He might be enjoying the power trip. But I'm not sure he's smart enough to have done it on purpose. Musk has not invented or founded anything. Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning found Tesla before Musk bought it. All of his inventions were created by people he employs, which gives him legal right to call them his. He's funded by his billionaire daddy who owns an emerald mine. He is just a spoiled rich man who thinks his money makes him smart.