“The fundamental weakness is empathy,” Musk recently told radio podcast host Joe Rogan. “There is a bug, which is the empathy response.”
As Musk has established himself as at least the second most powerful person in an administration seeking a wholesale remaking of institutions, rules and norms, what he said matters, because it encapsulates a political plan. What the Project 2025 report set out in over 900 turgid pages, Musk’s remark captures in a simple pithy mantra for the social media age.
DMT and weed have nothing to do with this.
If anything, it’s the HGH and steroids.
Both cause long-term psychological shifts with extended, heavy use, which Rogan is known for. HGH and Steroids do as well, but DMT and Cannabis are definitely the stronger psychoactive compounds.
I’d love to see one other example of a person doing DMT and becoming a fascist. Honestly…