With any other investor those production issues would never had existed because the production lines themselves would have never existed. Most normal capital p

With any other investor those production issues would never had existed because the production lines themselves would have never existed. Most normal capital providers would have not allowed or taken such a bold risk. So is it sad that jobs were lost? Sure. But they existed at one point when otherwise wouldn’t have with the standard more risk averse investor looking for a more immediate ROI. His lack of discipline and departure from conventional wisdom is the reason Tesla, SpaceX exist today. Without his patience and capital they would all be footnotes of failed companies in their respective industries. I think you could probably make the argument that those industries might not even be serious if Musk’s risks and patience didn’t demonstrate their viability.