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Not fast enough to keep me from seeing it. Ashley St. Clair’s interview was compelling. The rest just added color to coverage that’s been in the mainstream forever. The problem is that far too few people have been paying attention. 1/

What was striking after seeing both Musk and You Can See Everything are the similarities between Musk and Holmes. Both define themselves as inventors intent on saving the world, both held up as geniuses by the tech media, both sociopaths *completely* out of touch with reality. 2/

And of course the woman — guilty of the same crimes though on a smaller scale — is in prison and the man is not only free, but was allowed to become the richest and (arguably) most powerful man in the world. 3/

The most chilling line from “Musk” was Wired editor-in-chief Katie Drummond’s (correct) statement to the effect that the realization of the enormity of Musk’s power is coming only now that it’s too late. 4/4