In three cases (reusable rockets, desirable electric cars, fast satellite Internet) Musk found himself in the same position:
He was the outsider who had no reason NOT to knock down the incumbents' castle. All of the above had been considered and not built by existing companies that had conflicting incentives. Musk's outsider companies got them done.
Is he nice? No. Neither was Steve Jobs. Most people like that aren't, but they built important things.
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