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I am not entirely convinced. Not that long ago Musk was very positively portrayed in the media and elsewhere. I personally compared it to Gates' coverage given

I am not entirely convinced. Not that long ago Musk was very positively portrayed in the media and elsewhere. I personally compared it to Gates' coverage given how they both seemed to aim to make his persona known as 'philantropist', 'visionary' or something along those lines. Naturally, some of it could have been organic. I sure remember having a more positive opinion on Musk based on what he was able to accomplish with Tesla and SpaceX. It is only later as he was gaining more spotlight that the eventual reports of his work practices became more commonly known. OTOH, Gates remain that old guy that talks about sustainability, saving the world and stuff. Come to think of it. Maybe you are right. Musk does not have PR team.

fragmede 3y ago
Not only does Musk not have a PR team, neither does Tesla or SpaceX because he fired them.
gota 3y ago
Gates is spearheading the cure of diseases all over the world - there are few better ways to purchase goodwill or a good reputation. That is: his area of work has helped (or at least not hindered) his PR team in keeping up a good reputation. Sadly we cannot trust all billionaires to be 'enlightened despots', but at least in this case I say we lucked out - there's plenty stupid or harmful things he could've done Like, for example, purchase Twitter and grind it into garbage. I'm joking, of course, but goes to show why Musk is considered an imbecile _despite_ having money and Gates is considered intelligent because he made money (and spends it well).