SpaceX is a net positive to the world and Elon deserves to have his name attached to its success. I've said it numerous times in this thread, but I guess I'll keep saying it until it sinks in. It's actually kind of annoying because I don't like fanboying over people, but she's one of the few that deserves it:
Elon is not the driving force behind SpaceX. He owes its success to Gwynne Shotwell. She is in the perfect position because Elon dangling himself like an autistic marionette in front of the world provides ample distraction while she gets the real work done behind the scenes. There is a reason why she, not Elon, is most often representing SpaceX at actual industry events. She's on every god damn space industry panel there is. She's the liaison to NASA. She is everything to SpaceX.
Industry events where actually serious people go are going there to talk to her, not Elon. They don't give a fuck about talking about Starship with Elon, they wanna know when their satellite can get into orbit based on how fast they are cranking out parts from Hawthorne.
Also, this is just utter bullshit. He is aware of many technical aspects and hurdles at a superficial level, enough to comprehend the conversation just well enough to poorly explain it on podcasts, but you are absolutely on one if you actually believe this. The man is not an engineer, period, he never has been. The man is not Tony Stark, no matter how much you want it to be so. Jesus christ.