How SpaceX became the MyPillow of government contractors
Contractors gone wild. | Photo by Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images
It really has been something to watch Elon Musk turn SpaceX into the MyPillow of rocket companies, hasn’t it?
Christ, I guess I have to list off all the depressing stuff from the past few months: the Trump rally, the creepy assassination comments, the even creepier comments about impregnating Taylor Swift, spreading hurricane misinformation on X (and thus hindering relief efforts), claiming his own child was “killed” by the “woke mind virus,” that kind of thing. I have seen a lot of people suggest this is political radicalization, and sure, maybe it is. But I can’t help noticing a sick business logic, too.
Musk has figured out he can leverage the culture wars to his advantage
I have never accused Musk of being anything other than…