I was surprised to see the author refer to Elon Musk as "everybody's least favourite eccentric billionaire asshole". As far as I can tell, survey data indicates

I was surprised to see the author refer to Elon Musk as "everybody's least favourite eccentric billionaire asshole". As far as I can tell, survey data indicates that Elon Musk is one of the most popular business figures in the world. https://today.yougov.com/topics/economy/explore/public_figure/Elon_Musk https://today.yougov.com/topics/economy/explore/public_figur... Mark Cuban or Warren Buffett are more popular if you measure by (positive - negative) rather than just number of people with a positive opinion. But any way you slice it, Elon Musk is generally popular.