In the latest episode of our summer series, we head back to June 2022.

At the time, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk was launching a hostile takeover bid for one of the world's biggest and most influential social media platforms, Twitter.

At the same time, the Tesla founder has been playing footsy with the libertarian/alt-right, blabbing on about freedom of speech, and promising to unleash the dogs of hate speech and misinformation back onto the platform.

Now had did that all turn out for the man who was then, the world's richest man?

Is it healthy that one individual can amass such outsized wealth and influence whilst tens of millions of people struggle to make a living?

What is the danger that the billionaire class poses to the health of our society?

John L. Campbell is a sociologist and economist at Dartmouth University in New Hampshire in the United States.

He's been writing about these very issues.

John joined me on the pod to discuss.





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In the latest episode of our summer series, we head back to June 2022.
At the time, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk was launching a hostile takeover bid for one of the world's biggest and most influential social media platforms, Twitter.
At the same time, the Tesla founder has been playing footsy with the libertarian/alt-right, blabbing on about freedom of speech, and promising to unleash the dogs of hate speech and misinformation back onto the platform.
Now had did that all turn out for the man who was then, the world's richest man?
Is it healthy that one individual can amass such outsized wealth and influence whilst tens of millions of people struggle to make a living?
What is the danger that the billionaire class poses to the health of our society?
John L. Campbell is a sociologist and economist at Dartmouth University in New Hampshire in the United States.
He's been <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/elon-musks-twitter-gambit-is-another-reminder-that-americas-billionaires-need-to-pay-more-in-taxes-11651001586" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/elon-musks-twitter-gambit-is-another-reminder-that-americas-billionaires-need-to-pay-more-in-taxes-11651001586&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1671758693665000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1R1VD3Hfg8wEQSDNf1GsRY">writing about these very issues.</a> 
John joined me on the pod to discuss.
 
 
You can now email us with your comments, story ideas, tip-offs, flip offs, and questions - <a href="mailto:otjpodcast@protonmail.com">otjpodcast@protonmail.com</a>
 On the Job is made by <a href="https://www.australianunions.org.au/">Australian Unions</a>.
<a href="https://www.onthejobpodcast.com.au/">More about On The Job podcast</a>
 Need help with working conditions?
Call <a href="https://actuonline.nationbuilder.com/">Australian Union Support Centre</a> - <a href="tel:1300486466">1300 486 466</a>
 
About the host
Francis Leach is Editor at Large for the Australian Council of Trade Unions
Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/SaintFrankly">@SaintFrankly</a>

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The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.
It&rsquo;s about who we work with, and who we work for.
It&rsquo;s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.
It&rsquo;s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.
Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we&rsquo;ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.
And that can all be in the same week!
Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone who listens. Authorised by Sally McManus, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Melbourne.

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The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.

It’s about who we work with, and who we work for.

It’s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.

It’s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.

Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we’ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.

And that can all be in the same week!

Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone
who listens.

The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.
It&rsquo;s about who we work with, and who we work for.
It&rsquo;s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.
It&rsquo;s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.
Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we&rsquo;ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.
And that can all be in the same week!
Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone who listens.

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