There are examples of individuals of enormous wealth becoming embroiled in global geopolitics. But never on this scale
, then the under-secretary of defence for policy at the Pentagon. “Even though Musk is not technically a diplomat or statesman, I felt it was important to treat him as such, given the influence he had.”
Kahl arranged a meeting with Musk, because officials were starting to get a little spooked that he “could turn [access to the internet in Ukraine] off at any given moment”. As anyone who has been following Musk’s adventures with the social media site formerly known as Twitter might say: well, quite. As another unnamed Pentagon official put it, bluntly, to Farrow: “We are living off his good graces… that sucks.
There are examples of private individuals of enormous wealth and influence becoming embroiled in global geopolitics. But never before on this scale, never to the extent that they become actors in a prolonged conflict. And they are not, to put it bluntly, Musk, who is known to be impulsive, capricious, narcissistic and unpredictable.
Between, Tesla, Starlink & Twitter, I may have more real-time global economic data in one head than anyone everHe has spent the last few years not just throwing tantrums on social media, but also fostering links with China and dabbling in artificial intelligence.
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