The late American author Jane Jacobs and entrepreneur Elon Musk make a funny pair.
Jacobs, who passed away eight years ago, fought powerful development forces in New York City in the 1950s, penning her legendary book, The Death & Life of Great American Cities in 1961, on behalf of pedestrians and everyday city dwellers. Musk is the billionaire co-founder of PayPal, and now an electric car manufacturer, who often espouses on his hopes to colonize Mars. With no small amount of irony, they are two of 100 individuals and teams featured on an inaugural list, called “The Purpose Economy 100,” released yesterday. Those included are deemed to be “transforming our innate need for meaning into the organizing principle for innovation and growth in the American economy.”
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