The New York Times Interviewed Elon Musk And This Dude Is Clearly Losing His Mind

Trent8/17/2018 3:40 PM

New York Times- Elon Musk was at home in Los Angeles, struggling to maintain his composure. “This past year has been the most difficult and painful year of my career,” he said. “It was excruciating.” The year has only gotten more intense for Mr. Musk, the chairman and chief executive of the electric-car maker Tesla, since he abruptly declared on Twitter last week that he hoped to convert the publicly traded company into a private one. The episode kicked off a furor in the markets and within Tesla itself, and he acknowledged on Thursday that he was fraying. In an hourlong interview with The New York Times, he choked up multiple times, noting that he nearly missed his brother’s wedding this summer and spent his birthday holed up in Tesla’s offices as the company raced to meet elusive production targets on a crucial new model.

So the NYT just published this interview they did with Elon Musk on Thursday. They sat down with the guy for a full hour to talk about what the hell is going on in his life. It’s a wild ride, my friends. A wild ride.

Here’s a few of the highlights:

Elon says this has been the most excruciating year of his life. I hate to pat myself on the back but I’d like to think I had a hand in this

I guess that’s what happens when the entire world realizes how much of a fraud you are.

Elon says he works up to 120 hours a week which makes him the least productive workaholic of all time. Where are the flamethrowers?

Elon would like people to know that setting Tesla shares at $420 had nothing to do with weed. He wasn’t on weed when he tweeted it. Weed makes you stoned like a stone. Elon Musk, definitely not a cop or a nerd.

Again, definitely not a cop or a nerd. #OnWeed

With that last part in mind, it should be noted that Elon Musk is a heavy Ambien user. He uses it to the point where it freaks out Tesla board members

So weed is for stoned losers who get nothing done but Ambien is for lying billionaire narcissists who instead of sleeping go on destructive Twitter rants? Got it. That makes sense.

I saved the best part for last. It’s short but hilarious

Tears and laughter. The actions of a mad man. Laugh out loud funny. This is the guy who’s gonna get us to Mars? Fucking doubt it. The bottom line is that Elon Musk is losing his goddamn mind and I’m loving every second of it. I hate to say I told you so but I told you so.