[peeters]

I'm overall a fan of Tesla and SpaceX, but there are a number of valid criticisms you could make against Musk:

Occasionally childish relationship with his investors. Unfoundedly calling a diver a pedophile after he attacked Musk's rescue submarine as a dumb idea. He thinks he's an expert in any field he touches. Has an overall tendency on social media to promote Trump-style tribalism--you're either on team Elon or you're an idiot. There is no such thing as valid criticism of anything he does.

Some of these things also make him great. He assumes that everyone who looked at a problem before him was just too incompetent, corrupt, or complacent to solve it right, which can be a useful trait because it's often true. But when it's false it just makes him look like an asshole.

To be honest a lot of the hate just seems to come from how he responds to haters, so it's a bit of a vicious circle. If he just took a break from Twitter it'd probably benefit his image considerably.

[bvc35]

I'm not qualified to make a diagnosis of any kind, but this at first glance suggests that he's a narcissist.