Comment by specialist

> 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

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-capital...

Muskism: Guide for the Perplexed

https://www.amazon.com/Muskism-Guide-Perplexed-Quinn-Slobodi...

https://bookshop.org/p/books/muskism-a-guide-for-the-perplex...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/26/muskism-by-qui...

https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/books/muskism-review-elon...