The Man Who Followed Elon Musk Everywhere: "Elon's Dad Abused Him, His Trans Child Disowned Him, And Here Are His Secrets For Success!" Walter Isaacson
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The Man Who Followed Elon Musk Everywhere: "Elon's Dad Abused Him, His Trans Child Disowned Him, And Here Are His Secrets For Success!" Walter Isaacson mentions Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, and Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
Imagine that you could follow Steve Jobs and Elon Musk for years and years and years.
I learned that- That he was like a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in the Stevenson thing, in the novel.
Imagine what you would learn.
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“The entire theme of the Elon Musk book is darkness and lightness woven together, each coming from the same place, sometimes driving people crazy, sometimes driving them to do things they didn't think they'd be able to do.”
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“He was like a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in the Stevenson thing, in the novel. In other words, he could be a brilliant doctor, but then he'd snap into these demon-like modes.”
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“The conversation touches on the biography of Steve Jobs, highlighting the access Isaacson had while writing it and the insights gained from Jobs' life.”
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“I've written about Benjamin Franklin, for example. Benjamin Franklin was very wise, but he's probably not the smartest of the founders.”
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“Barack Obama begins one of his memoirs by saying, I think every successful man is either trying to live up to the expectations of his father or live down the sins of his father.”
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