Musk retweeted a post by iam_smx, in which Naval Ravikant shared the story of Bill Gates shorting Tesla. Gates reportedly held a massive short position equivalent to about 1% of Tesla's total outstanding shares. Naval Ravikant believes that if Tesla were to become the world's most valuable company, this trade could have cost Gates over $10 billion and even led to financial distress. Naval Ravikant noted that Musk was puzzled by Bill Gates advocating for clean energy while simultaneously shorting Tesla, and commented that Musk is not driven by money but is mission-oriented, viewing the billions he earns as a tool to achieve a multi-planetary civilization.