Optimus and the dream of humanoid robots

A biography that dares to ask: Is a lifetime of worker abuse and narcissism worth it to experience robot butlers?

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Sources:

• What Elon Musk Gets Wrong about South Africa
• Elon Musk’s Anti-Semitic, Apartheid-Loving Grandfather 
• Elon Musk claims he was once one of the best Quake players around
• Watch Elon Musk Talk About Being an ‘Illegal Immigrant’ in Video From 2013 
• Elon Musk’s dad Errol says he can ‘prove’ existence of emerald mine in new bombshell claim revealing its location 
• How Elon Musk Went from Superhero to Supervillain 
• The Believer
• Elon Musk: The Architect of Tomorrow 
• How Elon Musk Plans on Reinventing the World (and Mars)
• Tesla factory workers reveal pain, injury and stress: 'Everything feels like the future but us' | Tesla
• Hundreds of Tesla workers tested positive for the virus after Elon Musk reopened a plant, data shows
• Inside Tesla as Elon Musk Pushed an Unflinching Vision for Self-Driving Cars 
• Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies
• Elon Musk Says His 'Running Robot' Will 'Actually Eliminate Poverty' As He Shares Video Of Tesla Optimus Jogging 
• Elon Musk Wants ‘Strong Influence’ Over the ‘Robot Army’ He’s Building 
• There’s a Very Simple Pattern to Elon Musk’s Broken Promises

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