Department of Musk Studies

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Art by Clark Miller
Department of Musk Studies

Elon Musk’s Meme-Spreading, Critic-Blocking, Ego-Inflating Twitter Feed by the Numbers

By Annie Goldsmith, Margaux MacColl and Arielle Pardes · Nov 4, 2022 1:30pm PDT · 2 comments
On October 27, new Twitter owner Elon Musk posted his third-most-liked tweet ever: “The bird is freed.” (No. 1 was his infamous putting-cocaine-back-into-Coke joke. No. 2 was his free-speech bear hug to critics.) Suddenly Musk’s obsessive Twitter use became more than just a headline generator. It also offered a tantalizing peek... On October 27, new Twitter owner Elon Musk posted his third-most-liked tweet ever: “The...
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Department of Musk Studies

How Musky Are You? Ranking the Most Elon Musk–Influenced Dudes in Tech

By The Information Staff · Apr 30, 2022 8:37am PDT · 11 comments
If the last few weeks have taught us anything, it’s that no one can out-Musk Elon Musk. But some tech brossure do try! Who comes the closest? To answer this urgent question, The Information developed a set of highly technical, experimentally tested criteria and subjected 14Silicon Valley luminaries to the test.We will be submitting our findings... If the last few weeks have taught us anything, it’s that no one can out-Musk Elon Musk. But some...