Wow do our opinions differ on this. We are both allowed to have our own opinions, but we read him so differently.
What do you base your opinions off of? You at least argue in good faith even if we see things differently.
I initially did not like Elon. However, I went on vacation to San Diego 2 Christmases ago and when we are walking along the street, I saw something like 8 Tesla's in a row. Being a numbers nerd, i got to thinking about the probabilities of seeing 8 kinds of car in a row. Do you ever see 8 Toyotas, Hondas, Lexus' or whatever? If you see 8 reds in a row at a roulette table in Vegas, you have seen something fairly rare. So, I was highly intrigued. I thought to myself there has to be more to these cars than just being good for the environment.
After i got back from one of my trips, i needed a new car. So, as a thank you to Elon for buying twitter and supporting free speech i gave the Tesla a try. Never looked in the rear view mirror sense. I enjoy driving again. It's fun to drive. I don't mind running my 4 kids all over the city because its that fun to drive.
So afer that, I read the Elon biography be Walter Isaccson. It explains a lot about his personality and thought process. Anyone who read that biography understands EXACTLY what Elon is doing right now. I love the way he runs his companies. It's not for everyone, i understand that, but there are plenty of other companies you can work at if you want to. I happen to like the way that he runs his companies. I also thing that way will get the best results. The products speak for themselves.
Products don't build themselves. Say what you want but Elon did not inherit his wealth. Elon made his wealth by providing products that people wanted to the masses. He did things that no one else could do. Noise about he didn't start Tsla is laughable. Who cares. In the biography it is clear he made no such claim. Credit was given where it was due.
Elon is an honest actor. He is wrong sometimes but that is OK. However, I have never seen him intentionally deceive. There is a big difference.
So how do you read him?