You're right, it isn't directly relevant to your post, but other top-level comments were making snide remarks about Elon Musk, and I ended up conflating them when replying. The larger point that I forgot to make is that publications are quick to publish hit pieces and negative headlines about anything Elon Musk has touched. And since most people don't read past the headline (as pointed out by the comment I initially responded to) and are eager to have another excuse to complain about Elon Musk, they are often misrepresented and repeated without context by the haters, and it's hard to have a good faith discussion about anything connected to him.