This strawman argument detracts from a bigger point: many people dislike the idea of a CEO getting bonuses no matter whether the company&#x27;s chips are up or down.  It&#x27;s not revolutionary, but the signaling is still appreciated and important.<p>Tangentially, I think it&#x27;s disingenuous to say that Elon Musk hasn&#x27;t had a large amount of input in Tesla Motors, or any other venture he&#x27;s a part of.  Even a cursory glance of his Twitter shows that he clearly has deep knowledge in the automotive&#x2F;aerospace fields, and further searching shows he was involved heavily in the Roadster design[1], which was a pretty important piece of establishing Tesla Motors as a bonafide manufacturer - both from a &quot;cars people want to buy and drive&quot; and &quot;cars which are pushing the status quo&quot; aspect.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Elon_Musk#Tesla_Motors" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Elon_Musk#Tesla_Motors</a>