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Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by Applejinx on Monday July 24, 2023 @03:47PM (#36853283)
The reason I keep saying 'ketamine is a hell of a drug' is, foolish doesn't adequately describe what's happening.

The wealthiest huckster in the whole entire world has done so many horse tranquilizers as psychedelics that something broke and he is flipping out and wielding his power in unaccountable ways, like any billionaire, but in obvious madness.

He broke. But nobody can do a thing to help, because billionaires are so powerful that the man is completely unaccountable to anyone or anything. It's worse than Ye. Elon broke, after too many horse tranquilizer trips. He's not there anymore. You're seeing the drugs acting in his stead.

There are reasons why societies don't set individuals up with this kind of power.

Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by johnk1 on Monday July 24, 2023 @04:38PM (#36853869)
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Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by Method-X on Monday July 24, 2023 @03:54PM (#36853373)
Elon is doing ketamine? I think I'm missing context.
Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by Applejinx on Monday July 24, 2023 @04:29PM (#36853765)
Absolutely. He has publically endorsed doing ketamine as a method of managing depression. Elon is doing ketamine, and I think he's doing lots, from all appearances.
Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by jstarfish on Monday July 24, 2023 @04:36PM (#36853847)
Eh, supposedly he's also eating Adderall like M&Ms. I don't trust anything the man says.
Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by penjelly on Monday July 24, 2023 @04:47PM (#36853974)
havent heard this one? hes publicly stated that adderall "makes people assholes" before so would seem out of character
Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by Lammy on Monday July 24, 2023 @05:22PM (#36854388)
That's why you balance it out with some ganja
Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by jstarfish on Monday July 24, 2023 @05:01PM (#36854135)
I went back to find a source and could not. I think I may have confused him with some other billionaire.
Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by penjelly on Thursday July 27, 2023 @10:08AM (#36893779)
i believe it was on a spaces call, but yeah i could be hallucinating it too. Doubt itll be easy to find if it even is true
Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by eric_cc on Monday July 24, 2023 @05:12PM (#36854265)
> Elon is doing ketamine

How do you know what he’s doing? Even if he’s said something positive about it and/or used it in the past doesn’t mean anything. I have positive things to say about psilocybin but haven’t done it in 20 years.

Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by CactusOnFire on Monday July 24, 2023 @06:58PM (#36855409)
I'm not privy to the news on this particular fact, but the fact is that Ketamine IS used medically as an anti-depressant now, just at far below the dosage range to get "high".

So if he's just endorsing its usage in a clinical context, that is way different than railing lines.

Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by penjelly on Monday July 24, 2023 @04:31PM (#36853785)
yes, hes mentioned it before as a depression aid and recreationally at parties. Also previously mentioned Ambien and a little wine being "magic" and magic mushrooms supposedly. Everyone got their demons, take from it what you will.
Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by malfist on Monday July 24, 2023 @04:59PM (#36854119)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2023/06/27/elon-musk-...

> Musk takes ketamine in small doses to treat depression and uses higher doses of the drug at social events

Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by eric_cc on Monday July 24, 2023 @05:16PM (#36854304)
According to a WSJ report. Which may be true. But where’s the evidence? Why not stick to provable facts instead of this type of tabloid content? This is Reddit-level discourse.
Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by malfist on Monday July 24, 2023 @07:21PM (#36855582)
The Wall Street Journal is a tabloid?
Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by vGPU on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @01:31AM (#36858328)
Lately, it’s right up there with the mags at the grocery store that tell me that I just won’t believe what X did.
Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by kneel on Monday July 24, 2023 @04:21PM (#36853683)
All that bc he rebranded twitter?
Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by nancyhn on Monday July 24, 2023 @04:29PM (#36853759)
This has been going on for 20 years as he built SpaceX and Tesla. Somehow people are managing to ignore the concrete results and mentally contort themselves into thinking we'd be better off without a system that allowed the electric car revolution and reusable rockets??? It smacks of envy and a desire to cease progress.

"I don't understand or agree with every decision along a multi-decades long goal thus drugs and why socialism"

It's also telling how people simultaneously blame him for every failure while discarding every success. He only has responsibility for failures or perceived short term failures. It shows how dishonest the entire conversation is.

Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by eric_cc on Monday July 24, 2023 @05:10PM (#36854248)
While I do think changing twitter to X is foolish, this post is garbage.

> huckster

> has done so many horse tranquilizers as psychedelics that something broke and he is flipping out

> after too many horse tranquilizer trips. He's not there anymore. You're seeing the drugs acting in his stead.

Do you have a credible source for this besides “trust me bro”?

Re:Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ by coldtea on Monday July 24, 2023 @06:26PM (#36855110)
He bought a company. He experiments with it. The company might do well, or it might fold. Like any other private company. Big deal.