I feel sorry for him right now, even though I think he's being a jerk too. It's like sometimes having a kid who turns out to be like James Spader in some kind of wonderful, the jerk. He is capable of such great things and he's so indulgent with so many stupid things. And I don't know why he can't stick with the good things. You're both addicted to Twitter. Yes, we are. Dark Cara is the better Cara. It's not theBetter Cara.
Elon Musk is a puzzle, but if there’s anyone who can make sense of him it’s Kara Swisher. She’s covered him since the late 90s – back in her early days as a beat reporter at the Wall Street Journal and she’s had many in-depth interviews and exchanges with the tech titan since, perhaps more than any other reporter. She’s also covered Elon’s latest fiefdom, Twitter, before it even was Twitter. So today we turn the tables, and Kara Swisher is “On” with Nayeema Raza.
We’ll unpack how Elon became Elon, why Kara came to believe he was one of the greatest visionaries in Silicon Valley, when exactly she soured on him — and why she still holds out some hope.
You can find Kara and Nayeema on Twitter @karaswisher and @nayeema.
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