Daniel Wigton on Nostr: It is kind of an act but also not really. The thing most people don't understand is ...

It is kind of an act but also not really. The thing most people don't understand is that he is genuine. But he is also a bit autistic. Not a lot, but enough that he doesn't know how to communicate without being offputting.

My sister-in-law's brother is similar. He was pretty famous at a relatively obscure athletic activity. He did really well at an event a lot of fans took very seriously. He obliterated it. Made it look easy, and even showed off a bit in the process. Fans hated it because they thought he was disrespecting their event. He wasn't, he wasn't even trying to show off. He was just trying his hardest to what he thought people would want him to do, but his social understanding was slightly sub par and nomal people misread it.

Elon is kinda the same way. He tries to express his big ideas and timelines in ways he thinks will make people happy or otherwise move the needle to gaining support for the vision.

But he is clueless. Very little of what he says gets understood and he says way too much. I don't actually want to defend him too much, because he should be able to override his lack of social ability with intellect and discipline. But he chafes at discipline and damn the torpedoes. Great for him. The torpedoes may not affect him much being insulated by wealth and position, but other people definitely get burned. I wouldn't want to work for him.