BY SRH
Musk showed off Optimus in 2022. A humanoid robot. Clunky at first. They’ve been iterating fast. Really fast. The kind of fast that makes sense if you’ve been working on the problem longer than you’re letting on.
On the surface, one might easily believe that Elon Musk possesses all he has ever desired. However, he has openly revealed his battles with the darkness of his mind. During an appearance at the 2023 DealBook Summit, Musk revealed to the audience that he grapples with “demons of the mind,” which fuel his creativity yet harbor a more sinister aspect. It’s a notion he elaborated on during a 2024 conversation with Don Lemon, admitting, “There are times when I experience a rather dark chemical state in my brain, like depression, I suppose.” And yet, he has boldly challenged the conventional methods of treating depression, once declaring, “Zombifying people with SSRIs for sure happens way too much.” That’s why, he told Lemon, he chooses to indulge in a small dose of ketamine every other week, as dictated by his physician. “Ketamine serves as a means to escape the clutches of a dark mindset,” he remarked about the substance typically employed as an anesthetic.
It appears that Musk’s more sinister musings trace back to his early years. “I experienced a profound crisis of existence at the age of 12, pondering the very essence of life,” he revealed at the DealBook Summit, mentioning how the religious and philosophical texts he delved into only deepened his inquiry, “Isn’t it all devoid of meaning?”
SRH: He requires salvation. But His Above All That!!
Within two years, we’ll see military contracts for humanoid robotics that dwarf anything Tesla’s made from cars. The agreements will be categorized. Rumors will circulate. Accidental spills. Claim rejections. There will be a whistleblower who comes forth and gets slapped around by attorneys or worse.
Deployments are scheduled to occur within the next four years. Somewhere far away that it will be out of the minds of the American people. In certain war zones, robot troops could be useful. We will promote them as peacekeepers. Minimizing damages. Strict compliance. Every soothing euphemism.
“Should we have robot soldiers?” I will give way to “How many do we need?” within the next six years. The arms race will inevitably ensue as soon as the technology is developed and other nations begin to produce their own. The human species will be enslaved by these robot soldiers within the next decade. In a literal sense, no. Actually tighten the noose around us and enslave us under a technocratic fascist oligarchy run by billionaires who have demonstrated time and again that they can persuade millions of people into defending themselves. You won’t have to persuade anyone of anything once you have an army of machines that never sleeps, never questions, and never rebels. You simply assume control.
After robots impose curfews, confiscate property, and kill anyone who protests, the same people who are rooting for these oligarchs now will still be cheering for them. It will be deemed essential by them. They will refer to it as patriotic. They will refer to it as rescuing civilization.
It will be too late for them to do anything when they come to terms with the fact that they were instrumental in the greatest power grab in history.
Musk will become the wealthiest person in history as a result of all this. Certainly not because his automobile was superior. But it’s because he created something that was both more risky and more lucrative.
“Until it’s too late, no one will believe you.”
