Media Insider: Elon Musk v Hamish McKenzie – the barbs between the world’s richest man and Kiwi Substack co-founder

New Zealand Herald · Shayne Currie · 2026-11-05 05:00 UTC

'Can I use this as a blurb for the book?' A badge of honour for a Substack co-founder.

Elon Musk (left) and Hamish McKenzie. The world's richest man is still unhappy about a book the Kiwi wrote in 2018.

Central Otago-raised Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie takes Elon Musk’s insult in his stride: “Can I use this as a blurb for the book?”

Elon Musk sure knows how to hold a grudge. He still appears to be smarting over a book that the Kiwi co-founder of Substack, Hamish McKenzie, wrotealmost a decade ago.

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