Howhashebuilt a hugebusinessempiretobecomeoneoftherichestpeopleintheworld?
彼はどのようにして巨大なビジネス帝国を築き上げ、世界で最も裕福な人物の一人となったのだろうか?
AndwhatcanwelearnabouthispurchaseofTwitter?
そして、彼がツイッターを買収したことで、何がわかるのか?
So I'vebeengoingon a deepdive, findingeverything I canaboutthisguy, hisupbringing, businesseshestarted, talkingtopeoplewhohaveworkedwithhim, whohaveworkedforhim.
Speakingofhisdad, there's a lotofrumorsthatEloncamefrom a richdadwhoownedemeraldminesinSouthAfricaandthathewassetuptobesuccessfulbecauseoffamilywealth.
Mom, doyourememberwhen I was 12 and I createdmyownvideogame?
ママ、私が12歳のとき、自分でビデオゲームを作ったことを覚えている?
Thathesoldto a magazinefor- $500.
500ドルで雑誌社に売った。
Itwashisfirstbusinessmoveintech.
技術者としては初めてのビジネスだった。
Hisfirstinterestinspace.
彼が最初に興味を持ったのは宇宙だった。
Around 12 or 13, I had a company, ExistentialCrisis, tryingtofigureoutthemeaningoflife.
12歳か13歳の頃、私は『実存的危機』という会社を立ち上げ、人生の意味を考えようとしていた。
Fromanearlyage, Muskfoundmeaningintheideaofthepotentialofhumanity, whathumanscandoas a collective, howweas a specieshavesomehowbeenabletoworktogethertoexplorethemeaningoftheuniverse.
Elonwasreallyinterestedinthis, sohecameinasaninvestor, andeventuallybecametheCEOwiththevisionofturningelectriccarsmainstreamandushering a wholeneweraoftransportation.
OhmyGod, itjusthitmethatit's boring, likeboringintothesideof a mountain.
山の斜面に穴を開けるようなものだ。
OhmyGod, thatjusthitmerightnow.
なんてことだ、今まさにそれを思い知らされたよ。
Thiscompanyalsoturnedintolike a blankcanvasforElonMusktoplayoutallofhischildish, sillyideas, likeselling a flamethrowerorthisperfumethatsmellslikesingedhumanhair.
Here's a recentstorythatontheleft, youcanseefromtheLosAngelesTimesthatengineerssueElonMuskandSpaceXsayingthatthecompanymirroredhisjuvenilecrudeex-posts.
Notonlydotheyshowthisbiasdistribution, buttheyalsohave a toolthatrateshowfactualanarticleis.
この偏り分布を示すだけでなく、記事がどの程度事実に基づいているかを評価するツールもある。
Andmyfavorite, theyhavethisblindspotdetectorthatpaysattentiontothearticlesthatyoutendtoreadandpresentsyouwithstuffthatmightbeoutsideofyourcomfortzone, butthatyouprobablyneedtoseetobe a balancednewsconsumer.
Okay, so I'm thefatherofan 11-year-oldwhoisautistic, and I myselfidentifyasbeingonsomepartofthespectrum.
さて、私は11歳の自閉症児の父親であり、私自身も自閉症スペクトラムの一部であると認識している。
AndsolisteningtohoursofMusk,
そうして何時間もムスクを聴く、
I seemomentsthattomostpeoplemightlooklikehimbeingmean-heartedandarrogantandextremeandevencruel, buttomefeelmorelikehimbeingunawareorperhapsunwillingtoplaybytherulesofsocialnorms.
AndhedocumentsthisconversationbetweenSiobhanZillis, thedirectorofoperationsatoneofhiscompaniesandthemotherof a setofElon's twins, andElonin a textthatread, youdon't havetobein a stateofwarallthetime, oristhatwhereyoufindgreatercomfortwhenyou'reinperiodsofwar?
MuskbelievesthatTwitterbeingintheheartof a liberalcitymeansthattheengineersandleadersdecidingwhatgetselevatedandsuppressedonTwitterareinfectedwiththepoliticsoftheliberalcity.
Itfeelslikethestorywentfromquirkyvisionaryengineeruseshisbrilliantunorthodox, sociallyimmaturetacticsandobsessionstoaccomplishunprecedentedengineeringfeatstosaidquirkyengineersuddenlydedicateshisbrilliantmindawayfromphysicsandtowardssocialmedia, becausehebelievesthatthere's a deepstateconspiracybetweenSanFranciscotechnologistsinfectedwithliberalbiasandtheircensoringgovernmentoverlords.
HedideventuallyreinstateAlexJonesafterrunning a poll, butyoustarttoseethathe'llreinstateanyoneunlesshepersonallytakesissuewiththeirviewsorwhattheysaid.
Hethenstartsbanningjournalistswhocriticizehim, thoughhedidreinstate a fewofthemafter a voteandthenstartssuingmediawatchdogorganizationsliketheCenterforCounteringDigitalHate, tryingtosilencethemforcriticizingthenewTwitter.
And I secretlythinkhe's doingthatsothatwearetalkingaboutitrightnow.
そして、私たちが今この話をしているのは、彼がそうしているからだと私は密かに思っている。
I don't thinkitwaseveraboutfreespeech.
言論の自由がどうこうという問題ではなかったと思う。
I alsothinkthatwhenhepostspoliticalpropagandaads, likethisconspiracyvideothatsaysthatDemocratsarelettingimmigrantsintoturnAmericaintosinglepartyruleandhasalmost a hundredmillionviews, I thinkhe's doingthatnotbecauseheagreeswiththisfactlesspieceofpropaganda, butbecausehelovestorilepeopleup.
Oh, andalso a reallyinterestingsidenotehereisthattheyfoundthatTwitteractuallydoesn't amplifyfarleftorfarrightpoliticalgroupsmorethanmoderateones, whichis a myththat I believeduntil I readthisstudy.
ツイッターは極左や極右の政治グループを穏健派よりも増幅させることはない。
ButthewholepointisthatoldTwitterdidnothave a liberalbias.
しかし、重要なのは、昔のツイッターにはリベラルなバイアスはなかったということだ。
Ifanything, ithad a conservativebias.
どちらかといえば、保守的なバイアスがかかっていた。
Thisstudyisveryrobustproofofthat.
この研究はそれを証明するものである。
DespiteElon's theorythatTwitterbeinginSanFranciscoinfecteditwith a liberalbias.
Muskcrackedintoalloftheinternalcommunicationsandfound a bunchofemailsthatshowedhowTwitterhadbannedandsuppressedinformationthatitdeemedharmfulanddangerous, butthattheydidsosometimeswith a politicalbias.
ThepresidentofTurkey, himself a massiveuserofstatecensorship, pressuredTwittertoblocktheaccountsof a fewpeoplehedidn't like, a Kurdishbusinessman, aninvestigativejournalist, bothofthemvocalcriticsofthepresident.
Musk's TwitterdidthisinIndia, too, whentheIndiangovernmentaskedTwittertocensor a bunchofjournalists, includinganentireBBCbureau, and a documentarythatwascriticalofthegovernmentandthepresident, andTwittercomplied.
Twitterseemsmuchmorelike a platformwherehecanbullythepeoplehedoesn't like.
ツイッターは、彼が気に入らない人々をいじめることができるプラットフォームのように見える。
Hecanfeedhisaddictiontocrisisandcontroversywhilealsoshowing a childishhypocrisyinhisprinciplesandvalues.
彼は危機と論争への中毒を養う一方で、自分の主義や価値観に子供じみた偽善を見せることができる。
Butunlikehisotherventures, whichyoucantellwhenthey'resuccessfulbecausethey'rephysics, therocketeithergoesupintospaceoritdoesn't, thecardrivesoritdoesn't, thisnewventuredoesn't have a physicalfeedbackloopthattellshimifit's doinggoodorworking.