Elon Musk’s Twitter immolation, according to the NZer who worked for him

The Spinoff Daily, Tuesday November 22

Nov 22

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Today on The Spinoff, Duncan Greive reports on the backlash to a specific story NZ Herald published at the weekend, Shanti Mathias and Emma Vitz look into the rising cost of sending non-emergency surgeries to the private hospital system and Anna Rawhiti-Connell weighs up the Supreme Court’s judgment on the voting age and what comes next.

But first, Toby Manhire talks to Hamish McKenzie, co-founder of Substack, the platform currently enjoying a “Musk bump” as Twitter users look elsewhere.

“The timeline is mayhem, and the big, volatile mouth at the top is for real. Elon Musk is not playing 10-dimensional chess, nor contriving a persona for Twitter – he’s the same in real life, says Hamish McKenzie, the New Zealander who once worked for the billionaire entrepreneur and subsequently wrote a book about the man and his electric car colossus Tesla. ‘The guy he is on Twitter at the moment is pretty much who he is. I don’t think he’s hiding anything.’”

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David Hill: I was in care for just 10 days as a child and I was sexually abused

“They were talking about the Abuse in Care inquiry. “This sexual abuse business is a real industry,” said Voice One. Voices Two and Three chimed in: “Uncle pats you on the bottom when you’re three, your life’s ruined… Political correctness…”

I could have said something, but didn’t. Braver voices did speak up: “Hang on, eh?….There’s some shocking cases.”

Why could – should – I have spoken? Because I was sexually abused as a kid. If you haven’t already rolled your eyes and headed off, I’ll give you the details.”

This story contains references to sexual abuse. Please take care.

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