Elon Musk, the Midwit Messiah and the Collapse of Complex Thought

There once was a man who built his fortune by standing near smart people and pointing dramatically. A man who could summon billions in capital with a meme, who mistook attention for intelligence, and who believed that every thought that entered his head deserved a podium. His name was Elon Musk, and for a time, he was hailed as a genius.

But that time ha…