I see him as a hubristic chaotic neutral. He advocates technology as the solution to all the world’s problems and promotes himself as a suave yet quirky savior of humanity. He has helped rejuvenate space research, and further green-technology development, but he has also frequently manipulated markets. He has tremendous influence in American popular culture, and often wields it irresponsibly such as the numerous times he contradicted information from public health officials, and contributed to the politicization of COVID-19. Never mind that no one becomes a billionaire without directly and indirectly exploiting millions of people along the way. He is a “cool” billionaire who puts forth a persona that is generally relatable to the American public, but his actions do not seem to have much regard for the well-being of the public.

Honestly, I think Wikipedia’s summary of the controversy surrounding him sums things up very well:

Musk has been the subject of criticism due to unorthodox or unscientific stances and highly publicized controversies. In 2018, he was sued for defamation by a diver who advised in the Tham Luang cave rescue; a California jury ruled in favor of Musk. In the same year, he was sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for falsely tweeting that he had secured funding for a private takeover of Tesla. He settled with the SEC, temporarily stepping down from his chairmanship and accepting limitations on his Twitter usage. Musk has spread misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic and has received criticism from experts for his other views on such matters as artificial intelligence and public transport.