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I really thought his inauguration performance (the drugs, the saluting) would finally wake people up to what's going on what Elon Musk. To anyone who can see i
by theoryofx 2y ago
I really thought his inauguration performance (the drugs, the saluting) would finally wake people up to what's going on what Elon Musk.
To anyone who can see it (maybe it takes some relevant life experience), it's patently obvious he's been spiraling down a dark hole of drugs, depression, ego, burn out, and addiction.
He's in a very dark place and lashing out, hurting himself and others, like so many people in dark places do.
The man desperately needs help, as much as someone on the street doing fentanyl does. But being rich can actually make it harder to get clean. Wealth can insulate a person from consequences, which can make it harder to hit rock bottom which is often the wake up call people need to shock themselves out of their problem.
Elon Musk isn't the devil, he's actually good and useful person deep down, but right now he's fighting demons and they're winning.
- disqard 2y agoYour take is radically empathetic, and we have seen (e.g. with Tony Hsieh) how it all unraveled. I wonder if Shitter is a big factor in this spiral. Jaron Lanier pointed this out in Nov 2022 [1]. Unfortunately, if so, we have a worst-case scenario of "getting high on your own supply", and nobody can cut him off (or stage an "intervention"). [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/opinion/trump-musk-kanye-twitter.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/opinion/trump-musk-kanye-...
- theoryofx 2y agoHe's been posting on Twitter obsessively for years now, it's definitely one of his worst addictions. He blew $44 billion to satisfy his cravings, which has to be a record spend on an addiction. But he's also addicted to drugs, work, gaming and who knows what else. He will either shake his demons or die early after having destroyed his life and probably many other people's lives. I wish him well for everyone's sake.