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Hyperloop? The Boring Company? The founding myth of Tesla? Is it really controversial to observe the Elon has a very flexible relationship with facts?

He made some good choices with Tesla. And some boneheaded ones. And SpaceX is a great example of success, because he made a really great decision there -- he hired Gwynne Shotwell. Then there's Twitter. Which is less about overt lies and more about gross incompetence. I think being a billionaire might have gone to his head and made him think he could only be successful.



Gwynne Shotwell, Tom Mueller, Hans Koenigsmann… it was more than one stellar hire. Those are just the top three of an all-star cast.




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