he is a grift artist. he has made a fortune by using hype to build brands and get government contracts.  but there is truth the phrase "fake it till you make it." thanks to his grifting skills he now basically controls the lion's share of thr ev car market and has probably the best private rocket company to ever exist in world history. tesla and spacex are legitimate companies more legitimate than most companies these days. but he got them there through his grift artistry. that's the sign of a good grift artist- being so good at it that you grift your way into making it real kek.  anyways he isn't henry ford tier- but he is a significant figure who has unironically made actual concrete accomplishmenrs and for some reason people who worship entertainers and musicians and comedians (who are a small notch above travelling circus clowns) seethe about this. go figure.
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