solardev summarized my opinion of Musk pretty well. I don't know enough about the space industry. SpaceX did introduce some pretty significant advances. But EV

solardev summarized my opinion of Musk pretty well. I don't know enough about the space industry. SpaceX did introduce some pretty significant advances. But EVs: yeah they would have happened - eventually. Big car makers sat on their asses (concerning EVs), and would have kept doing so for another 5..10y or longer. Tesla took the lead, broke that market wide open, scaled up battery production enormously (which also served other applications like grid storage), and forced car makers to get in on the game or be left behind. Those car makers would have produced EVs on their own. On their timeline. But Musk kickstarted that market on his timeline. Years sooner than would have happened otherwise. Debate how many years all you want. But net effect is an enormous benefit to society. Personally, I think it may come down to stress / pressure. Musk has worked hard, for a long time. Maybe he didn't get enough sleep. Or didn't get laid (often enough, anyway :-). NOT saying he did, but if it turns out he's been popping pills or snorting coke, I would be neither surprised nor hold it against him (or even care, tbh). Regardless, such pressure tends to bring up the darker side in people. But who am I to tell Musk he needs a vacation? Fun fact: bought a pack of 70 Li-ions recently (21700) for use on my boat. These were manufactured and/or designed by Samsung... for Tesla. I didn't buy them 'cause Tesla fanboy. They're not even the chemistry I preferred. But I got 'em because they worked out to the lowest price per Wh stored (in my case, ~800 Wh total for just over €100). Tesla-initiated economies of scale. And in the meanwhile, there's now global internet access thx to StarLink. Like him or not, feel free to think he's a lunatic or an asshole, but Elon Musk has pushed humanity forward.