Thousands of people on social media would love to see the country music superstar named as Time’s Person of the Year.
Elon Musk has been named Time’s Person of the Year for 2021, in a move that has drawn quite a backlash from critics. On social media, thousands of people are agreeing that another well-known figure would have made a better choice for the prestigious award—the singer Dolly Parton. Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX founder, recently passed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as the world’s wealthiest person, and his net worth is estimated to be around $300 billion. “This is the man who aspires to save our planet and get us a new one to inhabit: clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman,” Time gushed. However, Musk has many vocal critics who are questioning his worthiness due to his views on taxation, and his opposition to unions and vaccine mandates. “Let’s change the rigged tax code so The Person of the Year will actually pay taxes and stop freeloading off everyone else,” said former presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren.
