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"Technoking" Elon Musk Is the Perfect Refutation of Meritocracy

The SpaceX and Tesla CEO has a new title, but his tragiccomic arc is the same as ever.

LOS ANGELES - DEC 11: Elon Musk at the Rihanna's First Annual Diamond Ball at the The Vineyard on December 11, 2014 in Beverly Hills, CA

Kathy Hutchins

In a Monday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, it was revealed that Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the company's CFO, Zach Kirkhorn, have both received new titles.

Musk is taking on the mantle of "Technoking," while Kirkhorn is becoming "Master of Coin."

To clarify, no, this is not an update from a high school Sci-Fi Fantasy Club that accidentally got mixed in with the SEC filings. This is part of vital regulatory documentation for one of the most valuable companies on Earth that includes a Game of Thrones reference and a "badass" adolescent nickname for someone who — on any given day — might be the wealthiest person on Earth.

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Billionaire David Koch Dead After 79-Year Battle Against Progress

In exchange for David Koch's endless war against the planet in the name of self-enrichment and libertarian ideology, he was able to bring approximately $0 to his grave.

David Koch Billionaire New York philanthropist attends the Americans for Prosperity Foundation

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To paraphrase Bette Davis: You should never say bad things about the dead, only good. David Koch is dead. Good.

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