Elon Musk has actually said multiple times that his gravestone will read "Never Went to Therapy". He's been pretty vocal about his skepticism towards psychologists, saying that they are more profit-driven and politically motivated than helpful. That said, he has openly talked about his mental health and his use of ketamine.... to treat his depression.
One of my favourite quote from Carl Jung is - "Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate."
There's a root cause to his depression and without therapy, he wouldn't have even scratched the surface of it. You might be interested in this piece about childhood trauma - Why Are We Wounded? https://chusana.substack.com/p/why-are-we-wounded
“Musk isn’t a rogue genius fighting the system; **he is the system** […]”
Megalomaniac-in-chief Elon Musk is one of my pet peeves, and I closely follow all news regarding his latest escapades, misadventures and rants. I’ve seen the post by Philip Low, and what he said about Musk didn’t surprise me at all. For years, I’ve found myself arguing with people over Musk’s alleged genius, and back in 2016 I’ve pointed out how moronic his plans to colonize Mars are. Lo and behold, his claim to “colonize Mars by 2022” (!!!) was a bit overambitions in hindsight.
My friend Dan says that the current age is “the time of the saddest I-told-you-so’s.”
Musk is often so pathetically comical (like when he tells himself via his alt-Twitter account what a great and loving father he is), it’s almost painful to watch. A videogame and drug addict, a man-child that never really grew up, a loser and nerd who somehow managed to catapult himself into a position of immense power, but at the same time has entirely failed to develop emotionally in tandem with his rise to fame.
Yet your piece once again confirms that evil people (and idiots) are rarely born – they are *made,* shaped by their environments and experiences. It paints him as such a dysfunctional human animal, one almost feels bad for him.
I wonder if Musk ever went to a therapist or had any kind of treatment for all his childhood traumas?
Elon Musk has actually said multiple times that his gravestone will read "Never Went to Therapy". He's been pretty vocal about his skepticism towards psychologists, saying that they are more profit-driven and politically motivated than helpful. That said, he has openly talked about his mental health and his use of ketamine.... to treat his depression.
One of my favourite quote from Carl Jung is - "Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate."
There's a root cause to his depression and without therapy, he wouldn't have even scratched the surface of it. You might be interested in this piece about childhood trauma - Why Are We Wounded? https://chusana.substack.com/p/why-are-we-wounded
Wow...what a disgrace that he has so much power...I will read your post with interest. Thanks for the link!
Great summary, even greater analysis.
“Musk isn’t a rogue genius fighting the system; **he is the system** […]”
Megalomaniac-in-chief Elon Musk is one of my pet peeves, and I closely follow all news regarding his latest escapades, misadventures and rants. I’ve seen the post by Philip Low, and what he said about Musk didn’t surprise me at all. For years, I’ve found myself arguing with people over Musk’s alleged genius, and back in 2016 I’ve pointed out how moronic his plans to colonize Mars are. Lo and behold, his claim to “colonize Mars by 2022” (!!!) was a bit overambitions in hindsight.
My friend Dan says that the current age is “the time of the saddest I-told-you-so’s.”
Musk is often so pathetically comical (like when he tells himself via his alt-Twitter account what a great and loving father he is), it’s almost painful to watch. A videogame and drug addict, a man-child that never really grew up, a loser and nerd who somehow managed to catapult himself into a position of immense power, but at the same time has entirely failed to develop emotionally in tandem with his rise to fame.
Yet your piece once again confirms that evil people (and idiots) are rarely born – they are *made,* shaped by their environments and experiences. It paints him as such a dysfunctional human animal, one almost feels bad for him.
Amazing complex path and logical complex personal evolution.
Life has a way of shaping us through challenges and contradictions - thank you for appreciating the complexity.