Sam Hyde built his career off nonconstructive piss takes on politics and foreign affairs. His online following is a mish-mash of socially awkward neo-fash types and people that laugh at other people dying. His politics flirt with danger, misinformation and unrepentant grandeur on a large enough scale that people pay attention but underground enough to avoid academic criticism.
In other words, he's exactly the sort of person Elon is likely to take seriously.