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Elon Musk issued a curt rebuke of ketamine abuse allegations after a viral clip of his erratic behavior at a dinner recirculated online.

The clip—taken in March during a visit to Donald Trump’s Bedminster golf club in New Jersey—shows Musk balancing spoons at a dinner table while one of his baby mamas, Shivon Zilis, watches in silent concern.

At the time, X user and “retired army medic” Molly Ploofkins tweeted the clip with the caption, “Musk playing with his silverware while tripping on ketamine at Bedminster.”

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[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Resurfaces" it's been all over the internet for weeks you lazy writers.

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 day ago

I take a break from the internet...and come back go this

[–] philpo@feddit.org 310 points 1 day ago (25 children)

Tbh, his Ketamine use makes me very very happy. He should do it more often.

Why? Ketamine abuse leads to severe damage of the urinary tract system. According to various sources this is already happening - and the damage is irreversible. Patients suffering from them are unable to pee - while having a massive urge to do so (imagine a decade long UTI, with your bladder really filled to the brim but you can't pee physically). And in the end it fucks their kidneys up due to the urine backing up into it. (And no, he can't get a transplant then. As the ureter is the problem and damaged beyond repair there isn't that much that can't be done then)

Furthermore the combination of drugs he admits he takes is a prime setup for a ketamine induced persistent psychosis. Elmo is already showing massive signs of intermittent or persistent psychosis, but things can get worse - far worse for him. Because the combination he takes can sometimes lead to a chronic persistent psychosis with auditory or visual hallucinations, delirium and ongoing psychosis symptoms. In other words: He would get so batshit crazy that a normal person would either be admitted in time and for a long time or kill themselves. In his case it's more likely that his staff would make sure he doesn't kill himself and lock him away. (Kill as in "running over a highway butt naked because the Zombie cows hunt them" or "trying to stop a train by a naruto move")

When I still worked in a psychiatric hospital we gad a similar guy - actually not unintelligent,but fried his brain with a similar mixture. In the end result he needed massive loads of drugs so he wouldn't be in a constant state of panic (mostly because every shadow was a giant spider trying to kill him) but basically made him a zombie. And,as he did a few awful things in this state of terror(setting fire to the psychiatric hospital twice, push a old lady in front of a bus -she was not hurt as the bus was imaginary,too-, stabbing a kindergarten teacher in front of her class) he was with us for years in a locked/high security ward. Aftee that he left us towards a similar ward in a permanent nursing facility.

There is a good chance he won't have a nice retirement life. Which is well deserved.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

I've always said he's the modern day Howard Hughes, and he's meeting a similar fate it would appear.

[–] okmko@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

If you don't mind sharing, what is the exact combination of drugs that leads to psychosis like you described, besides ketamine ofc?

[–] philpo@feddit.org 5 points 10 hours ago

There is some evidence that ketamine combined with hallucination inducing agents like Shrooms can favour psychosis. Additionally we know that inhibition reducing agents like MDMA combined with other drugs also increase the risk for psychosis.

[–] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 day ago

As a substance user, I'm glad. You get what you put in. Good in? Good out. Bad in? Bad out.

Substances are the ultimate representation of karma--and the muskrat craves, and craves, and craves. Let his soul be ravaged relentlessly by hundreds of thousands of talons.

[–] normanwall@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I suspect it's been going on for years and is why he had them illegally install a bathroom next to where he slept, so he wouldn't keep waking security going to pee so frequently

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

The dude who wears an "occupy mars" shirt is too sheltered and spoiled to use a piss pot. Has to have a fully plumbed toilet lol!

[–] philpo@feddit.org 9 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What was the illegal part about the bathroom? i did miss that

[–] normanwall@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-wanted-bathroom-at-twitter-to-avoid-waking-bodyguards-2023-5?op=1

The suit says Killian told Davis that he would start getting the permits for Musk's restroom, but the suit paraphrases him responding: "We don't do that; we don't have to follow those rules."

According to the suit, he instead suggested Killian hire an unlicensed plumber to build the toilet since others wouldn't want to jeopardize their license by working on a project without a permit.

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

An illegal bathroom for an illegal immigrant.

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[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 66 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

You're very optimistic.

he did a few awful things in this state of terror(setting fire to the psychiatric hospital twice, push a old lady in front of a bus -she was not hurt as the bus was imaginary,too-, stabbing a kindergarten teacher in front of her class)

Scale this up for the richest man on earth and I dread what can happen.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 6 points 17 hours ago

You're watching it.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 37 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yeah my main worry is that people are so unbelievably obsequious towards billionaires and reich-wing "leaders" that even an obviously psychotic one might not get them to pause and think about what the hell they're doing

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You mean like the current one?

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[–] Ersatz86@lemmy.world 91 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Top quality post. Thank you for this shot of optimistic perspective.

Should crosspost to upliftingnews.

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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What do you mean he couldn't get a transplant? He'll buy homes in every state to jump the list like Steve Jobs did after ignoring medical advice.

[–] philpo@feddit.org 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He can surely buy a transplant - he will surely find a nice African or Central Asian fellow who will donate him one out of generosity and then the same fellow will find a bit of money on the street. Or a less nice Chinese citizen with reduced freedom to live.

But that doesn't change the fact that transplants need tissue to connect to. You usually connect a kidney transplant directly to the bladder,but in some cases you can use a bit of a ureter. But: For that to work you need uninflammed, structurally sound tissue.

Which often not present in these cases it seems. So...he can get a transplant organ but it won't work surgically. In theory you can also connect the new ureter to the rectum - but that,combined with immunosuppressive medication is a no-go as well.

So... It's likely he wouldn't be able to get a surgically sound and midterm successful transplant. Just like Jobs couldn't be saved back then.

[–] railcar@midwest.social 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I doubt he'd accept organs of a different race.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Using someone for parts would be in character. They're not people, they're objects to him.

[–] philpo@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago

Good point. But I think he still will find either a techbro or a poor white fellow from the Caucasus or something for it.

Or asks Putin for one ...

[–] SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz 23 points 1 day ago

I think he means that the ureter itself cannot be transplanted, so the root cause is not solvable. A kidney transplant would be like putting in a new lightbulb in a defective lamp.

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[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 76 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"watches in silent concern"? She looks as high as him, to me. Rocking back and forth...

[–] Zenith@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago

She’s absolutely high as a kite

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 136 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"silent concern?" She's rocking back and forth like she's just as high as he is.

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[–] Archangel1313@lemm.ee 36 points 1 day ago

Counting down until he starts banning accounts for making fun of him...

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