How does it make him sound better to have "under the table" rights to the output of emerald mines? It doesn't portray him as a hard worker, it doesn't portray him as someone who earned his money.Because he’s the type to make himself sound better in any way than he really was. That overflowing safe story is the first glaring clue of his self-aggrandizement.
Elon's story, on the other hand, is entirely self-aggrandising-- making it seem like he built everything he has personally.
Meaningless. People squander money.Further reinforcing this is how whatever fortune he had has since dwindled while his son’s has done the opposite.
