What do you get the man who has everything?

In the case of Elon Musk, you could get him a life-sized monument to his ego.

But that would be nearly impossible: youd need to build a skyscraper to accurately represent the tycoons self-importance.

Elon Musk’s new statue in NYC is proof that God is dead

Was it the arrival of another incometax bill of zero?

A Twitter pile-on after baselessly slurring a heroic cave diveras a pedophile?

A cryptocurrency collapse triggered bya sudden U-turnhe made on bitcoin?

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But surely the residents of New York would welcome the new addition to their cityscape?

One monster even envisioned using itas a public restroom.

It might not be the public artwork that New Yorkers wanted.

But an unwelcome monument to the planets third-richest person is a timely totem to the USAs rising income inequality.

Story byThomas Macaulay

Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.

He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.

Away from work, he e(show all)Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.

He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.

Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).

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