Elon should 100% be okay with one of his engineers responding to such a thing publicly if the engineer stays on topic and debates the points. My interpretation

Elon should 100% be okay with one of his engineers responding to such a thing publicly if the engineer stays on topic and debates the points. My interpretation of why he fired the guy was that Elon thought the app sucked and this guy had worked on it for 6 years. After a cursory grilling, he thought the guy's answers didn't hold water so he must be part of the problem. This is really bad form and doesn't account for the many externalities that the guy had faced. Most importantly, having the balls to call out the richest man in the world, who is also your boss, in a public form and STILL keep it on topic and professional shows that he has a good head on his shoulders. I really didn't think he was trying to score points or make it personal.