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Elon Musk Is Not Coming To Save You
The cult of the celebrity savior is cracking
It doesn’t matter how many times we get burned, there’s just something about humans that leads us into hero worship. Whether it’s an inspirational person in your life, a fiery politician making their name trying to make a positive change, or an innovator who claims they will use their billions to save the world. You would be forgiven for choosing a hero to admire.
It’s something that we all do and just like every other time, we always end up disappointed when we realize that the hero is, in fact, human. You would also be forgiven for missing out on all the latest news with every hero the world worships because there is so much going on in the world. It’s almost impossible to keep up with everything.
Therefore, I would forgive you for missing out on all of Elon Musk’s foibles. There’s a lot to cover and the first sign of him being an incredibly flawed human was his first wife’s article about the breakdown of their marriage. In it, she detailed years of emotional abuse at his hands.
Musk, The Human
His most recent mistakes include a long stream of Twitter spats. Here’s the thing. If you take to social media to make a negative comment about Musk, you will be almost immediately inundated with Musk…
