I don't think he is. See, he's lived his entire life in a world without consequences, and he's never actually been a good businessman, and certainly never invented anything. But he's built his own little brand around pretending he's both and not a con man who was scamming carbon credits to boost the stock price of his flagship company.

At some point, he started to believe his own branding. After all, he must be a good businessman if he's the richest man in the world, right?

As a note, Bernie Madoff had a net worth of almost $70 Billion at his peak. He was one of the richest men in the world.

Given the other typos, this might just be another, but in case it's an error and you might want to use the phrase some other place where it matters:

It's "give it free rein" like a horse you're letting choose its own path and pace, rather than a monarch who would "reign."

You could let a bear reign over all Musk's properties with better results than he's having, but it would be a different sentence.

Both reign and rein can be nouns or verbs:

The Fed is trying to "rein in" inflation.

The "reign" of King Charles the Turd has barely begun.

(Sorry, my inner schoolmarm slipping out.)

Yes, that's exactly what he's trying to do. The sooner he runs it into the ground, the less money he's going to lose.

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