He may well be smart and good at hyping up his business, but when he comes out praising extremists and going all fascist then I and other went right off him. I could see that Shitter would go downhill once he bought it.
He didn't start Tesla, but he did help to build demand for EVs. I've heard he goes after Wikipedia as they won't change it to say he was the founder. Mind you, Henry Ford was not a nice guy either.
I think some people succeed in business through being ruthless and playing the system. Ms Musk had various investigations ongoing with their businesses and current actions may be to get rid of those. They don't seem too lucky with relationships, but has had a lot of kids.
You don't hear too much about his charity work, but it seems his 'foundation' is self-serving.
I know he has a lot of fans, but I'm not one. His recent activity is not helping.
Listen to this...
A treat