The speakers delve into their observations of a prominent individual's behavior and personality, highlighting the contrasting sides of wisdom and hardcore demeanor in their interviews. They discuss the concept of idolizing innovators and the dangers of excusing negative behaviors. They also explore Elon Musk's views on topics like Twitter censorship and the fear of population decline.
Walter Isaacson and Kara are friends — but that doesn’t mean she’s going to go easy on him as they discuss Isaacson’s new hit biography: Elon Musk, which is causing much consternation among readers and reviewers. Kara pushes Walter on whether the book equivocates or excuses too much of Elon’s bad behavior. And Walter, well, he pushes back.
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