In 2018, I wrote two stories for Tropics of Meta about Elon Musk, when it seemed like he was having nervous breakdown and was done for. I was wrong, but his imperial/unstable personality were apparent even then.
tropicsofmeta.com/2018/08/21/e...
tropicsofmeta.com/2018/07/03/e...
It's part of the financialization strategy, too. Enron's basic playbook was to push for deregulated markets with decontrolled prices and then offer risk management derivatives products.
In 2018, I wrote two stories about Elon Musk, when it seemed like he was done for. I was wrong, but two things were apparent even then: his imperial designs and his unstable personality. Rough waters ahead for us all, I think.
tropicsofmeta.com/2018/08/21/e...
tropicsofmeta.com/2018/07/03/e...
Routledge is currently having a year-end sale on all books (including my own on capitalism and individualism).
www.routledge.com/Capitalism-a...
This revives Enron as a parodic comment on empty corporate rhetoric - and it's spot on. Part of what I argued in my book on the company was that changes in both internal and marketing language hid and drove their fraud. They even use - word for word - Enron's final vision statement.
enron.com
Would love to be added.
"City Sewer" is now live on iHeartRadio! Material from our first album, Happy Hour, is on there, too. The entire second album, Lobster Tales, will be available for streaming on platforms later this week. Give it a listen!
www.iheart.com/artist/the-i...
26 years ago, my college band, The Instigators, recorded our 2nd album and split shortly afterwards. Now, we are finally about to release it. A "single" is now live on streaming platforms. #ska #blueska #ontheupbeat #skapunk
open.spotify.com/album/1YmFna.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nB0...
Level 5 challenge at the parking garage.
Just a reminder that corporations (like Enron) will use Earth Day as an annual PR opportunity instead of making real environmental commitments if we let them.