{"product_id":"muskism-1","title":"Muskism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book by \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The Financial Times, Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An illuminating book that examines where Mr. Musk came from and the episodes that shaped his worldview. 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.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Pyrotechnic Examination Of Elon Musk As A Symptom And An Avatar Of Our Postliberal Age.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMessiah. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuskism 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuinn 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. \u003ci\u003eMuskism\u003c\/i\u003e isn't about the man, it's about the machine that made him--and the world he's making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSilicon Valley: \u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig Tech, AI and the Future of Capitalism: \u003c\/b\u003e Analyzes Tesla, SpaceX, and digital platforms through techno-sovereignty, automation, and state symbiosis, showing how Big Tech is reshaping markets and power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeopolitics, Power, and the Tech Billionaire Era: \u003c\/b\u003eExplores how Musk's companies affect global politics and infrastructure--from satellites to energy--revealing how private tech power is remaking global governance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833315995853,"sku":"9780063484344","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_993d5bae-8b8f-4b38-aa34-5641b82eec95.jpg?v=1790817863","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/muskism-1","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}