Sally Kohn: Elon Musk is surrounded by people who just constantly praise everything that he's doing. She says behind the scenes, powerful people are all trying to boost his ego and show they're on his side. The only person in those text messages who dared to say like, hold on a minute, dude, was former Twitter CEO peragaguarwal, she says. Kohn: I think it's natural that you end up the way that he is. He never is held to account for it. And one of the things that I've been hearing lately is that sort of his support is kind of getting stuck up at the top.
Paris Marx is joined by Edward Niedermeyer to discuss the rollercoaster ride of Tesla’s share price, the escalating regulatory and legal scrutiny the company faces, and the challenges it faces in the electric car market.
Edward Niedermeyer is the author of Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors and a co-host of The Autonocast. You can follow Edward on Twitter at @Tweetermeyer or on Mastodon at @niedermeyer@sfba.social.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.
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