There's an alternative explanation to TSLA being a meme stock: investing in Tesla is investing in the financial wellbeing of one of the most influential people

There's an alternative explanation to TSLA being a meme stock: investing in Tesla is investing in the financial wellbeing of one of the most influential people on the planet. The way the world is going, it's not unreasonable for TSLA shareholders to believe they may get extrinsic rewards from propping up Musk beyond financial gains.