What drives him then? Power?

Seeking approval. It's apparent from everything he posts on X + the memeing + the whole "I am a elite Path of Exile"-saga.

	▲	thih9 an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Interesting, I didn't know; context: > His character, at the impressive level of 95, reflected not only a significant time investment but also a high degree of expertise. > Musk’s performance has sparked skepticism about whether he genuinely leveled and equipped his character himself. > The prevailing sentiment in the gaming community is that Musk doesn’t typically invest much time in video games, but instead leverages gaming achievements to draw media attention. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Elon-Musk-embarrasses-himself-...
	▲	Shacklz 15 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> + the whole "I am a elite Path of Exile"-saga That was the most "the emperor wears no clothes"-moment I've ever witnessed in my life. I play more PoE than I care to admit, and it was obvious within mere seconds that he has absolutely no clue what's going on. It was absolutely surreal to watch.

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sscaryterry 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Spreading his seed.

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philipallstar 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Going to Mars.

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stickfigure 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm convinced this is a schtick. Not that he doesn't genuinely want that, but it's not the root motivation. I suspect it's something more like wanting to be perceived as a real-world Tony Stark. The cave rescue capsule episode is illustrative. The guy likes attention.

	▲	paytonjjones an hour ago \| parent [-]
		> wanting to be perceived as a real-world Tony Stark The thing is, he _had_ this. He had all of Reddit worshipping him. He had the press. He had the tech-internet. Then he knowingly blew it all up overnight to ally with Trump. I think the reasons why are pretty clear: a son-who-loves-me became a daughter-who-despises-me and his companies got repeatedly hamstrung by California Democrats. But if his root motivation was truly just approval, he would have taken it on the chin and accepted slower growth of his other ambitions. So it's a little more complicated than that.