@thepoliticalcat@benroyce the masses aren't paid at all. They just want to believe the possibility that they could have what he has. That they are all temporarily inconvenienced billionaires. He gives them hope for a world that they want for themselves.
The media can't stop talking about him even when they should.
Now, if we replace 'Musk' with 'Trump', you will begin to see the pattern.
Everyone wants hope. It's what they hope for that is telling.