> confronted with a world that doesn't work the way you want it to Sure. Some of us are just trying to figure out the new rules. What is all this hypercapital

> confronted with a world that doesn't work the way you want it to Sure. Some of us are just trying to figure out the new rules. What is all this hypercapitalism stuff (aka Muskism) and who are the people (lunatics) pushing us there? So it's natural to kibitz about one of the most powerful people on the planet. Especially when he's also a world-striding shit poster, antagonizing everyone, demanding a response. FWIW: the writings of Jill Lepore, Quinn Slobobian, and Ben Tarnoff have been most illuminating. Ditto their misc guest appearances on various podcasts. X Man: The Elon Musk Origin Story https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/elon-musk-the-evening-rocket https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/elon-musk-the-evening-rocket Elon Musk Is Building a Sci-Fi World, and the Rest of Us Are Trapped in It Nov. 4, 2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/04/opinion/elon-musk-capitalism.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/04/opinion/elon-musk-capital... Muskism: Guide for the Perplexed https://www.amazon.com/Muskism-Guide-Perplexed-Quinn-Slobodian-ebook/dp/B0DZ1DX2HS https://www.amazon.com/Muskism-Guide-Perplexed-Quinn-Slobodi... https://bookshop.org/p/books/muskism-a-guide-for-the-perplexed-ben-tarnoff/3d177fb9349a79ff https://bookshop.org/p/books/muskism-a-guide-for-the-perplex... https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/26/muskism-by-quinn-slobodian-and-ben-tarnoff-review-how-elon-musk-is-reshaping-the-world https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/26/muskism-by-qui... https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/books/muskism-review-elon-musk-book-quinn-slobodian-ben-tarnoff-b1276438.html https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/books/muskism-review-elon...