The Rise and Fall of Idols

I remember how much, about 10-15 years ago, Elon Musk was praised on social media and, to some degree, by journalists. He was becoming a myth adorned with God-like virtues, because people like to believe such stories and idolize such heroes: a genius engineer, a genius man with a vision for mankind. Someone able to understand everything and to create anything. The real-life Tony Stark! The 'CTO'…