This is what happens when you sell out.
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He already intended to step down with a replacement in mind. The poll has created engagement and given the people that hate him a false sense of power, which will encourage them to stick around.
These polls are perfect demonstrations of the effectiveness of democratic illusions, and democracy is always an illusion, to placate the plebs.
I want to believe that he is smart enough to know that and either puts these polls up as an example, or simply enjoys the Machiavellian dictator role and using Democracy as a tool.
But most likely he's just another autistic liberal who can't make that leap past his secular religion.
Musk is still quite progressive, but high-ranking progressives know they are manipulating the masses.