{"product_id":"muskism-a-guide-for-the-perplexed","title":"Muskism A Guide for the Perplexed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Quinn Slobodian, Ben Tarnoff\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by HarperCollins Publishers, 2026-03-24\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA map of the worlds that made Elon Musk, and a guide to the ideas behind his attempt to redesign reality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter Henry Ford published his autobiography in 1922, his name became an \"-ism.\" Out of one man emerged an ideology that defined capitalism in the twentieth century. Now, a century later, Elon Musk has similarly captured the popular imagination. He has been hailed as a messianic genius and dismissed as a reckless buffoon. But, as Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff argue, Musk is much more: an avatar for an entire worldview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMuskism is an operating system for the twenty-first century. It envisions governments run like startups, where software programmed by a small clique implements policy automatically and at scale. In both politics and industry, human labor evaporates, and power flows to those who own the machines. Muskism presents itself as a modernizing, forward-looking project, but it wants to harden differences of an enduring and old-fashioned sort. It is futurism in the service of hierarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo understand the world that Musk aims to build, Slobodian and Tarnoff believe, we must first understand the worlds that built Musk. The passages of Musk's life--from South Africa to Silicon Valley, SpaceX to DOGE; his obsession with science fiction, anime and demographics; his addiction to social media and gaming--help us see the origins and dynamics of Muskism. But Muskism isn't just about Musk. It's a blueprint for a new global order. As governments and corporations adopt Musk's playbook, coming to terms with Muskism will become essential for deciphering the forces shaping our future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137472544937,"sku":"PHBK-9780063484320","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/16047303482210.jpg?v=1780327250","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/muskism-a-guide-for-the-perplexed","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}