The thing you are not reporting (intentionally or not), is that these shares that Musk is "awarding" himself, where already awarded back I think in 2018 or 2016. Long before the meteoric rise of Tesla, Musk got the board to agree, if he 10x the value of the company, then he would get a big fat bonus worth a tiny fraction of that increase.

Well he DID 10x the company, and he shareholders are trying to honor their agreement.

The truth sounds a bit different when you add the pertinent facts huh?