Elon’s $1 Trillion Pay: Robot Dance Pays Better Than Your Job
On Thursday, Tesla shareholders said yes to giving Elon Musk a $1 trillion pay package—no, that’s not a typo, a whole trillion dollars! To unlock this cosmic cash, Elon must deliver 20 million cars, 10 million active full self-driving subscriptions, 1 million Optimus robots, and 1 million robotaxis cruising public roads all while a dancing Optimus bot awkwardly boogied behind him. Analyst Dan Ives crowned him a 'wartime CEO' leading Tesla’s 'AI revolution' (because why not war and robots with your paycheck?). Critics say this is 'pay for unchecked power,' not performance, warning Tesla’s board is basically handing Elon the keys to the money vault with no adult supervision. Amid applause and concern, Tesla’s X account serenely declared, 'We love y'all.'
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Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/7/2025 | Author: Shubhangi Goel