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Non-paywall: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/elon-musk-drugs-children-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LE8.VrC9.BEsZ49OAsyZ2&smid=url-share https://www.
by danso 1y ago
Non-paywall: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/elon-musk-drugs-children-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LE8.VrC9.BEsZ49OAsyZ2&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/elon-musk-drugs-childr...
> Mr. Musk’s drug consumption went well beyond occasional use. He told people he was taking so much ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, that it was affecting his bladder, a known effect of chronic use. He took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms. And he traveled with a daily medication box that held about 20 pills, including ones with the markings of the stimulant Adderall, according to a photo of the box and people who have seen it.
This will probably be flagged for being “political” but it feels relevant to HN to know that the world’s most famous engineer/technocrat is using the volume of drugs often associated with the Silicon Valley startup scene
- bediger4000 1y ago> resembling a fascist salute. Seems like a fairly damning article, particularly for those whom "drugs" are a giant societal problem. At least Mr Musk isn't using Fentanyl, the Devil's Sweat. The reporters did mention that Mr Musk had sired 14 publicly known children, and indeed, they mentioned 14. But they also mentioned a rumored child with a Japanese Pop Star. This seems damning for the "family values" crowd.
- bravetraveler 1y ago> At least Mr Musk isn't using Fentanyl, the Devil's Sweat. Yet. One misstep around "the supply" and, well, anything can happen edit: I'm endorsing paranoia and test kits, in case it matters. Heh. Easy Palantir. Don't line me up for ~deportation~ exile, too.
- tim333 1y agoIt kind of explains that for me. It seemed a fairly obvious nazi salute but he doesn't seem a nazi. Him being a bit off his trolly on drugs seems a reasonable explanation.
- randomcarbloke 1y ago>most famous "engineer"
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- 2OEH8eoCRo0 1y ago> This article makes a few other known-debunked claims Such as?
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- 2OEH8eoCRo0 1y agoThey're reporting news. Philip Low really did say those things. Check out his posts on Bsky.
- guywithahat 1y agoPlease read my comment again, and feel free to edit or delete this one once you understand what you're replying to.
- reaperducer 1y agoIt could be true, but we'd need to hear it from a more reliable source. He proudly did illegal drugs on a video podcast. Or do you not consider Elon Musk to be a reliable source for Elon Musk's actions?
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- pvg 1y agoHN's criteria aren't really "relevant to know", though, it's very nearly the opposite.
- greatgib 1y agoMost political articles are not flagged from what I can see, but it is probably flagged because Musk still has a lot of zealot supporters that don't want to see bad things said about him, despite the bad things he did to numerous persons...
- michaelmrose 1y agoElon Musk is not an engineer. He's a rich man's son who traded his inherited wealth through a combination of smart investments in better men's work.