If he didn’t fail sometimes in hard domains then they wouldn’t be hard.

He’s intentionally choosing to do things that have a relatively high likelihood of failure.

The Boring Company hasn't succeeded yet, but that's quite different from failure.

He’s in the arena. And that’s what people respect.

But has he failed at Boring?

I am glad someone is trying. I don't see the likes of Sundar Pichai doing anything revolutionary.