paypal was not his success. he didn't start it, he just got pulled into a merger, and he had to be forced out of the company before it could succeed.

He started X and the merged company was called Paypal / X for a time.

and then he launched a bunch of dumbass initiatives, and Peter Thiel power-played him out, and ditched "X".

his real victory was surviving long enough to make money from the merger and not get totally fleeced on the way out.

and given the number of Russians using Starlink, I suspect it's a matter of time before his clearance is revoked and the US FedGov backs away further from SpaceX. wouldn't be surprised if there are ITAR violations there, too...

People can and will get their hands on technology and just as before Musk will continue to turn it off when they’re revealed.

Are you alleging that Musk is conspiring to assist the Russians?