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The Disruptive Personality of Elon Musk

There was a widespread sense that all politicians with these bland cookie cutter, I guess in the UK were kind of echoing Blair basically. They all seemed like they could have been from the Sims or something. So he was so clearly a different flavour. He was unique. And there was something about the thought that a lot of people would find that attractive. But now it is difficult because in a way the new cliche is for the sort of like a tech bro boss to be an Elon Musk type person who probably rides into the office on a little e-skoot. With tattoos on his face and pissing in the corner and like crazy. It looked more prescient, come Trump getting elected

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