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THERE are many damning anecdotes in Kate Conger and Ryan Mac’s new book, Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter, but one from February of last year perfectly captures the astonishing pettiness of the world’s richest man.
Attending the Super Bowl as a guest of Rupert Murdoch, Musk had one of the most luxurious seats in the house, but rather than watching the game, he was glued to his phone in dismay.