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The Adrian Dittman account people thought was Musk's belongs to a rich young German Musk fan living in Fiji
https://thespectator.com/topic/real-adrian-dittmann-not-elon-musk-x-account-fiji/-snip-
The real-life Dittmann is the son of a German software entrepreneur who has launched several businesses in Fiji, including a forestry venture, a bottled water company and a marina and yachting facility. One of those companies entered the Musk Foundation’s $100 million Xprize Carbon Removal contest the same month the Dittmann X account was created, in July 2021.
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In July 2023, Musk and X’s Dittmann spoke to each other on an X Space, and X’s Dittmann explained his unique upbringing and accent: “I grew up in Gibraltar, lived in Morocco for a few years,” he said. He also said, “I can tell you I’m in Oceania,” when asked where he lived, but didn’t want to offer more specifics. Last night, on another X Space, he claimed he is in his twenties.
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The family relocated to Fiji at some point after 2012, when a company founded by Dittmann’s father, Totoka Islands, scouted Fiji as a place “to invest in a forestry and farming development in the Tropics,” according to local news reports.
“Originally from Germany, Mr. Dittmann has invested more than FJD 50 million in developing commercial agroforestry operations in remote areas of Fiji,” the Fijian government announced. The family recently opened a solar-powered maritime lifestyle service warehouse for superyachts.
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The real-life Dittmann is the son of a German software entrepreneur who has launched several businesses in Fiji, including a forestry venture, a bottled water company and a marina and yachting facility. One of those companies entered the Musk Foundation’s $100 million Xprize Carbon Removal contest the same month the Dittmann X account was created, in July 2021.
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In July 2023, Musk and X’s Dittmann spoke to each other on an X Space, and X’s Dittmann explained his unique upbringing and accent: “I grew up in Gibraltar, lived in Morocco for a few years,” he said. He also said, “I can tell you I’m in Oceania,” when asked where he lived, but didn’t want to offer more specifics. Last night, on another X Space, he claimed he is in his twenties.
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The family relocated to Fiji at some point after 2012, when a company founded by Dittmann’s father, Totoka Islands, scouted Fiji as a place “to invest in a forestry and farming development in the Tropics,” according to local news reports.
“Originally from Germany, Mr. Dittmann has invested more than FJD 50 million in developing commercial agroforestry operations in remote areas of Fiji,” the Fijian government announced. The family recently opened a solar-powered maritime lifestyle service warehouse for superyachts.
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His parents are apparently big Elon Musk fans who use their Twitter accounts to play up to Musk and ask him to invest in Fiji.
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