Social media isn't most of the world.
I don't like it. But I also don't like most of social media. Musk faced no consequences for his paedo comments. He is facing consequences for his partisan activism. That's the difference between being a public and political figure.
Not sure why you think this implication applies to my comment. If he yelled the comments in a public square, my comment would be the same.
As would mine. It's distasteful. But it brought and brings no consequences. Categorically distinct from his partisan activism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludicrous:_The_Unvarnished_Sto...
Sure. This isn't most prospective EV buyers. It's not a coincidence that the most-popular car colours are white, grey and black [1]. At the end of the day, most people don't want a loud car.
[1] https://www.kbb.com/car-advice/what-are-the-best-car-colors-...
Within the domain of the private sector, yes. The paedo comments were distasteful, but that's about it.
That changed when he became a political figure. (And a partisan one at that.) Musk, the brand, has fundamentally changed in a way that more resembles Soros or Murdoch than the bipartisan tech titan he was.