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That's okay.

I'm failing at every level.

That's okay.

But at least in not Elon Musk.

Although Elon Musk is winning at every fucking level just about in a way that like this article

from the New Yorker Elon Musk shadow rule.

Like I've been I guess like peripherally interested in Elon Musk for kind of a while.

I thought I knew a little bit about him. I knew sort of his like business story.

I didn't know that.

Yeah.

What I did not understand was the incredible depth of the power that he holds internationally

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