## Metadata * URL: [https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/09/elon-musk-texts-twitter-trial-jack-dorsey/671619/](https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/09/elon-musk-texts-twitter-trial-jack-dorsey/671619/) * Published Date: 2022-09-30 * Author: [[charlie-warzel|Charlie Warzel]] ## Highlights * Yesterday, the world got a look inside Elon Musk’s phone. * **Note**: [[Writing is thinking|Writing Is Thinking]] ... maybe not? * The texts are juicy, but not because they are lurid, particularly offensive, or offer up some scandalous Muskian master plan—quite the opposite. * “It’s been a general Is this really how business is done? * There’s no real strategic thought or analysis. It’s just emotional and done without any real care for consequence.” * Is it surprising that rich people (including one of the world’s 10 richest men) are throwing money at their friends the way you might on a low-stakes poker night?