On X, Saad has almost 900,000 followers and on YouTube more than 300,000 subscribers. Saad wrote that “The Parasitic Mind" was inspired, in part, by his experience in academia, where he described a herd mindset that chastised innovative thinkers. Another inspiration for his book, Saad writes, was his experience as a boy fleeing with other Jews from his home in Lebanon during that country’s civil war. “The Lebanese war taught me early about the ugliness of tribalism and religious dogma," Saad wrote. Before joining that call, Musk was on X, agreeing with Saad in a thread of responses.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 12, 2024 03:08 UTC