The Billionaire Who’s Not Like Other Billionaires
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Is Elon Musk a net positive or negative for society? We spoke to people he’s worked with and researched his childhood, past business ventures like Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and X (formerly known as Twitter), and what he’s currently working on to answer this question.

Special Thanks to:
Rachel Konrad, former Head of Communications at Tesla
Imran Ahmed, CEO of Center for Countering Digital Hate
Everyone we spoke to for this story

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-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
00:00 Intro
01:34 The Rise
04:29 The X Factor
12:05 Musk’s Playbook
21:23 The Pivot
22:48 Twitter
38:07 Conclusion
41:10 Credits

About:
Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways.

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