I suspect it depends on whether you view Musk as an unparalleled world-changing genius, just a good businessman with an instinct for good fields to invest combi

I suspect it depends on whether you view Musk as an unparalleled world-changing genius, just a good businessman with an instinct for good fields to invest combined with a talent for hiring the right smart people, or an overhyped hack who got lucky (anecdotally my personal feeling is that most people on HN seem to fall into these categories with ratio 5:1:3) Either of the last two could conceivably be considered an insult given the difference in jobs, and creativity and control inherent in the task of directing.