from the author of steve jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era—a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. oh, and took over twitter.
when elon musk was a kid in south afri...
from the author of steve jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era—a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. oh, and took over twitter.
when elon musk was a kid in south africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies. one day a group pushed him down some concrete steps and kicked him until his face was a swollen ball of flesh. he was in the hospital for a week. but the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by his father, an engineer, rogue, and charismatic fantasist.
his father’s impact on his psyche would linger. he developed into a tough yet vulnerable man-child, prone to abrupt jekyll-and-hyde mood swings, with an exceedingly high tolerance for risk, a craving for drama, an epic sense of mission, and a maniacal intensity that was callous and at times destructive.
at the beginning of 2022—after a year marked by spacex launching thirty-one rockets into orbit, tesla selling a million cars, and him becoming the richest man on earth—musk spoke ruefully about his compulsion to stir up dramas. “i need to shift my mindset away from being in crisis mode, which it has been for about fourteen years now, or arguably most of my life,” he said.
it was a wistful comment, not a new year’s resolution. even as he said it, he was secretly buying up shares of twitter, the world’s ultimate playground. over the years, whenever he was in a dark place, his mind went back to being bullied on the playground. now he had the chance to own the playground.
for two years, isaacson shadowed musk, attended his meetings, walked his factories with him, and spent hours interviewing him, his family, friends, coworkers, and adversaries. the result is the revealing inside story, filled with amazing tales of triumphs and turmoil, that addresses the question: are the demons that drive musk also what it takes to drive innovation and progress?
he found it surprising—and frightening—that technological progress was not inevitable. it could stop. it could even backslide.
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9北京
难道我们的时代已沦落到只能指望这样一个powerful narcissist lacking empathy来扮演救世主吗?he doesn’t even care about humankind
0北京
true believer of big humanitarian goals. surge to create a sense of urgency and unite/disrupt the team. musk’s algorithm (delete delete delete). being true to who he is.
0湖南
造
0北京
i am no elon musk, but i am glad there is one in our world.
0中国香港
无法概括
0美国
后半部分流水账, 转看中文版节省时间
0北京
true believer of big humanitarian goals. surge to create a sense of urgency and unite/disrupt the team. musk’s algorithm (delete delete delete). being true to who he is.
1湖北
i'm sick of being a spectator
0上海
walter isaacson 的新作品确实不错。特点是每章节都比较短,容易读下去“i would see shades of these horrible stories elon told me surface in his own behavior, you’re turning into your father.”musk的八卦,书里写的不多. 印象深刻的是他共产主义变性儿子,对他所代表资...walter isaacson 的新作品确实不错。特点是每章节都比较短,容易读下去“i would see shades of these horrible stories elon told me surface in his own behavior, you’re turning into your father.”musk的八卦,书里写的不多. 印象深刻的是他共产主义变性儿子,对他所代表资产阶级生活方式的厌恶,并且断绝父子关系,musk不得不卖掉豪宅。lex fridman 对walter这本书的采访很有意思,链接如下https://xima.tv/1_tagmtj?_sonic=0()
9 北京
难道我们的时代已沦落到只能指望这样一个powerful narcissist lacking empathy来扮演救世主吗?he doesn’t even care about humankind
0 北京
true believer of big humanitarian goals. surge to create a sense of urgency and unite/disrupt the team. musk’s algorithm (delete delete delete). being true to who he is.
0 湖南
造
0 北京
i am no elon musk, but i am glad there is one in our world.
0 中国香港
无法概括
0 美国
后半部分流水账, 转看中文版节省时间
0 北京
true believer of big humanitarian goals. surge to create a sense of urgency and unite/disrupt the team. musk’s algorithm (delete delete delete). being true to who he is.
1 湖北
i'm sick of being a spectator
0 上海
walter isaacson 的新作品确实不错。特点是每章节都比较短,容易读下去“i would see shades of these horrible stories elon told me surface in his own behavior, you’re turning into your father.”musk的八卦,书里写的不多. 印象深刻的是他共产主义变性儿子,对他所代表资... walter isaacson 的新作品确实不错。特点是每章节都比较短,容易读下去“i would see shades of these horrible stories elon told me surface in his own behavior, you’re turning into your father.”musk的八卦,书里写的不多. 印象深刻的是他共产主义变性儿子,对他所代表资产阶级生活方式的厌恶,并且断绝父子关系,musk不得不卖掉豪宅。lex fridman 对walter这本书的采访很有意思,链接如下https://xima.tv/1_tagmtj?_sonic=0 ()
1 湖南
细节很多,文笔也一流,即便当做八卦来读,也挺有趣。