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Far from me to defend Musk but assholes have a place in society -- they just need to be monitored.

Whatever the means he has used, he kickstarted (in the minds of consumers) at least three industries.

Would I willingly give him money? No. Unless I had an RV :)

> he kickstarted (in the minds of consumers) at least three industries

In reality he didn't.

He didn't kickstart the stagnant commercial space launch industry? Really?

No, he's not an engineer or a scientist. He paid others to do the work. They did the work.

> "at least three industries"

He bought other companies that were already started. Bought, not founded and not invented technology himself.

Somehow, when it comes to billionaires, "I paid a writer" becomes "I wrote a book".

Kickstarted is a strong word here, but revolutionized is perfectly adequate. If starship works out, he’ll monopolize it.