Just found out Elon Musk actually had to clarify his South African heritage on Twitter back in 2024 because people kept getting it wrong. Apparently he's British/English descent, not Afrikaner - which is a pretty different thing culturally. The wild part? He compared himself to J.R.R. Tolkien, who was also born in South Africa but had English parents. Both ended up leaving and becoming these massive figures, but yeah, totally different cultural backgrounds. Kind of makes sense why Musk is so obsessed with Tolkien's work. Interesting how context about someone's actual heritage can change how you understand them, honestly.