The relationship between Musk and Trump seems like a free fall ride, with three unavoidable reasons for their breakup.

In the political circus of the 21st century, there is nothing more blood-pumping than the drama of "strongman combination", and nothing is more dumbfounded than their reversal and breakup. (Synopsis: Musk impeached Trump: The big beautiful tax law is disgusting; Trump threatens to cut Tesla's lifeline, Tesla stock price plunges 14%) (Background added: Trump will talk to Musk as soon as tonight, Musk also revealed his willingness to reconcile, just start the war and reconcile? Elon Musk and Donald Trump, one a tech madman who wants to shoot humans onto Mars, and the other a real estate tycoon who wants to make America "great again", their seemingly indestructible brotherhood finally staged an earth-shattering breakup in June. Their feelings are like the jumping machine (free fall) commonly used in Chinese dry films, which rises to the highest point at once, making fans think that they have seen the perfect alliance between the master of the universe and the head of the earth's ball, and then in a few seconds, with G-force acceleration, the head smashes to the ground without looking back, leaving only chicken feathers and a stunned audience around the world. This public mutual tearing, from criticism of the bill, accusations of ingratitude, to the end even the "Epstein list" such a nuclear bomb-level black material on the table, the degree of excitement is comparable to the final climax of the eight-o'clock local drama. Extended reading: Musk's devastating revelation: Trump is on the list of "adulterous rich" Epstein's sex crimes, which the White House deliberately conceals But if we put on the glasses of skeptics and remove the saliva and smoke on those social media, you will find that the script of this drama has already been written. This is not an accident, but an inevitability. At the heart of the play are three key words: stance, personality, and that damn business profit. First, the position: two versions of freedom Why did these two people look at each other in the first place? On the surface, they all hold high the banner of "freedom", as if defending the last beacon of human civilization. But the problem is that the freedom they talk about is simply two completely incompatible operating systems. Musk's liberty is a Silicon Valley elite libertarianism. What he wants is "absolute freedom of speech", it is best to make his X platform a network country without kings and only algorithms, which not only saves the cost of manual review, but also attracts all the bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods who are banished by mainstream platforms, traffic is money, why not? At the same time, he wants the freedom of the government to loosen regulations, regardless of what exhaust gases are emitted from his factory, what his self-driving system hits, and whether his rockets are launched on time. In short, Musk's freedom is: "You give me the money (government contracts, subsidies) and don't bother me." It's technocratic arrogance, shouting "I know better than you politicians, so the world just plays by my rules." Trump's freedom, on the other hand, is a "nationalist freedom" with a great personality cult. His MAGA was never about liberating the individual, but about freeing the American "state" from all the shackles of what he called "rotten deals," "globalists," and "deep government." In this narrative, true freedom comes from absolute loyalty to the leader. If you are loyal to Trump, you are a patriot of freedom; If you question Trump, you are the enemy of the people, the object of liberation. Trump's freedom is gang-style freedom: the boss has the final say, and the younger brothers are right to shout frozen garlic. These two different freedoms can be temporarily allied in the early stage because of a common enemy (such as what they call "awakening culture" or "left-gum community"). But when Trump's "Big America Act" came out and directly cut the electric vehicle subsidies that Musk relied on for a living, this false peace was instantly shattered. Musk's criticism of the bill violated the first day of Trump's universe: "loyalty" and Trump's reaction made Musk realize that in Trump's kingdom, no one is truly free, only the king himself. Their position, like two seemingly parallel railroad tracks, finally collided into a ball of scrap iron on a stakeholder switch. Second, personality: two suns crowded in the same solar system Let's forget about those noble political ideas for a moment, this whole thing is a century showdown between two narcissistic personality kings. It's not politics, it's not that great, it's two people snatching the biggest, brightest spotlight on the planet. Trump, a born political performer, has reached the point of physiological necessity with his fascination with power and thirst for magnesium light. His world is a concentric circle with him at its core, and all people must be planets orbiting him. He needs constant praise and allegiance to confirm his existence. As soon as someone tries to share his brilliance or even dares to question his wisdom, whoever that person is, they will immediately go from being the best ally to the worst loser in history. He threatened to cancel the contract between Tesla and SpaceX, this is not a deliberate national policy, this is the boss of the underworld, saying to the disobedient little brother: "I don't see who is the boss~" And Musk? He is the savior of technology, a real Tony Stark living in the story of the "Man of Steel". He truly believes that he is single-handedly saving mankind, whether it is creating an all-electric vehicle transportation environment, fighting global warming, or doing Starlink to prevent the world from going offline, or using Neuralink to get your brain online. His savior complex made him unbearable to be subordinate. He could temporarily ally himself with Trump, who at that time would be able to provide political asylum to his business empire. But do you want him to bow down? There are no doors. The fierce material he threw out the "Epstein's list" is a typical Musk-style operation: chaotic, out of control, extremely high-risk, but able to steal everyone's attention in an instant and firmly grasp the dominance of the narrative back into his own hands. He is not assisting anyone, he is declaring: "The rules of this planet should be defined by me." So, the essence of this farce is that two stars are trying to squeeze into the same solar system. One sees itself as the political center of the universe, and the other as the technological brain of the universe. Their friendship is nothing more than a balance of terror based on "not destroying each other for the time being". When the balance is broken, all that remains is a life-and-death battle for "who is the C position". Third, commercial profits: talking about feelings hurt money Let's go back to the most vulgar and real level: money. Politics is false, slogans are false, and only the numbers engraved on the balance sheet are the only truths that these billionaires care about. For Musk, the core of this war is survival. His business empire, and Tesla in particular, was largely built on the milk of government policies. Electric car subsidies, carbon trading, government space launch contracts, these are all real money. Trump's "big and beautiful bill" directly pinched his golden vein, which is an "existential threat" in the mall. He chose to make a public break not so much for the sake of ideals as a carefully calculated business gamble. His bet is that the strategic importance of SpaceX and Starlink to U.S. national security has become so great that Trump dares not really do it. He used this to send a message to everyone in Washington: "I'm too big to fail, me off, let's all play together." At the same time, breaking with Trump can also help Tesla wash away the image of some "red-neck driving" (southern Americans buy Tesla) and re-curry favor with those anti-Trump environmentalist consumers. For Trump, it's also a sure-fire political business. He portrays Musk as an "ungrateful liberal elite" that fits perfectly into his playbook against deep government and vested interests. He can say to his supporters, "Look! This so-called genius, once he can't get the government's money, turns his face and doesn't recognize people! He talked to those Hua...