Yes but actually no.
None of this nonsense would happened without the GME/AMC reddit scandal. But because he was with the good guys, nobody complained about it.
Elon is symbolic of capitalism working. He creates cognitive dissonance as someone who applied capitalism (with subsidies that level the playing field versus oil externalities) effectively to environmental sustainability. He creates cognitive dissonance as a capitalist who created innovation (VTOL) that a public government funded agency (NASA) couldn't do by itself.
Elon is white, male, and wasn't overtly anti-Trump. Elon's ancestry is white South African.
Elon is rich.
Elon dislikes regulators.
Elon isn't afraid to criticize left-wing politicians in public.
These are the real reasons behind the strongest forms of Elon hate on the left that we see. The actual things he's done worthy of criticism (e.g arguably false advertising on Autopilot) factor in but I don't believe it is the real reason underneath it.
It did not occur to you that criticism of Elon can also come from observing his actions. Like calling someone a pedophile because they stole Elon's thunder.
It's the same underlying reason for Jeff Bezos hatred, but on steroids for the reasons I outline above plus the legitimately stupid stuff he's done which you've pointed out
Clearly Musk is neither famous nor admired just because of “trolling”. He’s famous because of repeatedly making bold bets and pulling otherwise stagnant industries forward (like cars and rocketry). Both Tesla and SpaceX are hugely successful and are forcing everyone else to rethink their R&D. Other companies following Musk’s lead as latecomers doesn’t diminish Musk’s critical role in changing those industries.
> It appears that your quest to save the world is more rooted in a superiority and savior complex than it is in actual concern for humanity.
This is self serving, convenient speculation. It is a high school insult wrapped in bigger words.
> You may think you are the smartest person in the room, but now you have met your match. We are Anonymous! We are legion. Expect us.
This letter is ultimately a thinly veiled threat, and the actions undertaken by “hacktivists” are plainly illegal. I hope governments take notice and take action against this collective and others like Distributed Denial of Secrets.