@pluralistic finally hits the nail on the head with an explanation that can be expanded to Elon Musk worshippers.
It answers the question why so many people defend #Elon88Musk despite running a massive con. With his robotic death machines that cause inextinguishable fires, charged easing diesel generators despite also claiming carbon offset credits for that same energy.
Excerpt:
"This produces a powerful cognitive dissonance: "If all the 'entrepreneurs' I worship are just laying traps for the unwary, and if I am sometimes unwary, then I'm cheering on the authors of my future enduring misery." The only way to resolve this dissonance – short of re-evaluating your view of platform capitalism or questioning your own immunity to scams – is to blame the victim."