Scott Adams

Well, the first thing you have to know is that he started out by criticizing just the bill. And did that help? Does anybody remember the bill being rewritten because Elon criticized it? I don't. Now, what would you do if you're Elon Musk and you haven't gotten the attention you need which, by the way, I remind you, attention is the first step in persuasion.

Well, the first thing you have to know is that he started out by criticizing just the bill. And did that help? Does anybody remember the bill being rewritten because Elon criticized it? I don't. Now, what would you do if you're Elon Musk and you haven't gotten the attention you need which, by the way, I remind you, attention is the first step in persuasion.

And when he was simply saying, hey, this doesn't cut the budget enough, no attention. I mean, a little bit, but it didn't change anything. So he went to a level of risk and controversy that you and I probably would never have gone to. How much of that is the secret of his success? Because when you talk about Musk, you tend to talk about how smart he is.

And when he was simply saying, hey, this doesn't cut the budget enough, no attention. I mean, a little bit, but it didn't change anything. So he went to a level of risk and controversy that you and I probably would never have gone to. How much of that is the secret of his success? Because when you talk about Musk, you tend to talk about how smart he is.

But the other things that make him successful is that he's not willing to take no for an answer. He doesn't recognize game over. He's willing to sleep on the floor and he's willing to take enormous risks to get something that he believes in is a solution to an existential problem. So here's what I think. My armchair psychologist says that he might be bipolar. Now, he said that himself.

But the other things that make him successful is that he's not willing to take no for an answer. He doesn't recognize game over. He's willing to sleep on the floor and he's willing to take enormous risks to get something that he believes in is a solution to an existential problem. So here's what I think. My armchair psychologist says that he might be bipolar. Now, he said that himself.

So in some interview I checked on Grok, someone asked him if he's bipolar. And to me, it seems like he's obviously bipolar. And there's a manic phase that comes with that. Now, the manic phase can make you unbelievably productive. I know because I have it. So when I hit my manic phases, oh my goodness, do I get a lot done. But there is a little negativity that comes with it.

So in some interview I checked on Grok, someone asked him if he's bipolar. And to me, it seems like he's obviously bipolar. And there's a manic phase that comes with that. Now, the manic phase can make you unbelievably productive. I know because I have it. So when I hit my manic phases, oh my goodness, do I get a lot done. But there is a little negativity that comes with it.

And maybe you've noticed this if you've been watching me for a while. The negativity is that you increase your tolerance to risk to a level that other people can't understand. So how often has that helped him solve some gigantic problem or fight through some wall just because he was manic and nothing was going to stop him? It feels like this might be one of those situations.

And maybe you've noticed this if you've been watching me for a while. The negativity is that you increase your tolerance to risk to a level that other people can't understand. So how often has that helped him solve some gigantic problem or fight through some wall just because he was manic and nothing was going to stop him? It feels like this might be one of those situations.

Now, some people are saying, You might be on some kind of stimulants or something. But I don't know anything about that. I don't see any direct evidence of that. But if so, it might be accelerating. what would be a normal manic episode. Because the Epstein Island thing, that's got excess risk written all over it. It just isn't something that you and I would have done in our normal state of mind.

Now, some people are saying, You might be on some kind of stimulants or something. But I don't know anything about that. I don't see any direct evidence of that. But if so, it might be accelerating. what would be a normal manic episode. Because the Epstein Island thing, that's got excess risk written all over it. It just isn't something that you and I would have done in our normal state of mind.

but I don't think he would either. I think if he were not having sort of a manic episode, and I'm just guessing, by the way, I'm not some expert, but to me it looks like he took his risk profile and he just ramped it up until he could break through. Did he break through? Are we talking about the budget more seriously than we were before? Yes, we are.

but I don't think he would either. I think if he were not having sort of a manic episode, and I'm just guessing, by the way, I'm not some expert, but to me it looks like he took his risk profile and he just ramped it up until he could break through. Did he break through? Are we talking about the budget more seriously than we were before? Yes, we are.

So when I say somebody's a manic, that doesn't mean they're doing the wrong stuff. When I say they're at a higher risk profile than you or I would be in that same situation, that doesn't mean it's a mistake. That could be why he's the richest man in the world and you're not, because he's willing to say, what is his take? And then his body just goes, boom, I'm going to give it to you.

So when I say somebody's a manic, that doesn't mean they're doing the wrong stuff. When I say they're at a higher risk profile than you or I would be in that same situation, that doesn't mean it's a mistake. That could be why he's the richest man in the world and you're not, because he's willing to say, what is his take? And then his body just goes, boom, I'm going to give it to you.

And he definitely seemed risk averse, you know, during the little tiff. Now today I saw a message that sounded like maybe it cooled off a little bit. Maybe. Trump apparently is not treating it like it's his biggest problem or his biggest issue he has to deal with, which is exactly right.

And he definitely seemed risk averse, you know, during the little tiff. Now today I saw a message that sounded like maybe it cooled off a little bit. Maybe. Trump apparently is not treating it like it's his biggest problem or his biggest issue he has to deal with, which is exactly right.

One of the things we like about Trump is that, I hate to say transactional, because everybody says that, but it kind of fits. So if tomorrow, Musk turned out to be exactly the person that Trump needed to get something done, then they would be friends again and all would be forgotten. So we kind of like that about Trump.

One of the things we like about Trump is that, I hate to say transactional, because everybody says that, but it kind of fits. So if tomorrow, Musk turned out to be exactly the person that Trump needed to get something done, then they would be friends again and all would be forgotten. So we kind of like that about Trump.