Few things in life excited me more than the prospect of seeing Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg tie their ankles together and step into a ring to settle their differences, like a couple of misshapen macaque monkeys squabbling over a piece of fermented fruit. If you haven’t heard of it, I urge you to do a quick Google search and familiarize yourself with the bizarre feud unfolding between two of Silicon Valley’s biggest executives. If you’re too lazy, the short version is: These guys, two of the richest and most ridiculous people in the world, claim they’ll beat each other up to have a live audience — possibly even Octagon in Las Vegas.
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Whether this is a bizarre publicity stunt or a genuine argument between two grown men is uncertain. All I know is that it’s beyond exciting to watch two billionaires, used to the soft white glow of a computer monitor, throwing ill-aimed body punches. In fact, as far as I know, there are only two people who aren’t keen on the idea, and they’re Elon Musk’s parents.
Musk’s mom and dad each expressed their dislike for the upcoming sporting event with their son in separate statements.
In an interview with The Sun newspaper, Musk’s father Errol Musk said the following about the upcoming fight:
“The thing is, if this crazy fight goes on, if Elon beats this guy, Elon will be called a bully because he’s so much heavier and bigger… Conversely, if he loses, the humiliation would be total… Elon loses if…” he wins and loses when he loses.”
When it comes to size and weight differences, Elon actually has a certain edge. TMZ Sports reports that Musk is 1.80 meters tall, while Zuckerberg is only 1.70 meters tall. He’s also a lot heavier, which you can already tell from the two. However, Zuck has been training like Rambo – a factor that could offset the height and weight disparity if Musk is seriously out of shape at the time of the fight (he doesn’t appear to be in the best of physical shape right now, although he’s improving). he was a year ago).
Anyhow, the elder Musk went on to claim that his son does indeed know some kung fu moves but may not have the killer instincts needed to knock Zuck down:
“Elon won the JKA (Japanese Karate Association) purple belt, the best. But he doesn’t know how to kill. He cares too much.”
Musk’s mother, Maye, also seems concerned that her 52-year-old son is busy planning a fistfight with another middle-aged billionaire. In a series of recent tweets, Elon’s mother tried to discourage her son from violence.
“Fight with words only. In armchairs. Four feet apart. “The funniest person wins,” said Lady Musk tweeted last week. In another tweet, she also claimed that the fight was “cancelled” at her request. Other times, she jokingly chided right-wing podcaster Lex Fridman for promoting the match:
It’s pretty funny for Musk’s parents to comment on this, because Elon has always kind of resembled a big third grader who happens to have billions and billions of dollars. It makes perfect sense that his parents would talk about him as if he were just a little boy who needs to be kept in check.
But to that I say: Elon, like every adult child who is worth something, please don’t listen to your parents. Please fight Mark Zuckerberg. Please create a training montage using Survivor’s Eye of the Tiger. Please stream the fight live to all nations of the world. Don’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind entertainment opportunity. The world is counting on you.