This is exactly the story of Buzz Aldrin. After experiencing the pinnacle of human achievement, he went into a depression spiral that lasted many years.

[–] m_f@midwest.social 6 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

At least he went out strong and punched a moon landing truther that was harassing him in the face:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je-07hM0sTo

[–] bender@infosec.pub 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Sad to think he went from this to endorsing arguably the largest purveyor of conspiracy theories in American history: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/apollo/apollo-11-moonwalker-buzz-aldrin-endorses-trump-for-president

[–] m_f@midwest.social 5 points 14 hours ago

Oof, that sucks. I understand him wanting more focus on space exploration, but still

[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

That's a classic