I'm starting to get conspiratorially minded about all of this. It began when I couldn't understand the seeming coordination of the attacks against the Uber CEO. I mean, he seemed like the same kind of garden variety psychopath I expect in the role of CEO - why were there so many hit pieces about him specifically? Now Musk is a new target and somehow everyone is cheering for him to fail.

Seems like if you get into competition with the auto industry or threaten the oil industry by attempting to change consumer behavior then you become a massive target. I actually feel like forces other than public opinion are at work here.