Walter Isaacson
The Visionary
The future, and what is barely possible, reads round the next corner.
Walter Isaacson is a prominent author and biographer known for his insightful explorations of influential figures in technology and innovation. This interview reveals his visionary approach to understanding the impact of leaders like Elon Musk and the broader implications of their work on society.
“Well, A, it doesn't absolve them. So let me make that clear. And I think it's clear in the book with many anecdotes. That you, but this is a complicated thing, and I think you and I talked about it in New Orleans back when we were eating crawfish and drinking whiskey.”
“This is his mindset about the power shed. But I thought it was weird that he had this much power. And so, what he does after talking to them, and I think, but you may push back at me, it was the right decision, which is, all right, I'm going to make a deal. SpaceX is going to make a deal with the U.S.”
“I don't either. And by the way, I look, I thought one of your criticisms would be because I saw you wrote about it. That I don't apply too many judgments. I tend to have my own judgment. I weave some of them in, but I let a reader say, okay, I've just read this story. Here's what I feel. I tried to do that with jobs. I really like jobs.”
“Both sides tell me about this. This is not a matter of dispute. That was part of the attraction. And I am telling that as part of a theme that this guy even leave aside Eron Musk and say maybe I do too much on childhood. Part of the theme of this life is this person is attracted to drama and storm when things are calm. He surges.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 553 — Walter Isaacson
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