[swiftcoder]

> He's got a winning track record

What exactly would that be a winning track record in - as near as I can tell, his actual track record is in buying companies with an already-successful product team, and managing not to run them into the ground for a while?

[edgyquant]

You have got to be kidding me, you can dislike someone without being this wrong. Hes literally the richest man in the world, started the largest space delivery company in the planet and has brought extreme returns for his investors in every endeavor he’s undertook.

[swiftcoder]

> literally the richest man in the world... extreme returns for his investors

This isn't really a benchmark for effectiveness at anything beyond making money.

I don't think anyone would dispute that he has an eye for investments (helped along by a healthy dose of the ol' silver spoon), not to mention a certain flair for convincing Uncle Sam to pick up the tab (i.e. a significant part of Tesla's growth relied on federal EV subsidies, and NASA heavily buying SpaceX launch capacity).

[ap99]

There are a ton of haters on HN that don't like Musk for no other reason than they were told not to like him.