Dark Star

Elon Musk's Dangerous Turn: Jewish Quarterly 255

Richard Cooke

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Jewish Quarterly
01 February 2024

Biography: business & industry; Judaism

Series: Jewish Quarterly

"Elon Musk - head of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of Twitter - has become a neo-reactionary online troll. What has caused his troubling political transformation?

""Though he is already preparing to send astronauts to the moon, Musk has been consistently under estimated, and now the danger he presents is being underestimated as well."" -Richard Cooke

At first it was so unexpected: why was this humanity-loving unorthodox liberal visionary flirting with white nationalists and Holocaust deniers onTwitter? But over time, a sinister pattern emerged, making it impossible to ignore. Dark Star explores the troubling political devolution of Elon Musk. Award-winning writer Richard Cooke looks at the transformation of the world's richest person from self-described social moderate to trolling neo-reactionary and staunch advocate for hardline US conservatives. He unearths the roots of this turning in Musk's rise to power as well as in the politics of the new ""tech right"" and its adoring fanbase. The essay also investigates an urgent question: what are the consequences for free speech - and hate speech - as Musk controls and reshapes the online town square?"

By: Richard Cooke
Imprint: Jewish Quarterly
Volume: 255
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 122g
ISBN: 9781760645236
ISBN 10: 1760645230
Series: Jewish Quarterly
Pages: 94
Publication Date: 01 February 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Richard Cooke is an award-winning foreign correspondent and author. His books include Tired of Winning, about Donald Trump's America, and a critical biography of the author Robyn Davidson. His next book is a cultural history of Wikipedia.