Why do we assume his supporters are stupid? Because if they're NOT stupid, we must turn to other explanations, and all of them are much less flattering. Stupid is the most polite conclusion we can come up with.

Blaming autism for Elon Musk’s crappy behavior is an insult to autistic people. Elon is just a crappy person. Point blank period.

There’s only ONE person to celebrate today. That other guy deserves none of our attention.