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"Muskism": How Apartheid South Africa Inspired Elon Musk's Worldview

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In the new book, "Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed," authors Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff look at the worldview that shaped Elon Musk and the ideology that has coalesced around him. They call Muskism "an operating system for the 21st century."

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