Tag: Elon Musk

• Rugged Individualists Are An American Myth

  We Americans love tall tales. In a sense, our whole country IS a tall tale. It’s a story about dreams coming true. One tall tale we tell ourselves is the story of the rugged individualist. You know him – he’s the white guy with a big idea. Give him ample freedom? He’ll deliver! Who will…

  A L Katz

  December 14, 2022

  Branding, Corruption, Culture, Elon Musk, Freedom, Magical Thinking

  Amazon, Ayn Rand, Big ideas, Capitalism, Elon Musk, Freedom, It takes a village, Jeff Bezos, Libertarianism, Manifest destiny, Pathogens, Plymouth Colony, Rugged Individualists

• Elon Musk Just Did The World A Huge Favor: He Killed Twitter

  In the end, it was deliberate. Elon Musk killed Twitter. Buying Twitter turned out to be an ego-driven mistake. Gamesmanship gone bad. But, Elon saw a way to profit regardless – one way or another. And, so, when Elon entered Twitter’s offices with a sink, what he really had in his hands was a sledgehammer.…

  A L Katz

  November 24, 2022

  Branding, Elon Musk, Social Media, Trump, Twitter

  Algorithm, Crypto, Elon Musk, Fediverse, Hyde Park, London, Mastodon, Ponzi scheme, Public square, Servers, sledgehammer, Speakers' Corner, Twitter

• Republicans Are What Happens When Tribalism Goes Nuclear

  Americans are going to the polls – at a mid-term – in record numbers. That includes a lot more of the youth vote than has ever voted before. It also includes a lot more women. They registered to vote – many for the first time – because the Supreme Court took away their rights! And,…

  A L Katz

  November 8, 2022

  American Exceptionalism, Corruption, Culture, Election 2022, Gun Control, Republicanism, Rule of Law, SCOTUS, Second Amendment, Slavery

  Billionaires, Elon Musk, Keep and bear arms, Minimum Wage, Newt Gingrich, Originalism, Right Wing Money, Second Amendment, Slavery, Supreme Court, Tribalism, Twitter, Youth vote