2. David Sacks
Category of Candidate: People Elon seems to genuinely like.
Along with Jason Calacanis, David Sacks co-hosts the All-In Podcast. But Sacks and Musk have a relationship that goes back to their time working together at PayPal. And unlike Calacanis, Musk seems to genuinely respect Sacks.
Sacks is a hardcore right-winger who shares Musk’s obsession with dismantling “woke” culture. In 1995, he co-wrote The Diversity Myth: Multiculturalism and the Politics of Intolerance at Stanford with Peter Thiel. The book was a screed against multiculturalism and diversity that was so extreme, Thiel ended up issuing an apology 20 years later. Among the book’s passages, the authors argued that “the purpose of the rape crisis movement seems as much about vilifying men as about raising ‘awareness’.”
Sacks is a real piece of shit, and thus, he’s a real contender for Twitter CEO.
Since this whole saga began, Sacks is the name that comes up most in reports of Elon’s behind-the-scenes strategizing and he keeps a steady drum beat of cheerleading going on his personal timeline.
Would he want the job if Musk offered it? I truly have no guesses. But it has to be better than hosting a podcast with Jason.
