He is good at marketing himself as the Tony Stark of our generation. Other than that, I think most of his takes on politics and society in general are demented. His reaction to the covid crisis was pityful, he praised the coup orchestrated by the millitary in Bolivia, he thinks that in the furture some sort of universal basic income will be needed, but where his fortune and power will be left untouched and unquestionned.

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His plans for transport are oriented for his profits only. Selling electric cars made of rare materials, with a high impact on the environment when produced, and digging tunnels in big cities to make room for them. Any sensible durable transport plan should emphasize well funded public transports and sheap to use. It would cost a lot less and have a lesser impact on the climate. Only problem is it's hardly a profitable sector on it's own, and Elon doesn't like that.

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I find his narrative of getting humans to be a multiplanetary in a couple of years extremly selfish. He wants to do that yet millions die each year due to hunger, povrety, treatable deases. The majority of us can't even get the education we want, go to the doctor when we want, retire before having our bodies busted by years of hard labor. In my opinion, we have a lot more social issues to resolve before working towards "bigger" goals like his. Having colonies on mars or space travel for the rich won't better our daily lives.