Charismatic Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk plans to shake up the city of San Francisco. Musk considers the city a front in the new cultural war, and he is willing to take on the task there despite the greater odds of losing than in more conservative states and localities. Inspiring other conservatives to fight in less favorable places, winning the ideological struggle in San Francisco would be a major victory. As a result, Musk would become a right-wing idol, having achieved what no other conservative has ever dared to hope for. Musk’s plan centers on his claim that San Francisco is now a lawless metropolis where violence in the streets is the norm. As the city slowly dies and empties out, he does not hesitate to use dramatic words. In fact, he uses a metaphor that he thinks depicts the demise of this once-thriving tech powerhouse by comparing downtown San Francisco to a zombie apocalypse. Many people are skeptical of Musk’s characterization of San Francisco as a city on the verge of collapse, despite the fact that the epidemic has had an impact on large cities, with vacant town centers and businesses moving to digital operations. The city’s famed counterculture movement is as strong as ever, and it’s still a center for cutting-edge research and progressive ideas. Musk wants to prove that conservative ideals can prevail even in the most hostile situations, and this goal drives his ambition to disrupt San Francisco. It will be fascinating to observe the reaction of San Francisco and its citizens as the war progresses to determine whether or not his assertions and his vision for the city are consistent with reality.
