{"id":11513,"date":"2023-09-12T13:37:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/12\/elon-musk-is-a-lesson-in-the-dangers-of-unchecked-corporate-leaders-siva-vaidhyanathan\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T13:37:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:37:59","slug":"elon-musk-is-a-lesson-in-the-dangers-of-unchecked-corporate-leaders-siva-vaidhyanathan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/12\/elon-musk-is-a-lesson-in-the-dangers-of-unchecked-corporate-leaders-siva-vaidhyanathan\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk is a lesson in the dangers of unchecked corporate leaders | Siva Vaidhyanathan"},"content":{"rendered":"

When rich people convince themselves that they\u2019re rich because they\u2019re smart \u2013 instead of lucky and ruthless \u2013 they misapply their talents to areas beyond their expertise<\/p>\n

Elon Musk is not the most reckless, destructive or dangerous corporate leader in world history. But he just might be the most reckless, destructive and dangerous corporate leader at this moment.<\/p>\n

For the past year, as Musk destroyed<\/a> Twitter from the inside and expanded the influence of his rocket-and-satellite company, SpaceX, we have read accounts of how dependent<\/a> Ukraine is for military and civilian internet service on a SpaceX subsidiary called StarLink<\/a>. Meanwhile, Musk\u2019s financial debts to the sovereign investment fund of the Saudi royal family has generated significant scrutiny among policy makers<\/a> and human rights advocates<\/a> around the world.<\/p>\n

Siva Vaidhyanathan is a professor of media studies at the University of Virginia and the author of Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy. He is also a Guardian US columnist<\/p>\n

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\nWhen rich people convince themselves that they\u2019re rich because they\u2019re smart \u2013 instead of lucky and ruthless \u2013 they misapply their talents to areas beyond their expertise
\nElon Musk is not the most reckless, destructive or dangerous corporate leader in world history. But he just might be the most reckless, destructive and dangerous corporate leader at this moment.
\nFor the past year, as Musk destroyed Twitter from the inside and expanded the influence of his rocket-and-satellite company, SpaceX, we have read accounts of how dependent Ukraine is for military and civilian internet service on a SpaceX subsidiary called StarLink. Meanwhile, Musk\u2019s financial debts to the sovereign investment fund of the Saudi royal family has generated significant scrutiny among policy makers and human rights advocates around the world.
\nSiva Vaidhyanathan is a professor of media studies at the University of Virginia and the author of Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy. He is also a Guardian US columnist Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When rich people convince themselves that they\u2019re rich because they\u2019re smart \u2013 instead of lucky and ruthless \u2013 they misapply their talents to areas beyond their expertise Elon Musk is not the most reckless, destructive or dangerous corporate leader in world history. But he just might be the most reckless, destructive and dangerous corporate leader …<\/p>\n

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