I note that Elon Musk's wealth now exceeds the annual GDP of Switzerland.

I think this makes him a state-level actor, and a *hostile* one.

I submit that we have tools for dealing with rogue states, and they should be applied to him until/unless he starts to behave. NB: said tools vary from polite talkings-to by diplomats all the way up to cruise missile strikes and invasions.

@cstross

Okay but seriously... what happens to his empire if (say) a SpaceX rocket crashes into his Tesla, killing him instantly?

He's got what, 14 kids?

What is his line of succession?

@ralfmaximus @cstross When the spell is broken, and the price/earnings ratio of his companies drops to 20-something, the bubble bursts.
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The Bolsheviks had a solution for that problem, too.