I don't know about 14" miniatures of Elon but a playmobil version would allow El Reg to have some fun.
New Yorkers react to strikingly indifferent statue of Elon Musk with cheerful hostility
The city of New York received an addition to its trove of often obscure and peculiar statuary when a life-sized polyester resin figure of famously charismatic Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk was unveiled in Downtown Manhattan. The statue, which commemorates Musk's 50th birthday on 28 June and was erected by online stock …
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Wednesday 30th June 2021 19:16 GMT Khaptain
Re: It's deffo a winner on Twitter
After reading the first 50 or so comments in the above link I am saddened to see the level by which Twitter communicate with the world.. It's as though the thread was infested by 8 years old that had just learned to use swear words ..
Truly saddening to think that these people will become the future adults of society..
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Friday 2nd July 2021 13:56 GMT ThatOne
Surprised? Why?
Come on, he's the new messiah, so it's to be expected that cults will arise and people will try to make a living catering for the devout. Humanity has always been fascinated by its more powerful members, and people have always tried to idolize them in an attempt to bask in their reflected glory.
This is clearly the case here, as this is a simple publicity stunt, and they needed somebody who would "create the buzz". An approximate statue (probably made by some Public.com manager's "artistically inclined" family member) of a nobody wouldn't create the brand awareness they wanted. Pin his Muskiness' name on it though, and now everybody has heard of "Public.com". Mission accomplished.