Psychodiagnostics when the patient isn't present is fraught, but my take is that Elon, like Kanye West [1] is bipolar but thinks he is autistic. The way he posts furiously for a while, disappears from the news for a few weeks, and then starts firing off unhinged salvos fits the profile.
[1] LET'S GO DEFCON 7 ON #ACTUALLYAUTISTIC
quantified · 19h ago
Let's not forget that while some psychoactive drugs are fine when used in moderation or infrequently, frequent use can affect cognition and behavior, rarely for the better. I write that with sympathy for everything he's been associated with consuming.
PaulHoule · 17h ago
There are reasons to fear dissociatives. I went through a phase of drinking Robitussin in my youth without obvious harm but people were taking much more powerful doses of powdered DXM circa 2000 -- a friend of mine took a massive dose and was in a dazed state for about a month and when he came back he was a sex addict, like if his girlfriend was spending the weekend in jail he would cheat on her.
Zigurd · 4h ago
Thank you, Elon, for making it not only possible, but relevant and on topic to find this on HN: was in a dazed state for about a month and when he came back he was a sex addict, like if his girlfriend was spending the weekend in jail he would cheat on her
1oooqooq · 17h ago
article is just a musk biography with no content at all. waste of time.
[1] LET'S GO DEFCON 7 ON #ACTUALLYAUTISTIC