Elon Musk attacked democracy defender and superstar court lawyer Marc Elias as “undermining civilization,” taunting him by asking if he suffered “generational trauma.”
Elias’s response was brilliant and worth amplifying:
Mr. Musk,
You recently criticized me and another prominent lawyer fighting for the rule of law and democracy in the United States. I am used to being attacked for my work, particularly on the platform you own and dominate.
I used to be a regular on Twitter, where I amassed over 900…
This is by far the best and most detailed shot I've seen at trying to predict the next 10 years in detail. Thank you so much for writing it. Extremely impressive. And depressing scenario of course, but I think you are broadly right.
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