I never saw Madoff do anything legal or impressive. He has no self-based evidence that he was ever a good money manager. He had a huge client base all on promising huge returns, but really it was snake oil, probably baking numbers for his whole career. He fooled lots of wealthy friends and close relationships. People looking to get something for nothing, period. The Madoff clients that were fleeced, deserved it.
Elon backs his words with actions. Every time people doubt him, he lures them into shorting and he ramrods them higher. I see Tesla’s every day in Denver, more proof. Tesla is a freely traded stock. People aren’t buying it for pyramiding reasons like Madoff’s wanna-be crook clients. Elon learned rocket science by Studying, not cheating. He figured it out through reverse engineering. Same with manufacturing. He learned this stuff and he hired smart people.
Madoff on the other hand hired dumb people that were in on his scam. People that sold out for free loot, with hopes they’d never get caught.
We can go on if we need to.