Elon Musk's operating philosophy, as captured by Walter Isaacson, treats every constraint — legal, organizational, social — as negotiable, and treats only the laws of physics as immutable. This inverts the usual hierarchy where bureaucracy, precedent, and 'how things are done' dominate decision-making. The frame gives permission to challenge any rule whose violation doesn't actually break reality.
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