General Discussion

They actually believe their own garbage. Just because someone finds themselves rich and in charge of some company, or even president of the US for that matter, doesn't mean they're intelligent and have any rational idea what they're doing. No grand scheme or even an exit strategy. Musk for instance is about as talented as the average 13 year old hyped up on sugar and energy drinks in mom's basement. They may think they're "masters of the universe" and our vapid media may fawn on them, but in reality, they're mediocre. Fortune simply smiled on them for no apparent reason. She does that from time to time.

In my mind, those are the most dangerous people on earth. They have to the tools to do great damage, but not the good sense to even protect themselves from the fall out. That's why financiers and business types throwing themselves out of windows during a panic isn't all that uncommon.