Elon Musk Is an Addict in Freefall and No One’s Coming to Catch Him
When no one tells the richest man on Earth ‘No’
It’s painful to watch someone meltdown in real time. Minute by minute, Elon Musk unravels before us - a stained and tattered sweater unraveling while we cheer his dissolution and tug on the threads.
And it’s hard not to.
The petty part of me and the one who loves to, for once, see a little justice come to one who deliberately and gleefully hurts so many people, laughs pretty hard at the memes and comments.
My humor runs gallows on a good day, and this is a buffet of funny I can’t stop digging into.
When a train has crashed, our brains are drawn to it - moths to a smoking flame.
I used to admire Elon Musk. I thought his visions were astonishing, and at one point, I think they were truly motivated by the desire to help humanity. That changed a long time ago, and while I can’t know for sure, I know addiction and the worse the substance abuse, the higher the selfishness.
The part of me that aches for the still-suffering addict is horrified by our Roman Colosseum response to someone spontaneously combusting right before our eyes.
The part of me that struggles with addiction, who knows how out of control it gets, and who daily manages cravings, truly hurts for this man.
The long list of people I’ve loved and lost to alcohol and drug addiction haunts me. I miss them. I still feel cheated. Their absence is a room I still walk into.
Their choices still sit heavy in my gut, and I’m still irrationally angry that they chose drugs over me, over themselves.
But how do you tell the richest man on Earth, no?
How do you douse a four-alarm fire from the exploding rocket of a person who is protected by billions, sycophants, and followers who think madness equals genius?
Everyday average people lost in the swirl of chemical chaos can’t hear their loved ones very well, so the criminal justice or medical systems are what usually reels them in before they unavlive themselves. But even that won’t help this out-of-control genius.
There are people who love this man, and their hearts are breaking. Or maybe he broke them so long ago they don’t care anymore, but I doubt it.
I do not love him. He has a lot to atone for. I do have compassion for anyone suffering, but he is a danger to himself and others, especially now.
But really, this post is for you.
If You’re Struggling, Please Keep Reading
If you’re watching this and seeing yourself in it—
If you wake up scorched, scattered, or slipping further out of reach from who you used to be…
You don’t have to keep unraveling.
There’s a version of you that still exists beneath the chaos.
There are people—maybe fewer than before—but people who still want you to come home to yourself.
And if you love someone who’s on fire and burning everything down?
I see you too.
The heartbreak of loving someone in active addiction is its own kind of war.
I can’t tell you how many families I had to tell on repeat: You didn’t cause it. You can’t control it. You can’t cure it.
But you can get help, even if they never do.
Recovery is real.
Help exists.
As long as you’re breathing Hope remains.
No one deserves to die in slow motion for our entertainment.
Let’s maybe stop applauding the collapse? Although I tell you this is a hard area for me because he has behaved so monstrously.
Let’s start offering hands, if not to him, to each other, even if they shake.
Resources for Anyone Who Needs Them:
SAMHSA National Helpline – 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Free, confidential help 24/7 in the U.S.Al-Anon & Nar-Anon
For loved ones of those suffering from addictionSmart Recovery
For non-12-step recovery supportA therapist, guide, or grounded friend who can hold your truth without judgment
You are not too far gone.
You are not too damaged.
You are not alone.
XO,
LMW