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Not that I am aware of. There is a bite size interview he did regarding German politics [1], where he summarizes his views on several topics in a few lines. Muc
by s1artibartfast 2y ago
Not that I am aware of. There is a bite size interview he did regarding German politics [1], where he summarizes his views on several topics in a few lines. Much of it is applicable to the US as well.
That said, I think very few people have a rationally cohesive world view, but rather a diverse set of conflicting heuristics they apply.
I suspect his views are similar to the more coherent Peter Theil, who has written much more extensively about his philosophy and world view. I would recommend looking into his major political essays, starting with The Straussian Moment [2] [3]
https://archive.is/bm9PX#selection-3371.0-3371.20 https://archive.is/bm9PX#selection-3371.0-3371.20
https://gwern.net/doc/politics/2007-thiel.pdf https://gwern.net/doc/politics/2007-thiel.pdf
https://www.startuparchive.org/p/the-essays-talks-and-interviews-of-peter-thiel https://www.startuparchive.org/p/the-essays-talks-and-interv...
- surrTurr 2y agoThanks for the great links. It's my first time reading "The Straussian Moment"; it was a great read.
- DemocracyFTW2 2y agoThe linked text ([1]) is definitely not authored by E. Musk. Definitely not.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoWhat do you mean? It is an Op-ed in Musk's name, and he is widely criticized for it within Germany and without[1]. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/28/elon-musk-germany-afd-party https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/28/elon-musk-germ...
- DemocracyFTW2 2y agoThis is how Welt introduces the text that is meant to represent Musk's thinking: > ein[...] Text, den der Unternehmer Musk WELT AM SONNTAG zur Verfügung stellte [...] Das schreibt Elon Musk: [...] That's very close to saying "Musk authored the text". The Guardian article is titled "Elon Musk pens German newspaper opinion piece [...]" clearly supporting the notion that Musk authored the text—which I don't believe.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoWhy dont you think that is the case? It is only 600 words written at a high school level and isn't especially complex. Im assuming it was written in english and translated. The Whet article (translated) says the following: Shortly before Christmas, a post by Elon Musk on his platform X caused controversy. According to him, only the AfD could prevent Germany's decline. In a text that the entrepreneur Musk made available to WELT AM SONNTAG, he tried to justify this statement. It is a text that calls for contradiction. Jan Philipp Burgard takes on this response. This is what Elon Musk writes:...
- DemocracyFTW2 2y agoBecause I've listened a lot to this guy and read a lot def written by this guy and 600 words is way beyond any contiguous utterance I've ever heard or read by him. And what he produces definitely does not sound like it would get any better at length. He just doesn't have the high school level skills needed for that and not enough patience.
- DemocracyFTW2 2y agoAlso, he's constantly on drugs, plays Diablo 4 from dusk to dawn, and responds to posts on his platforms in the hundreds, per day.