Christ, what an asshole. He really is such a (supremely entitled) child, it’s amazing he can function in adult society. (Oh, right, he really can’t, but his wealth insulates him from consequences…) It’s kind of telling that he wanted a cameo, because I get the impression he thinks of himself as a cyberpunk corp, not exactly realizing that’s not a good thing. (I really think Musk read a lot of science fiction and wildly missed the point of almost all of it.)
It’s ambiguous at best, but I like to think it’s true. It’s the only reasonable response to a demand like his…