Elon Musk: The Great Charlatan

How Hype Fuels the World’s Most Polarizing Innovator

A charlatan is a person practicing quackery or a similar confidence trick in order to obtain money, power, fame, or other advantages through pretense or deception.

Introduction

Now we know why Zuckerberg turned over a new leaf.

Bloomberg reporting Elon to buy TikTok

With the possibility that Musk might buy TikTok, Zuckerberg is trying to get on the good side with the new administration. Currently, Zuckerberg owns the social media attention space.

To show this, here are the top social media platforms in the United States¹:

1. Facebook: Approximately 221.71 million active users

2. Instagram: Around 180.77 million active users

3. TikTok: Approximately 140.44 million active users

4. X (formerly Twitter): About 126.39 million active users

With over 400 million users, Zukerberg is clearly king — however, if Musk does get TikTok, Musk would get significantly closer to catching Zukerberg.

While those addicted to TikTok prepare to fall at the knees of their new savior, Musk, let’s remember one critical fact about …