“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.

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      I mean, who’s surprised ? Joe Rogan isn’t even a yes man. Dude appears to be physically incapable of exercising critical thinking.

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        It’s likely due to all the DMT, weed, supplements, and head trauma he’s had over his career. Rogan has been bashed around like an old soccer ball in a LatAm favela, and his pivot to ‘PodcastBro Extraordinare’ came with so much drug use, it makes your local pharmacy blush.

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            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.

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          Bro Brogan hasn’t been in a fight since he was like 19. Rolling around on the mat in a gym doesn’t cause head trauma.

          His problem is that he’s just a dumb asshole by nature.

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          Highly unlikely that DMT and weed reduced his capacity for empathy.

          More likely the mainlining of $$$ and value system that says cash supercedes all else.