Paul Cantrell on Nostr: One of my students remarked the other day that Musk seemed like a supervillain ...

One of my students remarked the other day that Musk seemed like a supervillain straight out of a comic book — and I agree. Sort of Lex Luthor but a dumbass.

This piece you gives interesting dimension to that observation: charismatic incompetence can be appealing as a destructive force when people don’t believe the status quo is worth saving.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/books/review/supervillains-joker-elon-musk-wicked.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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