Much of this "painful year" are a direct result of his own words. It's easy to have seen this coming for a while now. Elon seems eager to play the press and fo

Much of this "painful year" are a direct result of his own words. It's easy to have seen this coming for a while now. Elon seems eager to play the press and for some reason the media loves following his every move like he's a celebrity. There are plenty of others who work harder than he does who don't manipulate the media nearly to the same extent. He would do well to step his ego out of his public interactions so these things can slide right off. That, and also stop making claims upon which are impossible to fulfill.