How a Social Network Fails
Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino are making the same mistake that has tanked other social networks.
Taylor Lorenz
Taylor Lorenz is a former staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet.
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