Muskism

In many ways it is the inverse of Walter Isaacson’s authorised biography. . . . the authors provide a portrait of his psyche that is arguably more revealing. . . . the resulting book is, you might say, a Musk-read.” –The Economist A Pyrotechnic Examination Of Elon Musk As A Symptom And An Avatar Of Our Postliberal Age. Messiah. Menace. Genius. Clown. Everyone’s got an Elon take. The verdicts differ, but they share one theme: they treat him as an individual. Muskism argues otherwise. Elon musk isn’t a glitch in the system—he is the system. His world-view promises sovereignty through technology: plug in, power up, and become self-reliant. But the more you connect, the more he owns you. If Fordism defined the capitalism of the twentieth century, Muskism may define that of the twenty-first. Fordism helped build the welfare state. Musk undoes it. He thrives on dependence while preaching freedom. His cars run on subsidies; his satellites run battlefields; his social networks train the ai that trains us. Muskism sells itself as the future but entrenches age-old hierarchies. It offers autonomy for some and exclusion for others. It’s pro-natalist but anti-immigrant, futurist but reactionary. It speaks of humanity but warns against empathy. Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff cut through the hype and the hate to reveal what musk really represents: a new political economy, where to be free means to serve a techno king. Muskism isn’t about the man, it’s about the machine that made him—and the world he’s making. Silicon Valley: A sharp look at Elon Musk beyond the CEO myth, introducing “Muskism” as a new Silicon Valley paradigm shaping AI, startups, and 21st‑century capitalism. Big Tech, AI and the Future of Capitalism: Analyzes Tesla, SpaceX, and digital platforms through techno‑sovereignty, automation, and state symbiosis, showing how Big Tech is reshaping markets and power. Geopolitics, Power, and the Tech Billionaire Era: Explores how Musk’s companies affect global politics and infrastructure—from satellites to energy—revealing how private tech power is remaking global governance.