But don’t worry. He can spare it.
That’s the part I worry about.
The ROI to defeat Prop 40 in California was definitely worth it.
The difference between $473 million and Elon Musk’s total net worth is roughly a trillion dollars.
Who regrets pennies? Musk doesnt see 473 million dollars. Hes a multibillionaire. He didnt even feel this monetarily.
But he feels it politically. It’s very likely that some of the Rs going down in flames were because of his donations, not in spite of.
Someone in a other chain pointed out its the stock hits and lose of his image as an insider that will cost him the most because of this and I can get slight satisfaction from that. But these people all need to be made mortal.
I love when they spend a fortune, and lose anyway. They’re money isn’t as powerful as they think it is.
I’m celebrating this result. It’s not about the money, because as everyone else is saying, this is chump change to him.
But what’s beautiful is the blow to the ego. The reminder that all the money in the world can’t buy popularity or adoration. The suspicion that he might be getting taken advantage of by others taking his money. The confirmation that he’s not fully in control, and never will be.
That is worth celebrating.
Isn’t that like a week’s groceries going bad because the fridge broke for him?
Probably even less. For most people, a fridge repair and losing a week’s worth of groceries will break them.
In any case, Musk will be just fine, financially. His ego is another matter.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saving-money-emergency-expenses-2025/
Whether it’s a busted refrigerator, car trouble or medical issues, unexpected costs are a part of life. But even such routine curveballs often spell serious financial trouble for many Americans.
That’s according to a new Bankrate report that surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. adults about their ability to handle a surprise bill. Despite the country’s current low unemployment rate, the annual study found that 59% of Americans in 2025 don’t have enough savings to cover an unexpected $1,000 emergency expense.
473 million is poop money to him
Texas gave Musk the D, I am very proud of my state today.
At what point will these people realize that there is a point of diminishing returns in campaign spending, where simply throwing more money at it won’t generate any more votes?
Honestly, the only way all this outsized campaign money makes sense to me is if candidates are pocketing it as a back-door bribe. Maybe now that Texas is run by sane people, we’ll get some good investigations into where all the money went.
Meh. He won’t miss the money, he probably regrets not doubling it, if anything. Also, he knew he was gambling by the fact he spent them money in the first place. He didn’t put in anything he couldn’t easily afford to lose, which really should make we never-gonna-be-billionaires think a bit.
Hey, he turned Texas blue. Maybe he’ll come to Oklahoma now and do it again.
That’s like $50 USD for him, he’ll be fine
I know where we can cut a trillion from, it starts with S and ends in pacex+tesla+twitter.
I know where we can cut a trillion from
I thought you were going to say his neck.
I wonder if all the republican scumbags he bought looked at the money and thought “wait, why the fuck do I even need to bother being a politician? I can just take this imbecile’s money, lose, and go on a paid vacation for a few years. I’ll just call it a series of fact-finding missions in aid of the 2028 presidential election”.
