The Intersection of Science Fiction and Silicon Valley Innovation

Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter. His vision of the future may not pan out for the platform, but that vision represents what historian Jill Lepore calls 'extreme capitalism.'

Lepore, a Harvard professor and New Yorker writer, is host of the podcast The Evening Rocket, where she examines what she calls Musk's extravagant, "extreme" capitalism — where stock prices are driven by earnings, and also by fantasies.

NPR's Bobby Allyn also explains Twitter's effort to prevent Musk from gaining control of the company.

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