Imagine a world where that level of insensitivity was inextricably coupled with the sort of accomplishments he produces for humanity. I'm not saying they are,

Imagine a world where that level of insensitivity was inextricably coupled with the sort of accomplishments he produces for humanity. I'm not saying they are, but if asshole-ness and makes-awesomethings-ness were linked, would it be preferable for him to be "a nice guy" and not "a guy who drove plausible solutions to global online payments, solar power, electric cars, and space travel"? Or would we rather have another nice guy that didn't do those things? It's hard to imagine that anyone who continues to work for Elon Musk's companies right now doesn't have alternatives. So they're CHOOSING that, for whatever reason. Maybe they tolerate his behavior to be a part of what he does. But nobody is really trapped there without options. Maybe (probably) it's possible to be nice and be awesome. But it's not important to me that Elon Musk is nice. If I have to pick between his creation and his compassion, I pick creation.