But an optimist and a pessimist would come to opposite conclusion based on same evidence. But pessimism generates more clicks.
What "clicks"? It's Matt Levine. You can't even click on his stuff easily anymore; you have to subscribe to it.
Don't you find that out _after_ you click?
For sure, we should be careful of biased reporting and also evaluate Matt's arguments critically. But you seemed to be suggesting that Musk's prolificity somehow means we shouldn't take any criticism against him seriously