,IS ,ELON ,MUSK AN ,AN>*I/8 ,MORE LIKE A ,LIB]T>IAN ,L59 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,ELON ,MUSK IS TROLL+ ON TWITT]4 ,A CELEBRITY BILLIONAIRE WA/+ HIS TIME MAK+ 9ANE PROVOCATIONS W\LD H>DLY BE WOR?Y ( NOTE BUT 9 ! PROCESS ,MUSK HAS DECL>$ ?AT HIS POLITICS >E 9 L9E ) ,IA9 ,BANKS' AN>*O-TRAN%UMANI/ UTOPIA & ?AT HE ASPIRES TO SEE A WORLD ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY4 ,!RE'S FEW SPECTACLES LIKE A BILLIONAIRE 9 A LABOR DISPUTE ESS5TIALLY FRONT+ AS A PROPON5T ( FULLY AUTOMAT$ LUXURY COMMUNISM4 ,YET :5 A NUMB] ( HIS /ATEM5TS W&] CLOSE TO LEFT W+ M>KET AN>*I/ TAKES IT MAY BE WOR? RESPOND+4 

,9 P>TICUL> ,I WANT TO FOCUS ON ! L9E1 0,SOCIALISM VS CAPITALISM IS NOT EV5 ! RI<T QUE/ION4 ,:AT REALLY MATT]S IS AVOID+ MONOPOLIES ?AT RE/RICT PEOPLE'S FRE$OM40 

,!RE'S A LOT TO PICK AP>T H]E1 & IT'S NOT REMOTELY CLE> H[ MU* HI/ORICAL CONTEXT ,MUSK IS AW>E (4 ,FREE M>KET LIB]T>IANS LIKE ,BA/IAT SAT ON ! LEFT ( ! ,FR5* ASSEMBLY & MANY ADVOCATES ( FREE M>KETS ?AT MOD]N ,LIB]T>IANS SEE AS =EFA!RS LIKE ,LYS&] ,SPOON] & ,B5JAM9 ,TUCK] CONSID]$ !MSELVES & W]E SE5 AS SOCIALI/S4 ,!RE IS A LONG & /ORI$ HI/ORY ( ?OSE :O W\LD PROBLEMATIZE ! T]MS 0SOCIALI/0 OR 0LIB]T>IAN0 & 0CAPITALISM0 OR 0M>KETS01 PUTT+ =? MYRIAD CONFLICT+ DEF9ITIONS & FRAMEWORKS1 EA* 9 HOPES ( ILLUM9AT+ SOME?+ LO/ 9 P>TISAN TRIBALISM4 

,BUT ,MUSK IS A BILLIONAIRE & 9 ANY COH]5T LIB]T>IAN ANALYSIS A PLUTOCRAT :OSE SUCCESS IS 9 NO SMALL P>T DEP5D5T UPON HIS COLLABORATION ) ! /ATE4 ,MO/ SELF-ID5TIFI$ SOCIALI/S1 NOT TO M5TION ! *ATT]+ CLASSES ( TWITT]1 DESPISE HIM4 

,!RE >E BASICALLY ?REE CORE CLAIMS WIDELY MADE AGA9/ ,MUSK4 #a7 ,?AT HE OCCUPIES A TYRANNICAL POSITION OV] HIS WORK]S4 #b7 ,?AT ! SE$ WEAL? ?AT 5ABL$ HIM TO BECOME A BILLIONAIRE 9 ! FIR/ PLACE WAS UNJU/LY ACQUIR$4 #c7 ,?AT HIS ACT ( HOLD+ ONTO HIS WEAL? 9 ! FACE ( F> MORE B5EFICIAL 9VE/M5TS IS UNE?ICAL4 

,IT'S ?IS LATT] *>GE ?AT ,I WANT TO EXPLORE1 9 P>T BECAUSE ! =M] >E SO CLE> CUT4 ,BUT LET'S HIT !M BRIEFLY3 ,MUSK FACES *>GES ( UNSAFE CONDITIONS & T]RIBLE DEM&S AT HIS PLANTS4 ,& DESPITE HIS ATTEMPTS TO S\ND OP5 TO UNIONIZATION ,TESLA HAS H>ASS$1 9TIMIDAT$1 & FIR$ WORK]S = EXPRESS+ PRO UNION S5TIM5TS4 ,HE CLAIMS WORK]S PREF] TO HAVE NO NEGOTIAT+ CAPACITY1 SUPPOS$LY RECOGNIZ+ ! B5EVOL5T B5EFITS ( HIS ABSOLUTE DICTATOR%IP1 & YET 9 ! SAME BREA? ,MUSK HAS ?REAT5$ WORK]S' B5EFITS %\LD !Y UNIONIZE & REC5TLY 9ITIALIZ$ MASS LAY(FS )\T W>N+4 ,MUSK HAS />T$ TO CLAIM HE BUILT HIS =TUNE FROM POCKET *ANGE1 BUT IT'S WOR? REMEMB]+ ?AT AS A TE5AG]1 HIS :ITE S\? AFRICAN FAMILY WAS SO RI* ,MUSK CASUALLY WALK$ >\ND ) EM]ALDS 9 HIS POCKET4 ,ONE IS REM9D$ ( NO?+ SO MU* AS ,TRUMP'S CLAIM ?AT HE BUILT HIS =TUNE ( A M]E FEW MILLION DOLL> LOAN FROM HIS DAD 7& C\NTLESS RISK ASSURANCES74 ,I'VE KN[N S+LE MO!RS ?AT WORK$ LONG] H\RS & HOMELESS H]O9 ADDICTS ?AT MADE SM>T] /OCK 9VE/M5TS1 BUT BEL[ A C]TA9 ?RE%OLD ( WEAL? ! B>RI]S >E JU/ TOO GREAT4 ,MUSK HAS SOME TAL5T & COMMITM5T1 TO BE SURE1 BUT HE HAS H>DLY MADE HIS =TUNE 9 FAIR COMPETITION ) ! BILLIONS )\T HIS PRIVILEGE ( BIR?4 

,BUT H[EV] Y\ ACQUIRE WEAL?1 ONCE Y\ HAVE IT !RE IS A C]TA9 E?ICAL OBLIGATION TO WIELD IT T[>DS GOOD 5DS4 

,FANS ( ,MUSK >GUE ?AT HE HAS DONE PRECISELY ?IS4 ,! MO/ COMMON REFRA9 IS 0LOOK HE MAY NOT BE P]FECT1 BUT HE'S ! ONLY P]SON ) A %OT AT GETT+ US TO ,M>S40 ,!RE IS1 ,I WILL CONC$E1 A RA!R POT5T UTILIT>IAN >GUM5T ?AT GETT+ \R SPECIES \T 9TO ! />S IS WOR? ALMO/ ANY PRICE4 ,?IS IS AN EVALUATION ?AT WEI<S ! POT5TIAL LIVES ( TRILLIONS ( FUTURE PEOPLE AGA9/ ! LIV+ TODAY1 ?AT SAYS WE %\LD DO ANY?+ TO 5SURE ! SURVIVAL & SPREAD ( ! ONLY KN[N CONSCI\SNESS 9 ! UNIV]SE4 ,BUT IT IS DECID$LY UNCLE> ?AT ,ELON ,MUSK IS TRULY \R BE/ %OT AT SU*4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT HIS WEAL? HAS 5ABL$ ,SPACE ,X TO MAKE S]I\S /RIDES1 BUT IT'S H>DLY LIKE ! ! SCI5TI/S1 5G9E]S1 & G5]AL WORK]S ( ,SPACE ,X DIDN'T %>E SU* A VISION BE=E ,MUSK4 ,RA!R1 HIS WEAL? 5ABL$ !M TO GET />T$4 ,AS A /AUN* PROPON5T ( \R EXPANSION TO ! />S ,I WILL HAPPILY CONC$E ?AT ,SPACE ,X IS A MORE E?ICAL 9VE/M5T ?AN GOLD PLAT$ BA? TUBS4 ,BUT !SE >E H>DLY ! ONLY OPTIONS4 

,MUSK TALKS ( SUPPORT+ DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 YET HIS PROJECTS >E RUN TYRANNICALLY1 HYP]-C5TRALIZ$ >\ND HIM4 ,ONE BASIC 9SI<T ( FREE M>KET ECONOMI/S IS ?AT !RE >E LIMITS TO KN[L$GE & CALCULATION -- 9 P>TICUL> LIMITS TO :AT A S+LE C5TRAL PLANN] IS CAPABLE (4 ,MUSK MAY BE TAL5T$1 HE MAY WORK #h H\R WEEKS1 BUT HE IS LIMIT$1 & A HI]>*ICAL C5TRALIZ$ ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURE IS DEEPLY 9EFFICI5T1 NEV] M9D ! PSY*OLOGICAL DAMAGE IT DOES4 ,9DE$ MANY ( ! E>LY PROBLEMS ,TESLA FAC$ W]E REPORT$LY A RESULT ( ,MUSK SUDD5LY %[+ UP TO MAKE UNILAT]AL DECISIONS :ILE BE+ /RET*$ TOO ?9 TO BE CON/ANTLY 9VOLV$ 9 EV]Y NOOK & CRANNY4 ,9 %ORT HIS TYRANNICAL POSITION )9 ! FIRM BECAME AN ORGANIZATIONAL BOTTL5ECK4 ,!Y MAY HAVE BE5 9SI<TFUL DECISIONS1 BUT ,MUSK'S DI/ANCE FROM ! %OP FLOOR & ! ABSOLUT5ESS ( HIS P[] CAUS$ DEEP ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS4 ,EV5 ! MO/ 9TELLIG5T & COMMITT$ ,SOVIET PLANN]1 RUNN+ HIMSELF RAGG$ ATTEMPT+ TO OV]SEE EV]Y?+1 WILL CAUSE DEEP 9EFFICI5CIES4 ,?IS IS P>T ( ! REASON :Y1 :5 ! PLAY+ FIELD IS FAIR1 WORK] COOP]ATIVES DO SO DAMN WELL4 

,MUSK TALKS ( 0DEC5TRALIZATION0 -- ( AVOID+ MONOPOLIES -- & ?IS IS VALOR\S1 BUT AN>*ISM EXT5DS DEEP] ?AN ! M]E OPPOSITION TO MONOPOLIES P] SE2 AN>*ISM OPPOSES P[]1 DOM9ATION4 ,COMBAT+ MONOPOLIES OR OLIGOPOLIES IS NECESS>Y BUT NOT SUFFICI5T1 BECAUSE HUGELY ABUSIVE & SC>R+ OR 5SLAV+ P[] CAN EXI/ 9 DIFFUSE /RUCTURES AS WELL4 ,SY/EMIC RACISM = EXAMPLE1 OR NORMALIZ$ SP\SAL ABUSE4 ,BUT MORE TO ! PO9T1 AN UP/>T FIRM MAY %ATT] AN EXI/+ OLIGOPOLI/IC M>KET1 BUT ITSELF REPRODUCE ! SAME /RUCTURES IT CLAIMS TO OPPOSE4 ,NOT JU/ 9 T]MS ( M>KET POSITION1 BUT ESPECIALLY 9 T]MS ( ! FIRM'S 9T]NAL /RUCTURE -- ! HI]>*ICAL & ABUSIVE ORGANIZATIONAL NORMS ?AT ! EXI/+ OLIGOPOLY WAS ABLE TO E/ABLI% & DEF5D4 

,!RE IS A WIDESPREAD T5D5CY 9 SILICON VALLEY TO DIAGNOSE ! PROBLEMS ( ! WORLD 9 T]MS ( C5TRALIZATION ALONE1 & ?US TO FALL 9TO A K9D ( NAIVE SUPPORT = ANY & ALL UND]DOG COMPETITORS4 

,9 ITS MO/ P]NICI\S V>IANT ?IS LOOKS LIKE ! NEOREACTION>Y PRESCRIPTION TO %ATT] EXI/+ POLITIES D[N TO SMALL] COMPETITIVE GOV]NM5TS4 ,AS IF SMALL T[N POLICE CAN'T BE MORE 9TIMATELY OPPRESSIVE & AS ?\< A S+LE RI<T ( EXIT CAN SUPPLANT DEEP] ISSUES ) B>GA9+ P[] OR 5ABLE FLUID RESPONSIV5ESS4 ,MUSK'S O/5SIBLE SUPPORT = DIRECT DEMOCRACY IS BETT] -- AL?\< AN>*I/S /ILL HAVE A CRITIQUE ( DEMOCRACY -- BUT HIS COMM5TS FOCUS+ ON MONOPOLY >E SUGGE/IVE ( A BROAD] NAIVETY OR GET-\T-(-E?ICS C>D = HIMSELF1 SO LONG AS HE CAN CA/ HIMSELF AS AN UND]DOG TO A BIGG] MONOPOLY4 

,! NAIVE DEC5TRALI/ TAKE UNCRITICALLY DEF5DS ANY & ALL UP/>TS TO ! DOM9ANT P[]S4 ,! TAXI M$ALLION SY/EM = 9/ANCE WAS ONE ( ! MO/ ABUSIVE & HORRIFICALLY CLE>-CUT 9/ANCES ( /ATE CREAT$ CAPITALISM1 AN ALMO/ FEUDAL ORD]1 MA9TA9$ BY ! /ATE TO ! B5EFIT ( A FEW CAPITALI/S4 ,SOCIALI/ TAXI ORGANIZ]S W]E CLE> ?AT ! ROOT 9JU/ICE WAS ! /ATE'S REGULATORY REGIME4 ,UB] WAS ABLE TO LEV]AGE TITANIC 9VE/M5T WEAL? TO FI<T & ]ODE ?IS UNJU/ ORD]1 BUT IT ALSO UTILIZ$ ?AT CAPITAL TO CEM5T ITS POSITION AS A NEW MONOPOLY1 A R5T-SEEK+ MIDDLEMAN BETWE5 DRIV]S & RID]S4 ,CONSI/5T LIB]T>IANS1 AN>*I/S1 & SOCIALI/S SUPPORT$ ! OV]?R[ ( ! M$ALLION REGIME :ILE ALSO W>N+ ( ! MONOPOLY ,UB] WAS TRY+ TO E/ABLI%4 ,BUT ?R\<\T SILICON VALLEY CULTURE ,UB] WAS PRES5T$ AS A NOBLE UP/>T4 

,?IS /ORY IS REPLICAT$ WIDELY :]E NEW 0DISRUPTIVE0 W\LD BE TYRANTS 5D UP REPLAC+ ?OSE !Y SET \T TO OV]?R[4 ,:AT MU* ( ! SELF-CONGRATULATORY RHETORIC 9 SILICON VALLEY AM\NTS TO 9 PRACTICE IS A HORDE ( ,L59S \T TO OV]?R[ ,CZ>S1 BUT ) B>ELY CONCEAL$ HUNG] TO SEIZE P[] = !MSELVES4 

,FRE$OM1 IF IT IS TO COME1 MU/ COME ?R\< !IR B5EVOL5CE4 ,JU/ DON'T ASK :54 

,MUSK MI<T CLAIM ?AT HIS 5DS >E SOCIALI/IC 9 SOME UTOPIAN S5SE1 BUT IT'S HIS MEANS ?AT GIVE HIM ! CLOSE/ P>ALLEL TO ! TYRANNIES ( 0ACTUALLY EXI/+ SOCIALISM40 ,& ?OSE LIB]T>IANS ?AT *E] HIM ON >E MU* LIKE ?OSE SOCIALI/S ?AT *E] ON ! DESPOTIC REGIMES ( ,ASSAD OR ,KIM UND] ! ILLUSION ?AT !SE GEOPOLITICAL UND]DOGS 9 COMPETITION ) ! ,U,S EMPIRE REPRES5T ! ONLY PRACTICAL HOPE ( RESI/ANCE4 

,I WANT TO BE CLE>3 ,I'M AS SYMPA!TIC TO ,MUSK'S O/5SIBLE 5DS AS Y\ C\LD ASK =4 ,WE AT ! ,C5T] = A ,/ATELESS ,SOCIETY HAVE /UDI\SLY WORK$ = OV] A DECADE TO GET PA/ PA/ ! GRIDLOCK ( SOCIALI/ & LIB]T>IAN RHETORIC1 TO P>SE ! VALUE ( M>KETS & AN EGALIT>IAN WORLD ( POSSIBILITY :]E CANC]\S MONOPOLIES OR OLIGOPOLIES ( CAPITAL DON'T CON/RA9 \R FRE$OMS4 ,WE COME FROM A LONG & RI* HI/ORY ( LEFT LIB]T>IAN CROSSOV]1 ( LEFT M>KET AN>*I/S4 

,BUT !RE >E A WORLD ( MEANS ?AT DO NOT REPLICATE ! /RUCTURES WE SEEK TO REPLACE4 

,I CANNOT KN[ ! LEVEL ( S9C]ITY TO ,MUSK'S COMM5TS1 :E!R ! OBVI\S CONTRADICTIONS >ISE \T ( MALICI\S OPPORTUNISM OR 9NOC5T IGNORANCE4 ,YET IF ,I HAD TO ! OPPORTUNITY TO TURN HIS E> ,I W\LD 5C\RAGE HIM NOT JU/ TO FI<T MONOPOLI/IC P[] )9 HIS [N ORGANIZATIONS BY ALL[+ & COLLABORAT+ ) UNIONIZATION EF=TS1 BUT TO 9VE/ MORE ( ?AT WEAL? ON PROJECTS ?AT ,IA9 ,BANKS W\LD ACTUALLY RECOGNIZE AS AN>*I/IC4 

,HEY ,ELON1 :Y NOT DONATE A MILLION DOLL>S TO SOME?+ LIKE ! ,I,W,W1 A SCRAPPY1 IDEALI/IC @& ANTI-/ATE UNION ?AT ORGANIZES :]E NO O!R UNION WILL GO8 ,IT'S NO?+ TO Y\ & WILL AFFECT ! LIVES ( ?\S&S :ILE 5ABL+ LABOR TO HELP COMPETE AGA9/ GIANT CORPORATE MONOPOLIES4 ,IT'LL RILE ! COMMIES ON TWITT] & MAYBE ALL[ ,GRIMES TO %[ H] FACE 9 PUBLIC1 BUT MO/LY IT'LL HELP REAL EXI/+ PEOPLE4 

,I ASK S9C]ELY4 

,IF Y\ NE$ MORE EXAMPLES WE AT ,C#d,S,S HAVE HELP$ COORD9ATE DONATIONS TO A HO/ ( SMALL HI<LY EFFICI5T ACTIVI/ EF=TS BE=E & WE CAN PO9T Y\ T[>DS MYRIAD PROJECTS LIKE COMMUNITY C5T]S1 ME% WIFI PROJECTS1 9DIG5\S RADIO /ATIONS1 ETC4 ,I'M NOT 9T]E/$ 9 %[BOAT+ OR TRIBAL PURITY4 ,I'D TAKE A MILLION DOLL>S FROM ! DEVIL IF ,I C\LD R$I/RIBUTE IT TO ! T5S ( ?\S&S ( ACTIVI/S WORK+ !MSELVES TO ! BONE >\ND ! WORLD1 US+ ! SMALLE/ SCRAPS ( 9COME TO MAKE A HUGE DIFF]5CE 9 COMBAT+ P[] & EXP&+ ! FRE$OM ( EV]YDAY PEOPLE4 ,Y\ WANT TO TALK AB\T EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM8 ,SMALL DIRECT PAYM5TS TO ACTIVI/S ACROSS ! GLOBAL S\? :O ALREADY WORK = FREE & /RET* :AT FUNDS !Y HAVE TO ABSURD L5G?S >E BY F> ! MO/ EFFICI5T MEANS ( SE$+ LIB]TY4 ,NO ,N,G,O BUREAUCRATIC OV]SI<T & A FI]CE AN>*I/ RESI/ANCE TO CORRUPT /ATE REGIMES ?AT W\LD TRY TO /EAL ?OSE FUNDS4 

,Y\ WANT TO TALK AB\T DEC5TRALIZ+ 9FRA/RUCTURE8 ,?R[ SOME ( ?AT MONEY AT ! CYPH]PUNKS & HACK]S KEEP+ CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOOLS & FREE S(TW>E AFLOAT4 ,I'M DEAD C]TA9 ?AT Y\R COMPANY DEP5DS UPON CRYPTOGRAPHIC LIBR>IES ?AT >E MA9TA9$ ON A %OE/R+ BUDGET BY A SMALL NUMB] ( IDEALI/S4 ,Y\ WANT TO TALK AB\T RESI/+ MONOPOLIES8 ,H[ AB\T ?R[+ MONEY AT OP5 S\RCE H>DW>E PROJECTS ?AT FACE 9CR$IBLE B>RI]S TO 5TRY 9 ! M>KET8 

,!RE >E C\NTLESS UNSUNG H]OES >\ND ! WORLD WORK+ TIRELESSLY TO COMBAT P[]1 TO ]ODE ! C5TRALIZ$ SY/EMS ?AT CON/RA9 FRE$OM4 ,& MO/ ( !M DO IT )\T TRY+ TO ACCUMULATE YA*TS4 ,:AT !Y UND]/& IS ?AT H]OISM ISN'T A Z]O SUM GAME4 ,WE CAN EA* ( US REVOLUTIONIZE ! WORLD1 WE CAN EA* F9D EXPLOITS TO *ANGE EV]Y?+4 ,! AN>*I/ 9SI<T IS ?AT ! MO/ POT5T & LA/+ *ANGE COMES FROM ! BOTTOM UP1 RA!R ?AN BE+ IMPOS$ FROM ! TOP D[N4 

,FIGURES LIKE ,L59 WILL NEV] SEE ?IS1 SO 5RAPTUR$ >E !Y ) !IR [N /ATUS1 !IR [N PR(ILE1 !IR [N ABSOLUTE RUL]%IP1 !IR [N BR&-BUILD+4 ,& SO TRAPP$ >E !Y 9 ! SAME CYCLE ( FALSE OPPOSITION1 ! EMPTY REVOLUTIONS ?AT >E /RUCTUR$ TO M]ELY REPLACE ONE MONOPOLY ) ANO!R4 ,MANY ( ! RADICAL SCI5CE FICTION AU?ORS ,MUSK CLAIMS TO LOVE KNEW ?IS1 BUT IT SADLY SEEMS TO BE A LESSON HE FAIL$ TO GRASP4 

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