Musk replied to this: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1358929114166485008

sschueller · on Feb 9, 2021

"Everyone at Tesla receives stock." with what conditions? What if you are fired or get sick? Retirement should not be a gamble as stock options are.

Even GM went bankrupt and whipped out its shareholders many of which where employees investing their money in the "safe" stock GM for retirement.

CydeWeys · on Feb 9, 2021

I get stock but I also get 401k matching too. The two are not the same at all and most good tech employers offer both.

Also, what does he think his personal compensation has to do with anything? This is about his employees' retirement plans, not about him. It's only about him insomuch as he's the one ultimately making the decision to be stingy.