"Please don't pick the most provocative thing in an article or post to complain about in the thread. Find something interesting to respond to instead."

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

As someone with no skin the game in either direciton, it's interesting that you're so triggered by the mere mention of someone's name.

Is it really so difficult to parse out different aspects of a person's existence, such that one could simultaneously appreciate some of the positives (the existence and success of SpaceX, making Tesla a success against the odds, [popularisation of] some engineering leadership concepts) while also acknowledging the negatives (of which, more latterly, there are many)?

Or must the sheer emotion always cloud out rational judgement?

Based on the response it appears HN is one such bubble.

Elon spent billions to buy a platform and promote his tweets. He spent billions more to create a tweaked AI model that praised him like a mad king.

He only has to spend a couple thousand a month to influence comment ranking on HN.

you have a more direct way?