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>...he represents a future where we can do things we thought were just dreams

He does more than just represent. He makes smart people believe that hard things are possible and that it's going to be worth it to try.

A little bit of reality distortion can be a good thing, especially when reality is tending to suck.

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If there's a lot of financial analysts and engineers saying "this isn't feasible" and they are being ignored then that's a bad reality distortion field.

Hyperloop One in particular comes to mind here. Some people say its feasible. Some say it isn't. Both have valid points.

I like his work. I just don't want to see Musk fail due to lack of focus on one particular part of the dream and a lack of people on his team willing to say no.

Fortunately, Musk isn't involved too deeply with the Hyperloop bubble.

Unless he invested and I don't know about, Musk has nothing to do with any Hyperloop companies besides presenting the incomplete idea of a hyperloop and that it's worth pursuing.

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