She quickly learned that she could challenge him, but typically in one-on-one settings where he was jovial and willing to learn from the person in front of him. Individually, Musk could be charming, willingly engaging in discussion and listening to the expertise of his counterpart. Put him in a larger group setting with people outside of his inner circle or those he didn’t trust, however, and Musk’s ego ran wild. He could never be seen as inferior or uninformed. The people who survived in his orbit learned this quickly.
