I remember walking up to the mic to ask this question thinking “This guy is one of the smartest people in the world, he’ll definitely have a fascinating answer to this.” And you know what? He did. But the person in this conversation and whatever he is now are like two completely different people. It makes me sad to think about. https://youtu.be/2KK_kzrJPS8
Is life a video game? | Elon Musk | Code Conference 2016

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@joshuatopolsky incredible financial success can break a person's brain. Probably what happened to him.
@ryanmfrancis @joshuatopolsky or the fact that he’s spread too thin between all his companies
@ryanmfrancis @joshuatopolsky I remember reading The Power Broker, about Robert Moses. Early in his career he did genius work — even his worst enemies admitted it — but then he got fully surrounded by yes-men and removed all checks to his power. That’s when he started doing the horrible things that he’s remembered for. Sounds familiar…