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Re:A giant step forward in understanding autism by dsego on Friday February 17, 2023 @08:34AM (#34834463)
Elon is probably as much ASD as he is an inventor. Going by his behavior (parts that are reported on in public), I can as a lay-person recognize him to have more narcissistic traits, so a personality disorder like NPD or ASPD is more descriptive of him in my mind.

There is a good video on yt debunking his claims regarding his diagnosis. https://youtu.be/UCS0SuPsDH4

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Re:A giant step forward in understanding autism by nailer on Friday February 17, 2023 @09:00AM (#34834710)
> debunking his claims regarding his diagnosis. https://youtu.be/UCS0SuPsDH4

This video has logic like (all from the first 3 minutes):

- "Elon wasn't public with his condition before SNL, nor did his mother reveal this deeply personal information, maybe he has it buy maybe he's a sociopath?".

- Some people in our YouTube comments section have diagnoses and don't believe Elon. Here are their comments!

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Re:A giant step forward in understanding autism by andai on Friday February 17, 2023 @09:00AM (#34834713)
So he's just plain weird then? ;)
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Re:A giant step forward in understanding autism by dsego on Friday February 17, 2023 @10:43AM (#34835913)
When you have money it's known as "eccentric", ie eccentric billionaire (similarly you have mad scientist, absent-minded professor, wise old man, etc).
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Re:A giant step forward in understanding autism by vjust on Friday February 17, 2023 @09:41AM (#34835160)
What did Elon invent? - just curious
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Re:A giant step forward in understanding autism by nailer on Friday February 17, 2023 @10:54AM (#34836093)
I haven't heard him claim to be an inventor either. I think people outside tech confuse founder and inventor.
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Re:A giant step forward in understanding autism by nailer on Friday February 17, 2023 @06:22PM (#34841967)
Update: Elon claims he invented the car fart. See https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1626703667591270400
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