Through these repeated acts of petty propaganda, [Elon] Musk has developed a reputation as a Tony Stark–like man of action—rather than, say, an endlessly self-aggrandizing, union-busting executive whose empire rests on billions in government subsidies and canny acts of self-dealing.

~ Jacob Silverman

https://thebaffler.com/the-future-sucked/musk-of-success