I think it's increasingly clear that Musk has drunk his own kool aid. I'll grant that he is good at seeing opportunities for shaping the future albeit mostly other people's ideation that he takes over. But when it comes to executing those ideas his great successes have been where he gets out of other brilliant peoples way (see Gwen Shotwell). Twitter is going to end up being his downfall.

Does he know what he is doing? Probably not but he has goals and a high tolerance for risk. He was one of the few folks who came along and was obviously prepared to risk everything to light the fire for the EV Market and Rocket/Space Industry.

The twitter play was a mistake but was too arrogant/foolish to admit it. He did attempt to cancel his bid but it was too late. He would have been better off to pay the penalty of a few billion and call it a day.

I'm not fond of his antics and trolling, but I am thankful he gathered up the right folks and took the insane risks to get SpaceX off the ground. It's easier to respect the guy when you focus on what he did right instead of wrong.

Would the world have been better without him? Not a chance.....

> “Musk appeared to be unclear about the difference between public media and state-controlled media,” Allyn wrote.

Especially with regard to NPR, this kind of misunderstanding is not limited to Musk, unfortunately.

I do wonder if it comes from the traditional corporate mindset: If you pay money for it to exist, you ought to have line-item control over it.

I think the results speak for themselves. Rockets: Yes. Electric cars: Yes. Software Driven Social Media Companies: No