Aaand I have now turned this diatribe into a proper blog post: open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...

Climate optimism has a long legacy of downplaying the climate crisis and assuming either markets or technology will arrive with a deus ex machina solution very soon.

It is not a legacy that optimists like Lomborg and Mounk can be proud of, so they pretend their suggestions are new and daring.

Two cities with historic traditions of genocide…

The Germans have no idea what fascism is, it's just who they are, there was a period of regret for losing a war, being found out, but that time has passed. The zionists, after all, are just exactly what the Germans were and are. There must be some non fascist Germans but they ... are so ... quiet.

I see no coherent argument for him being anything but the most dangerous man in history. He's on drugs, doesn't experience empathy, and is a white supremacist, the richest man on Earth, media illiterate, a pathological liar, unscrupulous, a fraudster, and candidly (sans one subject) barely educated.

To speak of what Elon Musk actually wants and intends to do almost makes one sound touched, as he's the first human to be in the position to achieve goals of this sort. For instance, it is estimated he will become the first trillionaire by 2029. His odds of being the most famous human ever are good.

Over 2+ years of working on a biography of Elon Musk, I've learned that his ambitions are significantly grander than anyone realizes. He wants to be the first trillionaire ever. He wants to be the most famous human who ever lived. He wants to rule the world. He wants to live forever.

All literally.

Ummm… hi?