The thing seems to be that he's made the same claims since the beginning and things are always being pushed out every year .. "fully self driving taxis in 2 years"

He's the perfect salesman for giving investors hope, and delivers some things but promises everything.

The hyperloop.. Colonizing mars by 2025 I think was one claim..

Good article here https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/elon-musk...

I'm happy he's pushed space access but everything else, he's coming across as a bit of a confidence man.

That's a great summary by the rolling stone. I was thinking much earlier though around the time when Tesla was switching from the original Roadster to the first sedan and when SpaceX was really focused on landing its first rocket.

Very much yes.

I think he suffers from a kind of protagonist's dilemma.

His words are literally taken as Bible by a huge part of the global audience, that he is compelled to keep the earth hopeful.