Despite occasionally saying crazy or downright offensive things, his company was the first to ever land a orbital rocket booster, which is an incredible feat th

Despite occasionally saying crazy or downright offensive things, his company was the first to ever land a orbital rocket booster, which is an incredible feat that is hard to understate. And it looks like they may be the first to build a fully reusable rocket, which could change humanity's relationship with space forever. And he also runs the first new automobile company to successfully establish itself in many decades. Clearly, like most absolutist positions (cue "only a sith..." quote), disregarding everything he says would be foolish.