Ultra Hardcore | Ben Tarnoff | The New York Review of Books

Ben Tarnoff

Ultra Hardcore | Ben Tarnoff | The New York Review of Books

Elon Musk's journey from being bullied as a child to becoming a successful entrepreneur is explored in the authorized biography by Walter Isaacson. Musk embraced nerd culture as an escape and found solace in science fiction, video games, and computer programming. These outlets allowed him to fulfill the mandates of masculinity through conquests of a more cerebral nature. Musk's obsession with strategy games and his desire for competition and resource management shaped his mindset and prepared him for the challenges he would face in his career.