Thanks to the SpaceX IPO, at least as of Friday morning June 12th, 2026, the world has its first trillion-dollar man.
Elon Musk.
That kind of money is hard to fathom because trillions is hard to fathom. One writer over at the Wall Street Journal gives us perspective noting the following with my paraphrase:
One million pennies would stack to the sky.
One billion pennies would mark the distance between New York and Florida.
One trillion pennies would shoot past the sky to the moon and back—twice.1
Mr. Musk is a concerning and controversial figure. He’s also a bombastic and brilliant entrepreneur. His controversies have been documented by many outlets: drug use , a top-ranked global Diablo video game player, roughly fourteen children with four different women, and political partisanship. His accomplishments also abound: rockets, social networking, electric cars, Starlink, artificial intelligence, dreams of outer space, and more. His exploits are simultaneously salacious and seer-like.
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Future legacy.
Family legacy.
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One component of true wealth is how you will be remembered, not what your portfolio looks like. A good name—even if unknown to the wider public—lasts longer than good money.
Leaving a money legacy can be a great thing, but it can also be a dangerous pursuit.
You can be a millionaire, billionaire, or trillionaire and lose your soul.
Wealth—true wealth—is more than money.
Because you can be as wealthy as King Solomon and still be a fool.
Don’t forget that.
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Source:
1. Paraphrased from “You Have No Idea What a Trillion Dollars Is—and We Have Proof”, Ben Cohen, June 11, 2026. Accessed online.