Tesla Shareholders Decide Elon Musk Should Be the World's First Trillionaire

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31. In capitalist society great monetary wealth is used as a marker of prestige and status.

In primitive, e.g., hunter-gatherer societies, characteristics such as hunting prowess, ability to defend the group, experience and wisdom in knowing when to move and find resources or care for the sick, were all measures that gave members of a group status and prestige.

In capitalist society, money has replaced those qualities as a marker of prestige. People like Musk and Trump have none of the qualities that gave humans status in pre-capitalist societies. They are only good at amassing money, by whatever means they can. So the need for money by these people is endless.