> how can you expect to be taken serious as the 'Chief Engineer' at SpaceX, (...)when you're also the CEO (...) and still on Twitter shitposting all day (...)

Hardcore emphasis on all day I’d assume. Just don’t fire Netflix as soon as you’re back home, actually do not get back home, and spend an insane amount of hours on the field will get you to a place where you can legitimately be in charge (CEO) and understand deeply the business (chief engineer) - aka become chief micromanager.

And that somewhat explains the rest of the personality: skip enough hours of sleep and you’ll finally end up as an over-sensitive, selfish bro.

Not exactly saying the above is a sane way of living and doing things that should be praised, but I personally respect him for the passion/time he puts in the process, which at the end of the day is the reason why some like-minded engineers are working for/with him on his bold visions, even if they don’t have as much skin in the game as him, financially speaking.

I mean, he’s not faking it, and that goes a long way when selling a narrative and embarking your next partner, whether a banker or an engineer.