[vkou]

> Do you think we'd be better off if we excluded Musk to hire a native-born American instead in our aerospace industry?

Given where he ended up, probably.

Cheap rockets are nice, but speed-running a complete destruction of public trust, culture, and of any illusion that the country is one with rule of law for the benefit of a few insecure billionaire narcissists is a juice that wasn't worth the squeeze.

[mlindner]

Elon Musk is in fact incredibly popular, even if he is highly polarizing. His poll numbers are similar to Trumps and Trump won the national election.

[vkou]

Telling me that Musk is incredibly popular in Texas or Alabama is like me telling you that Putin is incredibly popular in Moscow. 'Strongmen' authoritarians peddling revanchist fantasies that'll make their country great again are often popular.

Just because something is popular doesn't mean it's a net good.

The man himself is an insecure narcissist who can't let any slight, real or imagined go unanswered. It would be sad and funny if he didn't own a speech platform, or hitch himself to an absolutely insane political movement.

[mlindner]

Yes the Falcon 9 and Starship rockets are fantasies... /s