>Then do that wherever you have authority to do for subordinates, and for companies you found or are CEO of. Maybe you already did, do tell us about your accomplishments. Telling others how to run their own company feels strange, especially given how Musk led two companies to great success.

Thanks for the advice! I already happen to do my best to act by that ideal, but I appreciate the support. As it happens, I actually haven't told Elon how to run his companies, but if you know of a way I could reach him directly, please let me know!

>Telling others how to run their own company feels strange, especially given how Musk led two companies to great success

He's welcome to run his businesses however he chooses to, just as we're all welcome to our own opinions about how he runs his businesses.

>With what authority or credentials do you say that?

What an odd perspective, believing that someone needs to have some kind of "authority" over someone else, or some kind of vetted "credentials", in order to be able to tell them to piss off if they see something they don't like. I'd be curious how you feel, generally, about questioning authority.

>That is just your opinion that a lot of others don't seem to share...

I hate to do this, but in point of fact, my first response in this thread, at the time of this comment, has 13 upvotes. My second response has 8 upvotes. Your initial response to my first comment has been downvoted enough to be greyed out. Seems like public sentiment 'round these parts is in favor of my perspective.

Just because a relative handful of people (compared to the planet's entire population) throws some cash at him in the hopes of generating more wealth for themselves means nothing in this context other than they think whatever he's doing is fine as long as they get richer. I don't believe in obtaining wealth by treating people poorly, but go ahead and keep on keeping on if you do.

And please, spare me the argument that we should "trust" the opinion of someone who has very clearly been proven to be a notorious liar.

>You are free to short Tesla stock if you truly believe that. Or quit if you're a Tesla employee or in one of his other companies. You're free to vote and campaign against his boss in the govt.

I'm also free to voice my opinions whenever I feel like it. Isn't that neat? I kinda prefer to keep my actions localized, by demonstrating what I believe to be good values towards those I interact with on a daily basis. Ya know, leading by example.

>A lot of people work multiple jobs and are hired while being transparent about them. I don't see a problem with that if their superiors are okay with it.

I never said that there was anything wrong with holding multiple jobs, and I encourage it if folk want to do that! What I take issue with is demanding absolute focus and absolute dedication from your teams, and being an asshole about it, while not doing the same yourself.

>He lead SpaceX and Tesla to great success, so a lot of people think he has proven that he can multitask successfully. If you or your subordinates(if you have any) have not proven to be capable of doing then don't automatically assume absolutely no one in the world can do that.

"Great success" in this context isn't important to me, and never will be. I don't care what you've achieved if you've had to be a lying, hypocritical asshole to get there.