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I am disappointed that people remove humanity from people who are successful. We all make mistakes and any prominent figure that doesn't is presenting a facade.

I'd rather see someones imperfections and know where I stand than have another generational #metoo

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Common, the rest of us are not getting nearly that level of benefit of doubt. The behavior that gets excused for successful or rich people is regularly punished in normal or unsuccessful people.

Both unofficially and when law is broken.

Are you trying to imply that's Elon Musk's fault, or that if others can't have it, he shouldn't either?

I think that such level of benefit of doubt is irrational and disproportionate. It prevents people to talk and think rationally/objectively about what was said and done, because they twist logic into pretzels just to make it all feel good.

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