Elon probably shares your sentiments, since he was an avid reader of Feynman. Source: http://www.iop.org/careers/workinglife/profiles/page_37749.h...

Feynman himself once said that he didn't like honors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f61KMw5zVhg

So when Elon won the Lady Vivamus sword after accepting the heinlein award for advances in space commercialization, he fools around with it instead of just being another trophy, sometimes to impress the ladies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRpqZjfFzGg