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Re:I was laid off 2 months agoand I’ve never even seen a sev... by philwelch on Thursday January 05, 2023 @12:07AM (#34256231)
By publicly diagnosing a public figure you’ve never met of mental illnesses, you’ve demonstrated one of two things. Either you’re not a mental health professional and are completely unqualified to be making these ridiculous claims, or you are, and are thus publicly violating one of the central ethical rules of your profession.

(Edit: The third and least likely option is that you are a mental health professional who has evaluated Elon Musk, in which case I believe you are violating federal law.)

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Re:I was laid off 2 months agoand I’ve never even seen a sev... by AlexThrowAway on Thursday January 05, 2023 @12:32AM (#34256420)
Come on man, he mentioned the bipolar himself in multiple recorded interviews. It's a matter of public record.

Mania doesn't make you abuse your workforces at multiple companies over a period of decades, lie about holding your son that died from SIDS when you actually weren't home, or dump half a dozen spouses when you get bored with them. That's not having empathy. This man does not have empathy.

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Re:I was laid off 2 months agoand I’ve never even seen a sev... by KVFinn on Thursday January 05, 2023 @12:57AM (#34256601)
>Come on man, he mentioned the bipolar himself in multiple recorded interviews. It's a matter of public record.

Huh. Looks like just one, but still, I didn't know this.

Random Person: "Elon are you bipolar?"

Elon: "Yeah"

Elon: "Maybe not medically tho. Dunno. Bad feelings correlate to bad events, so maybe real problem is getting carried away in what I sign up for."

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/891713104786083841

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Re:I was laid off 2 months agoand I’ve never even seen a sev... by philwelch on Thursday January 05, 2023 @01:11AM (#34256669)
> Come on man, he mentioned the bipolar himself in multiple recorded interviews. It's a matter of public record.

Maybe, maybe not, but that’s not the only mental illness you’ve “diagnosed” him with. So explain to me whether you’re making diagnoses without any relevant qualification or whether you’re violating the ethical rules of your profession on Hacker News for clout.

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