But why, hasn't it been obvious for years that he's a terrible person? I honestly can't believe that many smart people don't see through Elon's BS. It's as if people don't understand this personality type (machiavellian psychopath/sociopath/narcissist).

I find Elon repulsive but at the same time I'm still kind of a fan of SpaceX and to a lesser extent Tesla.

It's like with Woody Allen, most likely not a pretty bad person but I love his films.