Look at it from this perspective:
Even at the worst of your assumptions,
if one is asking permission to a stranger he's
never met before, on such things.
There is either derangement or stupid innocence
behind it.
But you Mr Musk, you try to be on top of everyone
surrounding you, and the few close to you were
probably affected by your 'shifting', as you
deliberately base yourself in a place where
any actions you take on them is permissible in your mind.
Abuse persists, relentlessly.
Who is the devil?
Which is more evil?