Matt BlazeYou know what other famous person's plane is also publicly trackable via its ADS-B transponder and is relentlessly followed around by photographers, press, and regular people who want to yell at him? Air Force One.
The great irony is that by having a "private" plane all to himself, Elon has bought the OPPOSITE of anonymity. If he flew commercial, or even just chartered planes for each trip, his travel patterns would be much more opaque. But using an inherently trackable jet linked specifically to him makes his movements effectively public.
It must be tough to be a billionaire. So much money, so many tradeoffs.
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