> But someone how says "like" repeatedly telegraphs confused thinking. Normally I hear that from teenagers, who have the excuse of youth.

Or it telegraphs that they're constantly reevaluating the assumptions behind what they're saying in real-time, unlike charismatic salespeople or politicians who will never use the word "like" because they are spewing unthinking bullshit.

I have the same evaluation of Musk as you do but don't agree with the comment about "like" usage.