A TikToker went viral after showing the wealth gap between Elon Musk and an average person from the U.S. using rice grains as an example.
TikToker Real Estate Bulldog went viral on social media after demonstrating the wealth disparity between Elon Musk and an average person in the U.S. using grains of rice.
The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX reached a historic net worth of $400 billion in December. Musk increased his wealth by $62.8 billion in just one day.
According to the Federal Reserve, the average net worth of a typical U.S. person is $192,900.
For a more accurate comparison, the TikToker used a grain of rice to represent $200,000. He explains that if the U.S. population were split in half, about half of the people would only have one grain or less.
As he continues with the explanation, the different piles of rice grow significantly.
A small pile represents $100 million, the average net worth of a CEO. Another larger pile represents $6.3 billion, the wealth of President Donald Trump.
However, Elon Musk’s pile was the one that shocked everyone the most. “This is what inequality really looks like in the U.S.,” the TikToker comments while filming the huge pile of rice.
“I don’t know anyone who even has a grain of rice,” said one shocked user. “Elon Musk couldn’t even spend that much money physically in his whole life,” observed another.
“I started laughing until I cried when we got to Elon Musk’s pile. Using rice puts into perspective how absurd the situation in this country is,” said another user, more upset.
@realestatebulldog Who’s hungry? #eattherich ♬ original sound – Whisper Pickle
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