[throwaway6845]

> Elon Musk (right) has drawn comparisons to Gerald Ratner in recent years

The 1980s British businessman who Musk most reminds me of is not Gerald Ratner but Robert Maxwell.

[walshemj]

Really I don't recall Elon doing any of the really shady shit that Maxwell did.

[seem_2211]

You should take a closer look at Elon Musk (starting with some of the sketchy shenanigans at Solar City).

[ascorbic]

Most of Maxwell's really shady shit didn't come out til after he had died.