Boss of Tesla, SpaceX and X platform (formerly known as Twitter) owner has “resurrected” one of his innovative ideas related to Dogecoin that may have a major impact on the US in the long run. It has been supported by one of the two DOGE creators and the cryptocurrency community overall now just as it was seconded by them three years ago.

特斯拉、SpaceX 和 X 平台（前身为 Twitter）的老板“复活”了他与狗狗币相关的一项创新想法，从长远来看，这可能会对美国产生重大影响。正如三年前一样，它现在得到了两位 DOGE 创建者之一和整个加密货币社区的支持。

Tuition is in Dogecoin & u get a discount if u have a dog

学费以狗狗币形式支付，如果你养狗，你可以享受折扣

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 31, 2021

— 埃隆·马斯克 (@elonmusk) 2021 年 10 月 31 日

Texas Institute of Technology & Science with DOGE payments 

德克萨斯理工大学与 DOGE 付款

In a recent tweet, tech mogul and centibillionaire Musk asked the Twitter community whether he should come back to the idea of creating the Texas Institute of Technology & Science. Musk added that this university would include Advanced Social Studies, among other subjects.

在最近的一条推文中，科技大亨、亿万富翁马斯克向 Twitter 社区询问他是否应该重新考虑创建德克萨斯理工学院的想法。马斯克补充说，这所大学将包括高级社会研究等科目。

Among those crypto fans who posted supportive comments under Musk’s tweet, was the Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus.

在马斯克的推文下发表支持评论的加密货币粉丝中，有狗狗币联合创始人比利·马库斯(Billy Markus)。

there ain’t no reason not to

没有理由不这样做

— Shibetoshi Nakamoto (@BillyM2k) February 4, 2024

— Shibetoshi Nakamoto (@BillyM2k) 2024 年 2 月 4 日

For the first time, Musk voiced this idea on Twitter in 2021. Back then, he stated that if he set up he Texas Institute of Technology & Science, payments would be accepted in Dogecoin and there would be discounts for dog owners.

2021年，马斯克在推特上首次表达了这个想法。当时，他表示，如果他成立德克萨斯理工学院，就可以接受狗狗币付款，而且狗主人还会有折扣。

Over the weekend, he liked his own tweet, in which it was stated, as if coming back to this idea and considering it seriously.

周末，他喜欢自己的推文，其中提到了这一点，仿佛回到了这个想法并认真考虑。

Musk's previous experience in founding schools

马斯克此前创办学校的经历

In 2014, Musk founded a non-profit online school Astra Nova School on the campus of SpaceX in California. That was an innovative school where he put his five children after pulling them out of a regular school since he did not approve of the curriculum.

2014年，马斯克在加州SpaceX园区创办了一所非营利性在线学校Astra Nova School。那是一所创新学校，他把五个孩子从普通学校退学后安置在那里，因为他不同意学校的课程设置。

In December 2023, according to tax filings, Musk donated $100 million to his charity “The Foundation” with a goal of establishing primary and secondary schools in Austin, Texas. Now, he is busy securing accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges in order to establish his own university.

2023 年 12 月，根据税务申报，马斯克向他的慈善机构“The Foundation”捐赠了 1 亿美元，目标是在德克萨斯州奥斯汀建立小学和中学。现在，他正忙于获得南方学院协会和学院委员会的认证，以建立自己的大学。

The curriculum for the school would include tuition on “mathematics, science, engineering and physics, alongside hands-on learning experience including simulations, case studies, fabrication/design projects, and labs”.

学校的课程将包括“数学、科学、工程和物理的学费，以及包括模拟、案例研究、制造/设计项目和实验室在内的实践学习经验”。

The school is going to be free of charge and will be funded by donations, students are to be accepted based on merit. The school intends to onboard fifty students for a start.

学校将免费，并由捐款资助，学生将根据成绩被录取。学校打算首先招收 50 名学生。