As I was sitting here yesterday evening it came to me. Musk keeps using these guys because they’re willing to do things these other more experienced people are not. I want to be crystal clear: This isn’t something I’m reporting. I believe it’s just the most logical reading of the available evidence.
Basically, people who are a bit older know that it’s not worth committing a crime because their boss said so, but a bunch of interns who don’t know better are willing.
More importantly, I think musk did a background check with a reverse than normal intention. IE guy fired for illegally posting confidential secrets from his previous job… top of the list.
I don’t think he was looking for just young and dumb… he was specifically looking for criminals.
Technically gifted people who destroyed their careers early and that leaves Musk as their only hope. They won’t push back because the alternative is being a nobody with a ruined career.
Doubly so now that their names are tainted by their current work.