Michael D Higgins hits out at 'dangerous narcissism' of Elon Musk buying Twitter 

Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter 'a manifestation of an incredible and dangerous narcissism'. Picture: Hannibal Hanschke/Pool Photo via AP

Elon Musk’s proposed takeover of Twitter has been described as “manifestation of an incredible and dangerous narcissism” by President Michael D Higgins.

In a lengthy and wide-ranging speech to the inaugural conference of Dublin City University (DCU) Centre for Climate and Society, President Higgins targeted individualism trumping societal fairness and cooperation, as well as unbridled economic growth and consumption that has come at the expense of others in the world.