You’re kind of undercutting your point by saying “Apple was desperate for an OS and Jobs.” In other words, firing Jobs was Apple’s fault, not Jobs’. Steve Jobs

You’re kind of undercutting your point by saying “Apple was desperate for an OS and Jobs.” In other words, firing Jobs was Apple’s fault, not Jobs’. Steve Jobs was exactly what Apple needed and would go on to provide exactly what they needed, only Apple under Sculley was too short-sighted to see that. If anything, getting fired from Apple was ultimately a triumph for Steve Jobs, given the benefit of hindsight. My point is that when you put Musk among the pantheon of Silicon Valley CEOs, he doesn’t especially stand out for anything except being lucky. Compare him to Bill Gates, who, for better or for worse, revolutionized computing? Or Larry Ellison, who has somehow despite the odds miraculously managed to keep Oracle afloat and somewhat relevant for decades—no mean feat indeed? Elon seems to be little more than a charming, lucky idiot. Make no mistake, charm and luck will take you far, but only so far. Sooner or later, one or the other will run out, and for Elon, it seems like he has depleted both resources at this point.