Tbh, I think the biggest issue with kissasses and yes men most powerful narcissistic people tend to surround themselves with is that they'll isolate them in a b

Tbh, I think the biggest issue with kissasses and yes men most powerful narcissistic people tend to surround themselves with is that they'll isolate them in a bubble of their bad decisions. This leads to companies 'backing the wrong horse' for too long and investing way too much resources and time into projects that are doomed to fail. Imo this is what we've seen traditional US aerospace companies do for decades - the SLS is the most egregious example of this. In contrast Musk has walked back many times on ideas that turned out not to make sense - propulsive Dragon landing, numerous Starship redesigns etc. In my opinion that ability has proven to be one of his greatest asset.