How Elon Musk is colonizing the future.

About this episode

The episode explores the parallels between Elon Musk and Henry Ford, discussing their societal impacts and business philosophies.

Before Elon Musk, there was Henry Ford: an attention-seeking car manufacturer, newspaper owner, and media celebrity who pushed reactionary views on the public and transformed society around his business interests. “Fordism” was more than a mode of production, it was a way of organizing society, involving large factories, nuclear families, stable employment, and affordable cars, refrigerators, and televisions. In a new book, Muskism, Ben Tarnoff, a technology writer, and Quinn Slobodian, a his...

People in this episode

Guests: Ben Tarnoff, Quinn Slobodian

Topics covered

• Elon Musk
• Henry Ford
• Fordism
• technology
• society
• media

Keywords

• Elon Musk
• Henry Ford
• Fordism
• technology
• society
• media
• Muskism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbia Journalism Review

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