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To Understand Elon Musk, You Have to Understand This ’60s Sci-Fi Novel
Elon Musk says The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is one of his favorite books. That checks out: the novel is about a lunar colony that bravely cuts off resources to its starving Earth dependents.