Walter Isaacson's new biography on Elon Musk, which provides an inside look at his rise to power, from his tumultuous childhood in South Africa to the CEO of six companies including Tesla, SpaceX and X, has been released. Musk is known for his controversial behavior, including spreading misinformation and making sexist and racist remarks. Isaacson explains that Musk is opening up and being transparent about his life and thought processes while struggling with childhood demons, making Musk's influence over platforms like Twitter potentially problematic.
1. Elon Musk is among the most famous and wealthiest people on the planet for his tech companies.
2. Musk's behavior, including spreading misinformation, racist and sexist remarks, and his political ideas, make him controversial.
3. Walter Isaacson has written a biography on Elon Musk that gives an inside look on his rise to power.
4. Musk opened up to Isaacson and was transparent about his past and present.
5. Isaacson had to walk back an explosive portion of the book regarding Musk ordering Starlink engineers to cut off internet connectivity to undermine Russian forces.
6. Musk rushed to aid Ukraine during the Russian invasion by sending hundreds of thousands of Starlinks.
7. Musk has a huge platform and can be mercurial on social media.
8. Isaacson believes Musk's lack of feel for human emotions and social media makes it problematic for him to run a platform like Twitter.