@todayilearned Today I learned that Wernher von Braun (of Nazi Rocket Scientist infamy) wrote a sci-fi novel about Mars colonisation. In 1971 a South African racist named his son after the book’s Martian Leader: Elon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Mars:_A_Technical_Tale#The_%22Elon%22
There are many reasons why Elon Musk is a horrible human being. This isn’t one of them.
his dad being a fervent nazi certainly didn’t help
Well sure, but who exactly is saying he is a horrible person, and he is, because of the name? This is just an interesting factoid about the type of environment Elon was raised in.