Daron Acemoglu on X: "A thread about what is wrong with the influence of Elon Musk and other tech billionaires. Another thread about content moderation will follow later this week. Obviously, the problem isn’t that Musk is expressing his opinions, which is his freedom of speech. It isn’t that Musk has" / X
To view keyboard shortcuts, press question mark View keyboard shortcuts Messages Home Explore Notifications Messages Grok Bookmarks Jobs Communities Premium Verified Orgs Profile More Post Jeff Fossett @JFoss117 Post See new posts Conversation Daron Acemoglu @DAcemogluMIT A thread about what is wrong with the influence of Elon Musk and other tech billionaires. Another thread about content moderation will follow later this week. Obviously, the problem isn’t that Musk is expressing his opinions, which is his freedom of speech. It isn’t that Musk has turned into a big supporter of Trump. It isn’t even that Musk is posting AI-generated fake images of Kamala Harris: https://cnn.com/2024/09/03/media/elon-musk-x-kamala-harris-trump-misinformation/index.html… My concerns are more sociological and political economic. My starting point is that in any society some individuals have more, much more power than others. Once upon a time, this may have been linked to physical strength or military prowe
Daron Acemoglu @DAcemogluMIT A thread about what is wrong with the influence of Elon Musk and other tech billionaires. Another thread about content moderation will follow later this week. Obviously, the problem isn’t that Musk is expressing his opinions, which is his freedom of speech. It isn’t that Musk has turned into a big supporter of Trump. It isn’t even that Musk is posting AI-generated fake images of Kamala Harris: cnn.com/2024/09/03/med… My concerns are more sociological and political economic. My starting point is that in any society some individuals have more, much more power than ot
Explore this link on the map →related reading
- The Hypocrisy of Elites - Erik Torenbergeriktorenberg.substack.com
- We're ruled by Losers - by J. P. Hill - New Meansjphilll.com
- Startups as status | Texturesrileywilson.co
- Luxury Beliefs are Status Symbolsrobkhenderson.com
- Oligarchs and the Rise of Mega-Fortunes. Paul Krugman, Understanding Inequality: Part IV - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequalitystonecenter.gc.cuny.edu
- Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule | The New Yorkernewyorker.com
- How to Get Richnav.al
- What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat - The Atlantictheatlantic.com
- How Elon Musk is making engineers cool again | Samo Burjasamoburja.com
- Modern Magnificenza - Not Boring by Packy McCormicknotboring.co
- At least you’re likable - Julia Willemynsjuliawillemyns.substack.com
- Life Advice: Become a Billionaire | Applied Divinity Studiesapplieddivinitystudies.com