[graemep]

> The richer Elon Musk gets, the more he (appears) to use that wealth to skew politics towards anti-"eco" policies

Which is odd as it directly goes against his own interests.

> the hippie stereotype of electric car buyers ("no more oil").

Is that still the stereotype? This might depend on where you are (I am in the UK) but my stereotype of EV buyers is affluent with a tilt to urban.

[viraptor]

> Which is odd as it directly goes against his own interests.

His recent interest is power. He can use that for profit later in many different ways - he's working on firing people who wanted to investigate his idea of using X as a payment network, for example.

[graemep]

That is a reasonable explanation. He is well past the point where people want money for spending power. Any billionaire is after power and status.

[CyberDildonics]

> The richer Elon Musk gets, the more he (appears) to use that wealth to skew politics towards anti-"eco" policies

Which is odd as it directly goes against his own interests.

It goes against his image, not his interests. These are two very different things.