I'm likely nowhere near your stage of wealth, but I already feel some of the guilt that accompanies wealth. It's the main reason I didn't want a Model X as it's too Hollywood and clearly more than we need. And yet I didn't used to feel this way at all... growing up wanting the coolest toy, bike, car, or boat on the lake. As a way to manage this, I think about a higher role to help others out, and see it as a shared responsibility to lift more boats.
Many will quickly dismiss this wealth imbalance as par for the course, live and learn, told ya so, ha-ha-ha. Those foolish traders who fund this sort of a return for the street-wise investor can be called naive and in many cases can't afford gambling short-term much less a lottery ticket. But that resembles the look of some fat tycoon or swindling car salesman. Others might see their new wealth as well deserved after battling through rough times or getting screwed by someone else for no reason. I get it, they're still working through a forgiveness phase and may never come around or learn to share.
Gradually, I've come to believe there's a role for us in this new world order and constantly exploring what that might be. Maybe it's to provide shelter, or improve efficiency of space travel. It could be to provide more employment, a new trade school, or help teach kids what they deserve much earlier in life. (K-12 is so slow and antiquated, free pass through the system yet there's no P.E., they feed them sugar, no sleep, all just to fit into schedules as organized babysitters!
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I think about Elon's timeline and believe he went through similar stages in life, with the ultimate focus on saving planet and humanity. I'm pretty sure he had the money bug at first in the McLaren days, then likely became bored with it as money became easier.
(If you're still mad at Elon the Tesla CEO, you won't like this next part. I happen to admire his efforts in Twitter. The attacks on Tesla and TSLA were and are still inevitable, not because of Twitting as that's just today's excuse. He sold some for good cause. I also sold at one time, and for not even close to a noble cause.)
His leadership may eventually point us in the right direction on how to help. I mean, what if FSD could be used to transport an elderly person in need, no charge? Let's face it, there is no way we're going to put a million miles on any vehicle, why not offer it out for a better cause? The more I think about this, I do believe Elon could (and may) give direction in the future on how we can help one another.
Meanwhile, my empathy for the poor or undeserving grows stronger yet... even after losing 1/2 my wealth this year (but only because I know this dip is temporary). Now, when the stock rises, I automatically think I can do more good. And ya wanna know what the main bottleneck to sharing is? People to organize and distribute it, not the lack of money. In many ways, it's similar to food waste.
Anyway, not to play the guilt trip on you or anyone here - I'm just processing and sharing on a beautiful Saturday morning while looking forward to the future and the necessary changes to coming. I think I've personally grown more on this forum and EV experience than at any other time in my life. Many thanks to the folks here who helped me see the world for what it is - who helped pull the wool off my eyes.
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