1. Superhero Fantasy vs Flawed Reality
Is Elon Musk a superhero or a supervillain? In this first episode, Bec Hill explores the role science fiction has played in Elon Musk鈥檚 self-perception and public persona.
In this first episode of Elon Musk Vs Twitter, in trying to understand what happened when Elon Musk, the world鈥檚 richest man, tried to buy Twitter, comedian Bec Hill explores Musk鈥檚 backstory and the myths and legends that surround him.
She speaks to Jill Lepore, the host of the 成人论坛 Sounds series Elon Musk: The Evening Rocket, about the influence Science Fiction stories have had on Musk鈥檚 career and self-perception. She also chats to comic book scholar Kelly Kanayama and tech correspondent Marc Cieslak about how Elon鈥檚 public persona and business ventures have shaped the way that some people perceive him as a superhero and others see him as a supervillain.
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Elon Musk vs Twitter
What happened when Elon Musk, the world鈥檚 richest man, tried to buy Twitter?