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Elon Musk's Flawed Vision and the Dangers of Trusting Billionaires | Time

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Musk became the figure everyone was looking for, but the answers we really need will come from collective action, writes Paris Marx

Elon Musk is a singular visionary driving humanity toward a better future—or at least that’s what he and his admirers want us to believe. For the past two decades, supporters and news outlets have praised him for the bold narratives he’s woven around Tesla and SpaceX, and by extension allowed him to evade scrutiny and become the world’s richest man. Any time Musk sends a tweet, you can check his replies to see the devotion of his millions of followers. As his profile has been elevated by relentless media attention, Musk has become the figure everyone was looking for: a powerful man who sold th

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