Right? I don't get the guy's appeal. Yes, SpaceX and Tesla are doing neat things and I love that. But Musk is literally the last person I want to hear from, or about. Despite all the cool stuff Tesla is doing, he really makes me not want to buy anything from Tesla ever just because he's associated with it. Perhaps a bit dramatic, but I really can't stand the guy.
You could be talking about some politicians and I'd feel similarly. I think it says much more about society that these are the folks we hold up on a pedestal than it says about the people themselves.
I suspect there's a level of vicariousness for some fans, some shade of "He's a nerd like me - it could have been me if I caught a lucky break. Hell, I can still be something like him if I found/get RSUs in a rocketship SaaS startup and have multiple recurring successes after that". Elon seems to have settled into that "friendly, relatable neighborhood billionaire who memes-and-does-crypto just like you" persona
I had long suspected that he's on the spectrum, and earlier this year he came out and openly talked about his Asperger's diagnosis.
That's not to say that excuses his terrible treatment of other people, but it sure explains it.
I don't think that confirms he has Asperger's. He said it on SNL as a joke.
EDIT: they start talking about it at the 7:00 mark
Source?
Either way. He's super polarizing. Some people love him. Some people totally despise him. It's probably clear which side I'm on lol