The Musk Edition

<h1>Twitter is complicated. And this week it has attracted intense and emotional attention from a wide spectrum of opinions. The standoff between @AOC and @ElonMusk on his intent to charge $8 a month for the Twitter blue tick is symbolic of a wider debate. @karaswisher, @waltmossberg and @davidsacks all weigh in. @HamishMckenzie of @Substack also has an angle.</h1> <h1><br></h1> <h1>Contents</h1> <p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/82396929/editorial"><strong>Editorial</strong></a><strong>: </strong>Elon Musk 1-0 Kara Swisher</p> <p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/82396929/twitters-rebirth"><strong>Twitter’s Rebirth</strong></a></p> <ul> <li>Elon Musk</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/82396929/twitter-is-good-for-substack"><strong>Twitter is Good for Substack</strong></a></p> <ul> <li>Hamish McKenzie</li> <li>Introducing Substack Chat</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/82396929/essays-of-the-week"><strong>Essays of the Week</strong></a></p> <ul> <li>Meta Myths - Ben Thompson</li> <li>Ways to think about the Metaverse - Benedict Evans</li> <li>Will nationalism end the golden age of global AI collaboration?</li> <li>After A Lot Of Hype, (Useful) AI May Finally Be Here - Crunchbase</li> <li>Google releases text-to-image AI model Imagen for public use for the first time</li> <li>Why America Must Develop Space and How We’ll Do It - Andreessen Horowitz</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/82396929/review-of-the-week"><strong>Review of the Week</strong></a></p> <ul> <li>iPhone 14 Pro Camera Review: A Small Step, a Huge Leap</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/82396929/fool-of-the-week"><strong>Fool of the Week</strong></a></p> <ul> <li>Elizabeth Warren</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/82396929/startup-of-the-week"><strong>Startup of the Week</strong></a></p> <ul> <li>Tiger Global Management</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substa