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Musk has all but confirmed that he has bipolar disorder. He also takes ketamine, but maybe not by doctors orders :/ It would make sense that SpaceX's flight s

by nabla9 3y ago

Musk has all but confirmed that he has bipolar disorder. He also takes ketamine, but maybe not by doctors orders :/ It would make sense that SpaceX's flight surgeon (Dr. Anil Menon) won't clear him for orbital flight before he gets his disease under control. Launch is always somewhat stressful. you don't want someone who can get into psychosis to get there in very public way.

krapp 3y ago
I've noticed a trend of diagnosing "troublesome" people in the tech community, or people whom the tech community likes, with neurodivergent conditions when they find themselves in a scandal. It seems like a strategy to imply such people shouldn't be held responsible for their behavior. The same thing happened with RMS. All of a sudden he was a delicate autistic flower incapable of comprehending the effect his actions on others, and everyone was just being spitefully cruel to someone who didn't fit in (the monsters!) I'm just waiting for people to start accusing anyone who criticizes Musk of ableist bigotry, now.
- nabla9 3y ago
  What do you think I meant with "Musk has all but confirmed"? I'm not diagnosing him. I'm just pointing out that it makes sens to agree with Musk's self-diagnosis. Untreated mental illness or autism is not excuse, but it's at least partial explanation. Only people who believe in pseudoscience like soul can think people have something innate like "true self" in them that does not need explanation.
  - dragonwriter 3y ago
    “all but confirmed” suggests that he has not confirmed but has done something else from which you infer the diagnosis.
    - nabla9 3y ago
      He has talked being bipolar in vague way, not confirming he has medical diagnosis.
- tamimio 3y ago
  >It seems like a strategy to imply such people shouldn't be held responsible Isn’t it the case with almost any group of people not just tech? Politicians, wealthy, “influencers”, heck, even the ones who commit crimes -and not just a statement- like mass shooting sometimes get a reduced sentence because of mental health issues.

by nabla9 3y ago

krapp 3y ago

I've noticed a trend of diagnosing "troublesome" people in the tech community, or people whom the tech community likes, with neurodivergent conditions when they find themselves in a scandal. It seems like a strategy to imply such people shouldn't be held responsible for their behavior. The same thing happened with RMS. All of a sudden he was a delicate autistic flower incapable of comprehending the effect his actions on others, and everyone was just being spitefully cruel to someone who didn't fit in (the monsters!) I'm just waiting for people to start accusing anyone who criticizes Musk of ableist bigotry, now.

nabla9 3y ago
What do you think I meant with "Musk has all but confirmed"? I'm not diagnosing him. I'm just pointing out that it makes sens to agree with Musk's self-diagnosis. Untreated mental illness or autism is not excuse, but it's at least partial explanation. Only people who believe in pseudoscience like soul can think people have something innate like "true self" in them that does not need explanation.
- dragonwriter 3y ago
  “all but confirmed” suggests that he has not confirmed but has done something else from which you infer the diagnosis.
  - nabla9 3y ago
    He has talked being bipolar in vague way, not confirming he has medical diagnosis.
tamimio 3y ago
>It seems like a strategy to imply such people shouldn't be held responsible Isn’t it the case with almost any group of people not just tech? Politicians, wealthy, “influencers”, heck, even the ones who commit crimes -and not just a statement- like mass shooting sometimes get a reduced sentence because of mental health issues.