Walter Isaacson, who also wrote the authorised biography of Steve Jobs, revealed new details about Elon Musk’s violent upbringing in South Africa.
Elon Musk’s violent upbringing in South Africa and his allegedly emotionally abusive father shaped him into a risk-seeker who courts crisis and drama when given the opportunity.In an excerpt released before the book’s launch, Isaacson wrote that Elon Musk learned how to survive pain as a child growing up in South Africa.
During his first veldskool, Musk was twelve, small, and emotionally awkward. He was beaten up twice and lost over four kilograms. “They might beat the s**t out of me, but if I had punched them hard in the nose, they wouldn’t come after me again.” They had to walk through his blood and said that for the rest of the night, the soles of their sneakers made a sticky sound against the pavement.
As Musk tells it, the fight began with an exchange of words that escalated to grievous assault when the bullies hunted him down later. They found him enjoying a sandwich at break time and allegedly attacked him from behind, kicked him in the head, and pushed him down concrete steps. “I had to stand for an hour as he yelled at me and called me an idiot and told me that I was just worthless,” Musk said.According to Errol, Musk’s attacker had just lost his father to suicide, and Elon had called him stupid.
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