But standing out among even these great names is Elon Musk. 

I've been accused of being an Elon fanboy, and I don't necessarily deny it, however, it needs to be understood that I come by this appreciation of him honestly. The man is literally doing incredible things that are driving humanity forward. For instance, his work with SpaceX is, in my opinion, integral to literally saving the human species from a premature end by helping to make it a space-faring species. 

I definitely recommend watching my latest video about that (and like and subscribe as well if you would be so kind). 

But while he's rescuing the species, he is rescuing America. 

One of the most consequential things to happen in this country in the modern age, and likely one of the most important factors in this election, is Musk's purchase of Twitter and its conversion into the platform we know and love today, "X." 

To understand why this is so important, one has to realize how consequential the internet is when it comes to narrative generation. Before Musk's purchase, the Democrats and the media knew Twitter was, as Musk described it, the new town square. This is where the Western world gathered to discuss things, spread information, and give opinions. 

The left saw how important it was and put its finger on every scale it could in order to make sure every narrative, every conversation, and every report benefited the leftist agenda, and it worked for them beautifully. They were able to bend people's thoughts to their will with ease. Entire movements, such as Black Lives Matter, gained strength and maintained power thanks to Twitter, and its owners manipulating trending topics and shadowbanning dissenters behind the scenes. 

Thanks to the "Twitter Files," we now know that the site bent to the will of the Democrat Party, and carried its narratives, but also that of pharmaceutical companies during the pandemic, making it difficult, and sometimes impossible, to openly discuss the vaccines or the true effect of the virus they were trying to scare so many people about. 

Then, Musk pried Twitter out of the hands of these societal abusers and remade the platform into a haven of free speech. With information now freely distributed, the left had a much harder time bending the societal narrative about any given thing to their whim. Where a lie could thrive before, the truth took it down almost just as quickly as the lie was created. 

The left attempted to start a few movements during this election cycle that would have the same societal and political effect as Black Lives Matter, such as the "trans-Floyd" moment with the student "Nex Benedict," but it failed to gain any traction because X users were destroying the claims made by the left as fast as they were stating them. 

(READ: Why the Left Likely Won't Succeed in Creating a 'Trans Floyd')

An already red-pilled Musk soon found himself in Trump's camp over the left's constant attacks on free speech, and it also became clear that his tech advancements, such as SpaceX, weren't going to thrive under Democrat control. In fact, as I show in my video above, Democrats happily and openly target Musk for his ideological positions. 

This resulted in Musk becoming an advocate, and likely cabinet member, of Trump's revived administration. Musk campaigned for Trump, bringing a "Dark MAGA" flare to the campaign, and utilizing his resources to the Trump campaign's benefit. 

It's my honest opinion that all of this was integral to Trump's victory. Without X, the media would have been able to sell Kamala Harris as the best choice for America without much trouble. A myriad of narratives would be circulating around that, despite having no basis in reality, would be a societal "truth" thanks to opposing voices being silenced. A number of anti-Trump movements dressed as "the people's voice" would probably exist, poisoning the national discourse. 

But that's not the timeline we live in. Today we woke up to a Trump victory, more free speech, and a brighter future, and I think we have Musk to thank for a lot of that.