John
Very good. Author bends over backwards to be fair to Tesla and Musk but, in the end, the essential — as in, the very essence of — similarity of Trump to Musk is impossible to ignore. The main difference seems to be that Musk is every bit the grifter and PT Barnum that Trump is, but has the wit to realize that he needs to surround himself with smart people (though he seems, like Trump, to most drive away people with any independent talent). Musk is thus the “thinking man’s Trump” — but he is still very much a Trumpian figure, rather than a Ford or even a Bezos.
Very good. Author bends over backwards to be fair to Tesla and Musk but, in the end, the essential — as in, the very essence of — similarity of Trump to Musk is impossible to ignore. The main difference seems to be that Musk is every bit the grifter and PT Barnum that Trump is, but has the wit to realize that he needs to surround himself with smart people (though he seems, like Trump, to most drive away people with any independent talent). Musk is thus the “thinking man’s Trump” — but he is still very much a Trumpian figure, rather than a Ford or even a Bezos.