Musk lives in an alternate reality of relentless self-branding and self-congratulation
Elon Musk has declared himself Technoking of Tesla. It’s a fitting title for a man with feudal aspirations. He already has a history of poor labor practices, and generally displays a vast amount of hubris relative to his own actual personal productivity. He is no doubt an excellent businessman – and showman – but remains greatly undeserving of the cult of personality that surrounds his alleged genius. In reality Musk is an egotistical demagogue who has amassed too much power, and poses a danger to the future of workers.
Musk lives in an alternate reality of relentless self-branding and self-congratulation. He promised – and then failed – to deliver 1,000 ventilators to the state of California at the beginning of the pandemic. He also volunteered to design a miniature submarine for the purpose of rescuing 12 children trapped in an underground cave in Thailand, only to be bested by a cave diver who actually knew what he was doing – a diver whom Musk then insinuated was a pedophile. Musk has a touchy ego, and that itself would be a problem even if he wasn’t as wealthy as he is.
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