[aurelius83]

So the big question I think is who to trust here.

Here is his mother denying it: https://twitter.com/mayemusk/status/1654983542336520192

Here is Elon's story: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1654971702571331584

Here's a video of Elon back in the day on CNN talking about sleeping on the floor and buying his first expensive car with the money he was making from x.com and Justine Musk saying she fears they will become spoiled brats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9mczdODqzo

So who to believe?

[Jeanbu]

I think that people get too visceral on this topic.

Elon has obviously managed to create incredibly successful businesses. And he is also from an upper class background, which makes things easier, but hey, doesn't mean he isn't talented and that he worked really hard to get where he is.

Another thing that also seems pretty obvious is that he wants to hide his privileged background. Here is an archived interview from Forbes where he openly talks about his father's private plane and the emerald mine:

https://web.archive.org/web/20140802011449/http://www.forbes...

I wouldn't call that lower middle class, not even upper middle.

[belter]

Here is his father confirming it:

"Errol Musk Claims He Visited Emerald Mine With Son Elon" - https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/after-elon-musks-strong-deni....

"Elon Musk’s dad Errol says he can ‘prove’ existence of emerald mine in new bombshell claim revealing its location" - https://www.the-sun.com/news/7911051/elon-musks-dad-errol-em...

[jackmott42]

Believe elon's mother. Elon and his dad are nuts

[wahnfrieden]

toronto had widespread rent control since 1975 without means testing so what this really means is that they rented in toronto. wow, we are just beginning to peel back the layers on this!