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Even the people I think I am close to sometimes see me as cold and aloof. I have come to realize later in life that, like other members of my family, I am a high-functioning autistic.
Born to Be Wired
John Malone
The modern capitalist economy must constantly increase production if it is to survive, like a shark that must swim or suffocate. Yet it’s not enough just to produce. Somebody must also buy the products, or industrialists and investors alike will go bust. To prevent this catastrophe and to make sure that people will always buy whatever new stuff industry produces, a new kind of ethic appeared: consumerism.
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
One of the reasons Elon is such a enigma is that he is not very relatable to ordinary people, at least beyond superficial meme humor. He thinks in physics and math and is pre-occupied with obscure, illegible technical and managerial problems.
Elon Musk Is Not Understood
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