Elon Musk took to Twitter this month to speak the truth: “ESG is a scam.” Attacks from left-wing “wacktivists” ensued, while Mr. Musk sat back and grabbed his popcorn, clearly relishing the outrage and “woke” backlash. But for every blue check criticizing Mr. Musk, there were just as many people cheering him on, applauding this voice of reason and courage emerging from the muck of business leaders who have embraced Environmental, Social and Governance standards to appease the woke.