
Originally Posted by
Bill Gates
Musk has Aspergers and in some ways he is very gifted. He can hyper-focus to a much greater degree than neurotypicals can. He can grind away at tasks for long periods of time without burning out. But in other ways he is a complete moron. Mostly socially. It reminds me of Bobby Fischer, who was a chess genius but was also a very deranged racist Nazi who couldn't relate to others.
And just like a child in middle school with autism, Musk is alone in a corner without a real friend in the world. It most be very surreal to be on top of the world like that, with everyone hanging on your every tweet, and still be so alone.