Cult & tribal mentality is in essence the willingness to always explain someone's behavior in a specific light (always positive or always negative) instead of a

Cult & tribal mentality is in essence the willingness to always explain someone's behavior in a specific light (always positive or always negative) instead of analyzing the situation on merit. Musk has cult-ivated (heh) a large following in past years while the company was experiencing growth and the stock was going up, mostly on rosy predictions and promises, the majority of which never materialized. So now he's "spending" that following. But eventually it'll be spent.