Appears to be solely because he is a billionaire from what I have read so far. We know they don’t hate all billionaires so it must be because he is a billionaire that hasn’t given them a lot of his money.
He is also an egotistical ass, who thinks he is smarter then every one else.
Of course, he is very smart regarding many things.
He is also a dumbass on others.
On the same scale as Jobs, who was probably even a bigger ass.
In response to the op the hate is silly and it’s not because he is a billionaire. It’s probably because of his mouth. He has gone on record to say things that show how he detached he is form society. He is the Gweneth Paltrow of billionaires. That may not make sense but it’s the best explanation imo. I don’t care about his personality But yea there is a certain visceral reaction towards him from people
“Well, babies are just eating and pooping machines, you know? Right now there’s not much I can do. Grimes (his girlfriend) has a much bigger role than me right now. When the kid gets older, there will be more of a role for me.”
And, like Jobs…did not invent anything. He just put a bunch of technologies together that other people invented, a lot from government funded research, and created a new viable product.
That, is an amazing accomplishment.
But then to bash government, shows how stupid he can be.
There are a lot of things to not like about the bootstrapping, self made scion of an apartheid powered South African emerald mine is his pretense. There’s probably very few who have ever lived with less privilege.
Always tut tutting about government handouts while none of his companies would exist if not for massive government investment. His Covid responses. He’s kind of like a cross between Trump and Joe Rohan. Glibertarian dorks.