--- title: "Elon Musk Is Missing" description: "Where's Musk? It's been an entire week since Tesla CEO Elon Musk has last tweeted. While that may sound like a rather vapid statement on its own, it's largely uncharacteristic for a billionaire executive, who likes to tweet almost constantly, offering his wanted and unwanted opinions on practically any matter. It also happens to be […]" date: "2022-06-28" modified: "2022-06-28" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-is-missing" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk Is Missing ![It's been an entire week since Tesla CEO Elon Musk has last tweeted. Which begs the question: where the hell is Elon Musk?]() *\Image: Getty Images/Futurism\* ## Where's Musko? It's been an entire week since Tesla CEO Elon Musk has last tweeted. While that might be normal for many executives, it's largely uncharacteristic for the billionaire executive, who typically tweets almost constantly, offering both wanted and unwanted opinions on [practically any matter](). It also happens to be Musk's 51st birthday today, coinciding with him passing the 100 million Twitter followers mark, both occasions that he would almost certainly be tempted to post about under normal circumstances. So where the hell is Elon Musk? It's not like he'd ever heed the warnings of regulators and stop tweeting. He's [broken plenty of securities laws]() with his outbursts before — and that hasn't stopped him. Where is he now? ## Hiring and Firing His [latest tweet]() dates back to June 21. His last trip by private jet [was Friday](). In fact, the latest sign of life we can find came on Saturday, when he [sat down with *CleanTechnica* reporter Johnna Crider]() for a yet-unreleased interview at Tesla's Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. Has Musk had enough? It's been a turbulent couple of weeks, with Tesla [facing a critical juncture](). First, Musk forced full-timers back to work — but then he had a "super bad feeling" about the economy and [fired ten percent]() of the company's workforce, accusing factories of wasting "billions of dollars" before forcing employees to come back to the office [even though the company wasn't prepared](). Then there's the fact that Musk has [repeatedly claimed]() in the past that the world is facing a population collapse because people aren't having enough children, which is a rather pertinent topic given the US Supreme Court's [catastrophic decision]() to overturn Roe vs. Wade on Friday — yet another issue he's [failed to weigh in on](). ## Convenient The billionaire CEO has also stirred the pot considerably with his ill-fated [bid to buy Twitter](). Meanwhile, a number of SpaceX employees have come forward, [accusing him]() of violating the team's "No Asshole" and [zero-tolerance sexual harassment policies]() — and then getting fired. In short, Musk has a considerable number of reasons to lay low for a little while. But it's still a far shot from the Musk we've come to know. Given the thorny issues surrounding his enterprises, it's certainly a convenient time to take a break from Twitter. Our prediction, though? We'll see him again soon. He's not good at staying away. **READ MORE:** *[Tesla Demanded Workers Come Back to Office, Then Realized It Didn't Have Enough Desks]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()