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In 2011 he overheard a Libyan revolutionary call out to a black-skinned brother-in-arms, “hey, slave! Go and get me a coffee!” and was spurred to begin an inquiry into slavery—its history, prejudices and afterlife—in the Islamic world.

“I was like…hey, do you want to drive a zebra to work today with me and our magical fairyland?”

“The TikTok deal doesn’t stem from Larry saying, ‘Hey, we should get into the content business,’ ” says someone who has worked closely with Ellison.

You might say, “Hey listen, as you know, I had a really fortunate exit, and here’s exactly how I’m thinking of helping you guys.”

“They’re thinking, ‘Hey, my taxes are gonna go up, who’s gonna pay for all this?’