Open Letter to Elon Musk

Elon Musk,

I have a warm and loving message for you. I'm very much like you, if we changed a couple variables.

You're an aspie, like me — I'll meet you where you are using this term, and just note that our community prefers "on the spectrum."

You're hyperachieving, like me. Growing up, no one ever told us that we deserve love and regard just for existing. Or maybe they did, but their actions taught us otherwise.

You excelled, like me. You found meaning in a loveless life by adopting a visionary mission and philosophy. If you made a humanity scale impact, maybe you could rest at night.

Our stories diverge here, but I understand you just the same. You sought help feeling empathy and emotions, but they weren't easy to access. You sought to bring your family together, physically, but they had forgotten how to love you, because they were hurting.

Elon, it's time to become aware of the very human motivations behind your choices, because then you can access accountability and healing.

The truths are found in embodied love and interdependence.

That compound you envisioned with your family? Finish it and go there. Hug your children as much as you can, tightly.

You will remember that, with AGI approaching, even your genius does not have the luxury of working in isolation from other visionaries with vastly different skills and cognition.

Elon, you have always deserved love just for existing. I'm sorry no one ever told you that.

Love,
Andi