I speak from experience: Elon Musk has this message for 'Person of the Year' Taylor Swift

Pop star Taylor Swift is currently basking in the popularity she has gained thanks to the eventful year she has had. Add to it, the 'Person of the Year' title which TIME Magazine bestowed upon her last week. This prestige, however, is likely to lessen her popularity to some extent, says Elon Musk who is no stranger to the title.Musk was named the Person of the Year in 2021 and he believes he has lost some popularity ever since. Replying to a post announcing Swift's new title on December 6, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO congratulated the singer and joked, “Some risk of popularity decline after this award. I speak from experience lol.”Some risk of popularity decline after this award. I speak from experience lol.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 7, 2023While Musk might have lost some fans, he definitely has become more popular. Ever since the billionaire was named 'Person of the Year' he has bought Twitter (now X) where he is the most followed user. He also sent his Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine during its war against Russia, launched the world's biggest rocket Starship (twice) and most recently, put his highly anticipated Cybertruck on sale in the US.Taylor Swift, on the other hand, saw her popularity grow astronomically after an eventful year which included the Eras Tour, the release of her reimagined ‘1989’ album, and her relationship with NFL star Travis Kelce."While her popularity has grown across the decades, this is the year that Swift, 33, achieved a kind of nuclear fusion: shooting art and commerce together to release an energy of historic force," TIME said.Swift was selected from a list of candidates which included Barbie, King Charles III, former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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I speak from experience: Elon Musk has this message for 'Person of the Year' Taylor Swift

Elon Musk was named the TIME Person of the Year in 2021 and he believes he has lost some popularity ever since.

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