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Few people can boast of candid conversations with Elon Musk about conquering the planets, but Indian computer engineer Pranay Pathol often communicates on the Internet. Twitter with the richest man in the world.
Their rare virtual friendship has grown since Pathol was a teenager, and the temperamental billionaire responded with hundreds of tweets and private messages with company updates and even life advice.
They finally met face to face this week when Pathol went to USAhis first trip abroad, for a master’s degree in business intelligence.
“He is very sincere, down to earth. He is humble,” said the 23-year-old. AFP before the match. “The way he takes the time to answer me… it shows.”
Elon Musk is an active user Twittersometimes with over 30 posts a day for his 103 million subscribers.
But it’s a mystery why the boss SpaceX D Teslawith a fortune of 266 billion dollars, maintains regular contact with a young Indian.
“Honestly, I have no idea. I think he was really intrigued by my questions,” Pathole says. AFP at his parents’ house in the city of Pune in western India.
Pathol’s account is one of the few that the billionaire replies to on average once every two days, judging by public tweets from Musk since 2020.
The first time Musk The answer came in 2018 when Pathole, then 19, pointed out a defect in the automatic wiper blades. Tesla.
“This will be fixed in future versions,” he replied. Elon Musk. Tesla fixed this in the next update to their software.
To celebrate, his parents invited him to dinner that evening.
“Honestly, I was shocked,” Pathole says. “I took a few screenshots and didn’t want the day to end,” he adds.
Their subsequent private conversations included “busting myths” about the past. Musk and discussions about why it is “necessary” to colonize other planets, Pathole recalls.
“I asked him stupid, absurd questions and he took the time to answer me.”
The time difference between the US and India did not affect the four-year virtual friendship.
“I think he doesn’t sleep much because Twitter most of the time,” says Pathol.
Elon Musk… unpredictable
Patole says his interactions with Musk they have become “much more random” over the years, and he is no longer in a hurry to share them with his friends and family.
“Elon is as much a public person as he is private,” he says.
Candid, irreverent and sometimes cryptic tweets Elon Musk causing fluctuations in stocks and cryptocurrencies, as well as scrutiny from US regulators.
Billionaire involved in legal battle with Twitter for his attempt to exit a deal to buy the company. The trial is due to begin in October.
Pathole joined Tata Consultancy Services, a leading Indian information technology firm, shortly after completing his engineering degree.
But last week he went to the USA and brought sweets for Musk. He hopes not only to get a degree from the University of Texas at Dallas, but also to gain work experience in a company, including one of Musk.
“I would like to work in Tesla according to their merit. I don’t want favors. It would be nice if he interviewed me,” Pathole says.
After their meeting, Pathol tweeted their photo and Elon Musk gave him a like.
Live on Earth, die on Mars
Dressed in a black T-shirt in the style of his idol, Pathol can explain the ins and outs of reusable rocket boosters and champion the philosophy of space exploration.
He often quotes the billionaire’s comments verbatim.
“To live in Land and die in Mars: It’s a philosophy we share,” says Pathole, adding that he wants to grow old and die with “red powder Mars” on foot.
Pathol gathers hundreds of thousands of followers in Twitterand the number increases each time Musk He mentions it on twitter.
Musk is often the topic of conversation at the dinner table with Pathol’s family and friends.
“Elon looks like a family friend,” jokes Prashant, Pranaya’s father, a media consultant. He adds that he and his wife Pallavi are proud of their son’s passion.
“If you follow Elon Musk, if you want to settle in MarsIt doesn’t bother us,” he says.
AFP
Source: RPP
I’m Liza Grey, an experienced news writer and author at the Buna Times. I specialize in writing about economic issues, with a focus on uncovering stories that have a positive impact on society. With over seven years of experience in the news industry, I am highly knowledgeable about current events and the ways in which they affect our daily lives.