--- title: "A Brief Investigation Into Elon Musk’s Latest Extremely Emo Tweet" description: "Elon Musk might be memeing again, but if he is, he's taken a decidedly different tone." date: "2022-03-07" modified: "2022-03-07" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-emo-tweet" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "tesla" - "the digest" - "tweeting" --- # A Brief Investigation Into Elon Musk’s Latest Extremely Emo Tweet ![Elon Musk might be memeing again, but if he is, he's taken a decidedly different tone.]() *\Image: Getty Images/Futurism\* ## Hello, Hello Elon Musk might be meming again, but he's taken a decidedly different tone. "You are my favorite hello," the SpaceX and Tesla CEO [tweeted this morning](). "And my hardest goodbye." On first blush, the tweet seems like it might be about heartbreak — which, given that he apparently [has a new way-younger girlfriend](), is *interesting*, to say the least. Because seriously, would the world's richest man really be subtweeting his [electronic music artist baby mama]()? With [notable exceptions](), Grimestweeting doesn't really seem to be Musk's style, so other avenues must be explored. A quick Google perusal regarding this sentimental phrase reveals that it's generally [associated with customizable memorabilia]() that feature the quote with a photo of a beloved pet who has "[crossed the rainbow bridge]()." !["You were my favorite Hello and my hardest Goodbye"]() *Image via Brandon Scott/Etsy* ## PS, I Love You The phrase, significantly, was also [the text of the love note]() in Irish tearjerker novel-turned-film "P.S. I Love You" by author Cecilia Ahern (Ahern didn't reply to a request for comment). Most often, though, the text is seen in "Live, Laugh, Love" typeface and accompanied by photos of dead pets, which lends an even more confusing tone to Musk's vaguepost. It raises the inevitable question: did something happen to Floki, [Musk's adorable Shiba Inu pup]()? As of press time, it does not appear that Floki has permanently traveled to that big dog park in the sky. But that doesn't mean that the cryptic tweet couldn't be about another pet. A few years before he got Floki, Musk tweeted, [in response to a Tesla shitpost]() about dogs preferring Teslas, that he has two dogs and a cat. Indeed, a few years back, Dog Whisperer Cesar Milan even met the OG Musk pups, named Gatsby and Marvin. ![]() Obviously, we can't know for sure what the subject of this vaguepost is, because Musk seems incapable of tweeting like a normal person — not to mention that his dumb tweets have in the past [gotten the SEC on his ass](). Any normal celebrity would probably post a photo of their pet and something sweet and cute to publicly mourn their loss, but for the richest man in the world, vaguely sad memes may have to do it. **More Elon memes:** *[The Internet Is Losing Its Mind Over a Photo of Elon Musk Eating a Huge Potato Spiral]()* ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()