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The billionaire is also alleged to have used ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms — and sources suggest it could have affected his work at DOGE

The world’s richest man, who put about $288 million towards Trump’s re-election campaign last year and has been a key member of his inner circle since, also carried around packaging labelled as Adderall pills, a stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other conditions, according to photographs seen by the publication.

Musk stepped down from his role in government this week as his contracted time as a special government employee came to an end, and has lamented the criticism aimed at the cost-cutting agency and the reputational damage his companies took.

Musk was asked about the New York Times article in an appearance at the White House alongside Trump on Friday. “Is that the same publication that got a Pulitzer Prize for false reporting on the Russiagate?” he replied, referring to claims that Trump had been compromised by Russia during his 2016 presidential election victory. “Is it the same organisation? Let’s move on.”

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[–] dinren@discuss.online 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, no one becomes an asshole after shrooms.

[–] Photuris@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 days ago (3 children)

But people with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (and related Cluster B disorders) have been known to come out of the psychedelic experience with an even bigger egomaniacal God complex than they had going into the experience, counterintuitively.

[–] dinren@discuss.online 10 points 2 days ago

I came out with “nothing matters” but to me that was good cause I was full of anxiety. I suppose if you’re rich as fuck, you don’t have real-world anxiety, and you come out with the same as me, that could be pretty dangerous.

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 2 days ago

This is both interesting and concerning.

[–] SynonymousStoat@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, that makes sense now that I think about it. I used to think it would make them more sympathetic and empathetic towards people other than their selves, but that's clearly not the case for everyone.

[–] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

"I am one with everything" vs. "I am everything"