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[–] Maxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

I'm not huge into drugs, can someone explain to me why a billionaire takes ketamine? Isn't it a prescription painkiller?

Shouldn't he be smoking brainstem of an endangered rainforest frog, or some nameless lab chemical synthesized personally for him?

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 9 points 4 hours ago

It's a dissociative drug that has long been used as a field anesthetic because there's a very wide range of doses that are both effective and non-lethal. It's shown promise in recent years as a treatment for depression and certain other conditions that are resistant to traditional treatments. Ketamine is also sort of fun to do recreationally for the affirmation dissociative effects. Elon Musk is basically a drug addict at this point. He's abusing it way too often and is healthy or safe to do

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago

I don't know about ketamine but I have been around people on Amphetamines. He acts like they did. So a guy trying to run 3 companies at the same time would presumably use amphetamines to have the time. You can go for days without sleeping.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 6 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

I know it's hard to phantom, but they have human bodies

That react to stimulants just like we

But they aren't like us

[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 1 points 2 hours ago

Is this a poem?

[–] JTskulk@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago
[–] IamtheMorgz@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

Ummm... Billionaires are people? Imma need a source on that.