How well do you know Musk in order to arrive at this? — Tom Storm
Also, if you pay attention to what he says on YouTube, with Joe Rogan, and others, there seems to be something about what he's doing that tyrannizes over other people (allegedly) and especially himself, with his 60 hours worked per week on average. I recommend watching some of his interviews to see what I mean by this. — Shawn
Are you saying that someone who is hyperactive and successful (and probably lucky) has harnessed their anxiety and channeled (sublimated) this into useful enterprises? — Tom Storm
I think there are various spins to sublimation - depending upon the era of the psychologist. Isn't the idea that it's a defence mechanism involving socially unacceptable impulses or behaviors which are transformed (sublimated) into socially acceptable actions or behaviors? — Tom Storm
The example often used is that of a sociopath who becomes a surgeon - channelling their antisocial urges (cutting people up) and taking risks with life without emotion. — Tom Storm
I'm not sure. Again, just psychologizing here and there, I can say that he disclosed on a SNL episode that he suffers from Asperger's, and from what I can gather, might also have ADHD. It would be hard to say whether he is lucky, as he seems to be one of those self-made men in the American folklore. — Shawn
How does the sublimation frame help you make sense of people? — Tom Storm
How do you think it works in Musk’s case? — Tom Storm
Musk seems to be unique in that he overtly states what troubles him in many of his interviews and decides to quickly act on those disliking's in providing solutions to avoid or adapt in a better manner towards, what he calls, "existential threats." — Shawn
Many of them turn out to be fantastic CEO's and executives. — Shawn
...then buy Twitter, now known as X... — Shawn
Elon Musk seems to have sublimated most of his anxiety and worries better than anyone else. — Shawn
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