about this is 3825-87867 Yesterday #4

It can't happen soon enough! debsy Yesterday #10

I meditate..... SergeStorms 19 hrs ago #18

Money earns money exponentially... lame54 Yesterday #5

It would take an American who earns minimum wage 66.3+ million years to earn a trillion dollars debsy Yesterday #6

See, this is why I don't trust AI. Wednesdays Yesterday #7

Blame the lazy poster for that! debsy Yesterday #8

Where are you seeing 1.5 million years ?? nt eppur_se_muova 22 hrs ago #15

Here's why we aren't there yet BaronChocula Yesterday #11

Shared orangecrush Yesterday #12

This is out of date. If it was $50,000 per day, that would be just short of a $1 trillion William Seger Yesterday #14

Great meme! PatSeg 22 hrs ago #16

Rubbery figures! Aussie105 20 hrs ago #17

I really don't care how much money Elon Musk is worth. Morbius 19 hrs ago #19

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