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OP thinks 2018 Elon was a better man, when all he was was better at hiding who he truly is.
Maybe. He could have kept it hidden, that would have been better.
A deceitful fascist is still a fascist, let go of it, find better heros/role models
He went off the rails from covid.
Ketamine or cocaine are the only rails he was ever on
Nah, he’s always sucked. I first heard about him in 2007, shilling Hyperloop, and I was like “wow this is such an obvious grift!” The tech was totally fake and experimental compared to just buying off the shelf HSR tech. Hyperloop was so obviously bad, on its face, that ever since then I’ve been judging everyone who gets into him.
Counterpoint Spacex is wildly successful. So (was) Tesla. You cant say falcon 9 hasn't delivered on its promises.