By Elon Musk-
Elon Musk says he is fulfilling announced plans to sell all of his possessions, so people know he’s serious about colonising Mars.
The tech guru wants to spend much of his $188 billion net worth on starting a colony on the Red Planet, with the exception of what is tied up in stock value
Mr Musk’s electric car company Tesla has surged in value this year, and hit a market value of $700bn (£516bn) for the first time on Wednesday..
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Musk has expressed a desire to sell almost all of his material possessions that have a monetary value, announcing that he will ‘own no house,’ having already sold several of the homes which were in his real estate portfolio.
‘In fact, I’ll have basically almost no possessions with a monetary value, apart from the stock in the companies,’ he told Business Insider.
‘If things are intense at work, I like just sleeping in the factory or the office. And I obviously need a place if my kids are there. So, I’ll just rent a place or something.’
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‘I think it is important for humanity to become a spacefaring civilisation and a multiplanet species. And it’s going to take a lot of resources to build a city on Mars,’ he explained.
‘I want to be able to contribute as much as possible to the city on Mars. That means just a lot of capital.’
But, not only is he trying to rake together enough cash to actually make it happen, he’s also trying to prove to the world that he’s actually serious about doing it.
‘I’m also just trying to make clear that I’m serious about this. And it’s not about personal consumption. Because people will attack me and say, oh, he’s got all these possessions. He’s got all these houses. Okay, now I don’t have them anymore,’ Musk continued.
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When the news broke, Musk pinned a tweet dating back to 2018 on his profile, in which he promised to commit half of his wealth to building a city on Mars ‘to ensure continuation of life (of all species) in case Earth gets hit by a meteor like the dinosaurs or WW3 happens and we destroy ourselves’.
Musk has previously announced plans to send one million people to the Red Planet by 2050, and aims to make 1,000 spaceships to get them there.
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