Yeah, nothing I’ve heard indicates Musk’s labs are doing anything new in terms of scientific advancements - just that they’re particularly reckless and, well, bad at it.
Wasn’t that the business model behind SpaceX? Using cheap, off-the-shelf equipment and using a near-unlimited budget to test to failure over and over again, with no fear of being held accountable for the damage it causes, until they stumble on an acceptable answer?