Asuka Shinsha Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Naohisa Doi) released the new book 'Muskism: The Age of New Monopoly' on May 26. The book defines not only Elon Musk as an individual but the global system centered on him as 'Muskism,' analyzing the process of progressing monopoly and deciphering the future awaiting us.
This book is commentary-featured and highly acclaimed by economic thinker Kohei Saito.
What is 'Muskism'? Is it freedom or enslavement ahead? Once, the social system of mass production and mass consumption was called Fordism, likened to the 'Car King' Henry Ford. Now, 'Technoking' Elon Musk is attempting to dominate SNS, AI, space, the global economy, and the brains of all humanity.
He developed Tesla using environmental policy and increased his presence on Twitter using 'humor.' Then, he viewed Twitter as 'spreading biased ideas' and acquired it, training X and Grok to 'have correct thoughts.' SpaceX has a presence that can sway the course of war, and it is going public.
This is a work that has caused a stir across the US, landing in Japan, as it focuses for the first time not just on Elon Musk as an individual but on the 'social system centered on Musk'!
Features of Muskism: - The more you try to be independent, the more you have to rely on Musk's 'infrastructure.' - Does not confront the state, but coexists and uses it as a tool. - Converts 'attention' into currency to drive the economy. - Promotes thorough systemization through the fusion of machines and humans. - Accelerates elitism and right-wing shifts.
Author Profiles: Quinn Slobodian: Professor of International History at Boston University's Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. Ben Tarnoff: Writer and technologist living in Massachusetts. Commentary: Kohei Saito (Economic Thinker, Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences) Translation: Takeshi Higuchi
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