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10 Steps In Elon Musk's Evolution As A Memer
Out of all our billionaires, Elon Musk is perhaps the most online. In addition to publicly attempting to buy Twitter as what many of us can only suspect was a bit, he posts countless memes to his profile on the site. But, if you look back in the archive of Elon Musk's social media, you'll notice that at the beginning he only posted about rockets, cars, and old man kind of things. His evolution into a meme lord is a fairly recent development. Here is a look back at some of Elon's early memes.
Art Garfunkel, December 22nd 2011
(Source: Twitter)
This early Elon post isn't quite a meme, but a foretaste of what's to come: his odd sense of humor is on full display. There are a few other funny posts after this, but very little that would qualify as a "meme" by contemporary standards.
Fortnite, October 19th, 2018
(Source: Twitter)
Based on research conducted in Elon Musk's Twitter, it seems that on or around the fall of 2018, Elon Musk got into memes. It is in this era that he begins to post, around the time he began dating Grimes and started the Boring company.
Horoscope, October 25th, 2018
(Source: Twitter)
Many of Elon Musk's memes from that fateful autumn seem to be just copied directly from online posts.
Broccoli Horse, February 2nd, 2019
(Source: Twitter)
Twitter analytics show that 100% of Elon Musk's posts come from an iPhone. Of course, that may not be true (maybe he uses a VPN or some weird security measures?) but it seems quite likely that he's encountering memes in one app and then immediately posting them to his Twitter.
Elon Dusk, February 25th, 2019
(Source: Twitter)
Elon Musk's experience of memes is likely very different from the average person's because he himself is not only an enthusiast but a frequent subject of memes.
Self-Identifies As Absolute Unit, April 17th, 2019
p(source right). (Source: Twitter)
For all you can say against him, you must at least admit he knows the lingo.
Moth Meme, April 19th, 2019
(Source: Twitter)
Elon Musk got in on the moth lamp meme craze in 2019, like everybody did.
He Hits The Books, April 29th, 2019
(Source: Twitter)
Elon's posting from late 2018 to early 2019 seems to indicate that in January and February his memeing slowed somewhat, but as soon as spring came he began posting more than he ever posted in the fall.
A Big Hit, May 17th, 2019
(Source: Twitter)
Elon's memes began to do serious numbers around this time as well, boosting his profile on Twitter and likely helping his business.
