The Luthor Scale
The Luthor Scale
Elon Musk: World's Wealthiest (and Most Online) CEO
In our debut episode, we cover the one and only Elon Musk.
Join us as we dive into Musk's surprising origin story, explain his super powers, discuss his grand plans, and then rate him on our scale.
Is Musk a full-blown Luthor? Or does he fall short, like a rocket that runs out of fuel before reaching orbit? Find out on The Luthor Scale.
FOOTNOTES:
(1) Ashlee Vance, Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (HarperCollins, 2015)
(2) Elon Musk, Making Humans a Multi Planetary Species, New Space, Vol. 5, No. 2, available at https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/space.2017.29009.emu
(3) https://www.businessinsider.co.za/errol-musk-has-a-baby-with-his-stepdaughter-2018-3
(4) https://www.businessinsider.com/worlds-richest-person-elon-musk-dedicate-wealth-mars-colony-2021-1
(5) https://www.motorbiscuit.com/teslas-reliability-ratings-are-pretty-concerning-but-does-anyone-actually-care/
(6)https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/25/21302804/tesla-ranks-last-on-influential-jd-power-quality-survey
(7) https://gizmodo.com/a-tesla-model-3-with-autopilot-activated-crashes-into-t-1847579288
(8) https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-probing-fatal-tesla-crash-that-killed-pedestrian-2021-09-03/
(9)https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimhenry/2021/12/31/tesla-no-1-in-brand-loyalty-then-subaru-gm-also-scores-well-experian-says/?sh=431ca2379ee4
(10) Neil Strauss, Elon Musk: The Architect of Tomorrow, Rolling Stone, 2017
(11) Elon Musk wins defamation case over 'pedo guy' tweet about caver, BBC News, available at https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50695593
(12) https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/01/sec-said-elon-musk-tesla-tweets-violated-settlement-agreement-per-wsj.html