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become in a way, and then the king goes crazy.^278 “I think
I’m probably am a bit crazy, but maybe that’s sort of a
healthy sign, because at the point which you conclude that
you are not crazy at all, then you probably are,” Elon said.^328
Some say Elon has already gone king-crazy, and some
say he’s using government money to enrich himself by
creating companies that are hidden Ponzi schemes.
“Soon that company besmirching the name of one of
the 20th century’s most important inventors, will be as
dead as he is. The difference will be that the man [Nikola
Tesla] accomplished much, and left us with mysteries re-
searchers are still exploring. The company will just leave a
bunch of empty pockets and a few cobbled-up cars.”^203
“He’s going to send somebody to Mars for $500 000?
That’s just baloney. It’s just bullshit. Why do people allow
him to say things like that?”^120
But Elon couldn’t care less about what others are
saying about him, and insanity is after all more logical
than sanity when you attack a problem. As Apple’sThink
Differentcommercial said.
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The
rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in
the square holes. The ones who see things
differently. They’re not fond of rules, and they
have no respect for the status quo. You can
quote them, disagree with them, glorify and
vilify them. About the only thing you can’t
do is ignore them because they change things.
They push the human race forward. And while