I think the money really went to his head. And I'm wondering if he's been doing drugs.
edit: To expand a bit on that: I grew up in Amsterdam and I've seen more than one person that was smart and on a very successful trajectory go down in flames due to drugs. Some of Elon's tendencies very much remind of that.
It's rapidly going beyond fixable. Even now I am pretty sure that all you would end up doing is slowing down the inevitable crash. Engines 1, 2, and 3 are on fire and four just started smoking. The captain is paging the passengers to see if any of them wants to fly the plane and has passed out satisfaction surveys about his performance so far.
edit: To expand a bit on that: I grew up in Amsterdam and I've seen more than one person that was smart and on a very successful trajectory go down in flames due to drugs. Some of Elon's tendencies very much remind of that.