As a reactionary centi-billionaire, Musk's core belief is in his own superiority. Everything else is fungible. He will donate money, switch parties, drop business partners on a dime if it is advantageous.

He knows that only governments can restrain his greed. So he has aligned w the far right.

The fundamental issue is that zoning was supposed to cover...you know, zones. Entire districts. Consultation, public hearings, that all makes sense in that context. But we have stopped doing that, and instead rely on case-by-case, building-by-building custom zones for individual buildings.

So much of our present crisis is coddled, ignorant, and short sighted people tearing down the institutions that protect them because they don’t understand that bad things can happen.

"No level of misconduct matters as long as you are a stupid asshole" is a really shocking cheat code to have embedded in your nation's politics.