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I’m seeing many versions of this theory but somehow this is not compelling at all. There were some sophomoric political ideas in the mix but this feels like Seth Abramson style metamodern red string theorizing that doesn’t fit the personality here.
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The more Musk's actions don't make sense from a commercial point of view, the more I become convinced that this is about politics for him, specifically ingratiating himself with the American right and with Beijing. A brief thread with the evidence. /1
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Both trump and Musk have an effectuation-oriented entrepreneurial style, not a planning and scheming style. In its best form, effectuation is zen-like flow from capabilities to impacts. In its worst form, it is about pushing buttons and improvising rapidly based on what works.
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The “scheming” style of leadership is more characteristic of cunning viziers ruling from behind the thrones of weak emperors. Bannon for eg. Elon may or may not be a weak-emperor type but there are no obvious vizier types in evidence here (Sacks and Calacanis are more pit bulls)
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