Maybe that’s his backup plan if it doesn’t work out... use a BoringCo drill to “accidentally” trigger an earthquake, collect insurance money, funnel it all into SpaceX and launch himself to Mars.
Taking the meaning of "playing the long game" further than anyone else ever has.
Maybe he's gonna use a BoringCompany drill to DRILL to Mars. Ever think of that?
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann?
There was an old story that I can't seem to find by Googling, but the gist of the plot that I recall was that Mars was stealing Earth's atmosphere through a kind of vortex, like a huge double ended tornado, and some guy in an old plane flew through it, getting to Mars without a spaceship.