In watching the Economist interview with Musk, it's interesting how much he uses X as a proxy for real life, particularly in using his follower count as a signal of his popularity.
It just shows, as we've reported in stories and our book, how obsessed he is with the platform
The Economist: Some people do loathe you. Do you understand why?
Elon Musk: Maybe some people do loathe me. I don't care. A quarter of a billion people follow me. I think a lot more people actually like me than don't. A lot more people hate you more than you realize.
Semafor has announced the expanded Global Advisory Board for Silicon Valley & The World — a first-of-its-kind, multi-year initiative bringing together the leaders building transformative technologies with the policymakers shaping how they are deployed.
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