So, in an interwiev, Elon talked
some engineering aspects to another
enterpreneur, Sam, and Sam, who never did any rocketry, concluded that was a surprisingly good understanding of how components worked. How the hell Sam Altman does know anything about rocketry?
That's exactly what I'm talking about. Elon certainly understands some general concepts, maybe even decent amount of engineering (for a businessman). He is obviously an excellent businessman, and, I'd say, even better personal brand promoter. Everything beyond that is just PR that is obviously excellent since intelligent people fall for it.