> He has nothing good to offer anyone in 2026.
Falcon launches cost dramatically _less_ than comparables like Ariane. In Fact, Ariane had to beg europe of subsidies to keep the program competitive.
Meanwhile, Starship is well on it's way.
You don't know what you're talking about.
Wait, you think Elon solved these problems?
Personally, I don't think so, but let us at least try to be consistent.
"If an unpopular person's corporation C succeeded at activity X, it is the success of the regular employees and everyone but him, but if his another corporation D failed at activity Y, it is solely his responsibility and shame (if not a proof of outright fraud)" is a classical emotionally charged double standard.
Like it or not he founded (sometimes in-part) but drove these companies to success by demanding deliverables others thought were crazy.