Does Society Really Need More Elon Musks?

Will technology — and the people who make it — lead us into a better future? Or a worse one? This week on “Matter of Opinion,” the hosts discuss Elon Musk, techno-optimism and the manifesto taking Silicon Valley by storm. Plus, we learn that Ross wears dad drag.

(A transcript of this episode can be found at the top of the episode page on the Times website.)

 

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Mentioned in this episode:

“The Techno-Optimist Manifesto,” by Marc Andreessen“Elon Musk,” by Walter Isaacson“Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future,” by Elizabeth Kolbert

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