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I see it as you do. I don’t instinctively “like” Elon Musk as a person, but he swims against the tide of conventional wisdom and thought and dreams big. I respect that. My personal feelings about him, his politics, and some of his peculiar statements are irrelevant and beyond the care of him, you, or anyone else for that matter.

Some of his ideas seem feasible and some do not, but at least he has ideas and that is how great things for humanity are started. If he makes money on it great for him! If he loses money on them I hope it’s not from taxpayers.

P.S. - I think the Hyperloop idea is pretty cool. Will it work or be economically feasible? Who knows, but the science is pretty fascinating to me as are the possibilities.

A longtime space enthusiast, Musk recognized that the cost of raw materials was a minor component of building a rocket, so vertical integration and modular engineering could reduce costs dramatically. And in founding SpaceX, Musk recruited experienced rocket engineers and picked up on other ways to reduce costs and make rockets reusable.

Any of ten thousand other innovators could have done what Musk did. Yet it was Musk who did it. So also with the Hyperloop and Musk's tunnel boring efforts, which remain works in progress. I too do not endorse Musk in other respects, but I wish him and his projects all possible success.