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Originally Posted by AFireInside
I've disliked Musk for a long time. When I read about how he treated employees years ago I realized his whole "save humanity" shtick was bull. When I looked into it more I realized he wasn't the brainiac he pretended to be and that everyone thought he was. Then when he went after that diver in Thailand it just confirmed how much of a d-bag he really is.
He's not stupid but he's also not what I'd call brilliant either.
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I'm not sure I agree with this assessment. I think it's more complex. He's certainly essential in moving EV's and space travel to the trajectories they're on and that wasn't a play for money. I also think he's quite genuine in his desire to "save" mankind. The bigger issue is that once you become as powerful as he has, everyone around begins to tell you that every idea you have is correct and anything else is just not as brilliant it starts to have an effect on your psyche and he's gone over to the mad king side