THIS, THIS, AND FINALLY, THIS. It wounds him, it bothers him and while it's understandable for humans to get defensive regarding criticisms, etc, Musk has unacceptable, destructive, and sadly--outsized power and reactions with which he handles each and every situation where he feels 'slighted' in some way. While he may act or attempt to act as if he is above the fray, your point about Elon is true in another respect: he believes he is 'above' and 'superior' in ALL ways. Call it unfounded elitism since it seems to be a good description of the malady lately. But w/o getting too CR in the DT, he is not unlike the politicians who say "I'm a working man's man," while not only behaving quite differently, but secretly holding a blue collar worker in contempt.
Wait, the Veggie Phallus Plate guy? Geez, I been away so long. Between him and Nicotine Mammal, I used to spend so much time rolling my eyes I had to go to the optometrist.