[throwaway6845]

> Elon Musk (right) has drawn comparisons to Gerald Ratner in recent years

The 1980s British businessman who Musk most reminds me of is not Gerald Ratner but Robert Maxwell.

[walshemj]

Really I don't recall Elon doing any of the really shady shit that Maxwell did.

[seem_2211]

You should take a closer look at Elon Musk (starting with some of the sketchy shenanigans at Solar City).

[walshemj]

Your probably to young to recall Maxwells shady dealings in the political/spook world (some people think that is what killed him)

And also stealing hundreds of millions from pensions funds that lead to wholesale reform of the pensions industry in the UK

[seem_2211]

Yeah, both are shady AF.

[dlivingston]

Sources?

[ascorbic]

Most of Maxwell's really shady shit didn't come out til after he had died.