I think people are unfair to Elon and color his past actions with the taint of his present ones. Tesla and SpaceX are massive achievements. The space industry

I think people are unfair to Elon and color his past actions with the taint of his present ones. Tesla and SpaceX are massive achievements. The space industry was basically dead for years and electric cars were considered a joke or toy. Elon doesn't do everything, and he often unfairly overshadows his team, but he is great at getting attention (from investors and customers) and he's gifted at optimizing manufacturing processes. I'm really impressed with how he speaks about assembly lines in particular and the relentless drive for simplicity. I'm less impressed by the empty promises, but he does inspire many with his vision. The problem is when he leaves his lane and assumes his success in one domain translates to all domains. He's hardly the first successful person to lose their mind when they reach the top. We often talk about how inequality is bad for the average person but for me, it's shocking to see what it does to the people at the top too. Soaring at that height they leave reality far below.