According to foreign media reports on December 13, Tesla CEO Elon Musk was named the 2021 Person of the Year by Time magazine. The magazine said the award was due to Musk's unique insights into space, electric vehicles, the Mars colonization program, among others.
Time magazine wrote: "Musk created solutions to existential crises, embodied the possibilities and dangers of the age of tech giants, and promoted the boldest and most intense change in society, elon Musk was elected Time Magazine's 2021 Person of the Year." We don't yet know how Tesla, Space Exploration Technologies, and Musk's yet-to-be-art projects will change our lives across the board. At 50, he has plenty of time to write about the future – both his own and ours. Like it or not, it's in Musk's world right now. ”
Of course, as soon as the results of this selection came out, people were talked about. Someone wrote: "As the richest man in the world, he would not use $27 billion to solve the world's pressing problems, is that a role model?" Some people jumped out and explained to Musk: "He has spent $6 billion to solve the problem of hunger!" ”
According to Time magazine, 2021 "makes it clear to us that there is a growing number of protests against deepening inequality, and that many of the underlying structures around it are influenced by the pursuits, products and priorities of the world's richest people." The magazine also awarded the "Hero of the Year" award to the "Miracle Worker" who helped develop a vaccine for the coronavirus.
"Artist of the Year" was awarded to Olivia Rodrigo, while "Athlete of the Year" was awarded to American gymnast Simon Byers. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were named People of the Year by Time magazine. The editor-in-chief of Time magazine explains, "Because they changed the course of America, demonstrated the power of empathy, and brought a vision of healing to Americans." Overall, the magazine picks at the end of the year a person or group it deems most newsworthy or noteworthy, rather than caring about the real options of the public.