This is true. The answer is actually that he's a liar / marketer. Colonise Mars? It's never going to happen. But you'll win defence and commercial contracts on

This is true. The answer is actually that he's a liar / marketer. Colonise Mars? It's never going to happen. But you'll win defence and commercial contracts on the way as a side effect. Saving the future with electric cars? It's never going to happen. But you'll sell a lot of luxury cars as a side effect. Saving free speech with Twitter? It's never going to happen. But you'll pacify the SEC dogs snarling at your door after you fucked up. His pitch is changing the world. His reality is not really improving it measurably.