I'll often see people say things like this - or that he's just a PR guy and actually does nothing at his companies
You're arguing a strawman. "Just a". I didn't argue that he was solely, entirely one thing or another.
Oh that car that'll drive itself across country with no human on board will happen next year "trust me". He plays on trust and confidence all the time, so fine you say that's not a confidence man then he's a professional fraudster; the solar city trial for one has evidence of him making claims he knew were false - not just mere hype, but materially false.
Hate to let you down, but when you finally get your robot it's not going to be your substitute girlfriend. Or maybe that's all it'll be.
You're arguing a strawman. "Just a". I didn't argue that he was solely, entirely one thing or another.
Oh that car that'll drive itself across country with no human on board will happen next year "trust me". He plays on trust and confidence all the time, so fine you say that's not a confidence man then he's a professional fraudster; the solar city trial for one has evidence of him making claims he knew were false - not just mere hype, but materially false.
Hate to let you down, but when you finally get your robot it's not going to be your substitute girlfriend. Or maybe that's all it'll be.