Journalist and left-wing activist Kara Swisher is mocking Elon Musk after the latter tweeted “It’s a Brave New World” in response to Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari’s November 5 post:“Top of the Democratic agenda on day 1 needs to be a pause on advanced AI development, regulation of this out-of-control industry, and a ban on artificial superintelligence.”Kara Swisher shared a screenshot of Musk’s response to Ansari and captioned her post:“He clearly didn’t read the book except the soma part, obviously.”Kara Swisher mocking Elon Musk for his "Brave New World" remark. (Image via Threads)Brave New World is a dystopian novel written by English author Aldous Huxley in the early 1930s. It is set in London, aka the futuristic “World State” in the year AD 2540 or 632 A.F. or “After Ford,” and anticipates scientific progress in sleep-learning, reproductive technology, psychological manipulation, and classical conditioning that combine to create a utopian society.In the book, citizens are “environmentally engineered into an intelligence-based social hierarchy” and “soma” is a fictional drug used to provide these people with an escape from discomfort, unhappiness, and dissatisfaction to prevent them from rebelling.Kara Swisher’s post is a reference to Elon Musk’s documented ketamine use, which he claimed to have a prescription for in a 2024 episode of The Don Lemon Show. Back then, the SpaceX CEO claimed he used it to deal with bouts of depression.“If you’ve used too much ketamine, you can’t really get work done, and I have a lot of work,” Musk told Lemon.More about Brave New World amid Kara Swisher’s trolling of Elon MuskAccording to a summary on Audible, Brave New World offers a “chilling dystopian vision” of a society where “happiness is manufactured” and “individuality is suppressed,” using technological advancement. In the book, the World State champions “consumerism, social stability, and universal happiness” achieved through “conditioning, genetic manipulation, and an emphasis on conformity.”“At its core, Brave New World reveals the profound implications of relinquishing human values and freedoms for artificial harmony and progress,” the summary reads.The plot follows Bernard Marx, an alpha-plus man of superior intelligence with an inferior physical stature, and Lenina Crowne, an attractive woman embodying the World State’s ideals, as they come face-to-face with John the Savage inside the Savage Reservation, and their lives take dramatic turns as John challenges the “fundamentals” of the World State and becomes a symbol of “lost human spirit and individuality.”In the book, soma is used to induce calm and contented feelings among World State citizens to ensure law and order and social control through addiction, manufactured happiness, and suppressing dissent and negative emotions. In fact, the fictional drug is seen producing a sense of euphoria, relaxation, and detachment.Exploring Elon Musk’s comments on his alleged drug useIn May 2025, The New York Times published an article titled “On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama,” claiming that the Tesla CEO’s “drug consumption went beyond occasional use” during the 2024 presidential campaign while backing Donald Trump. A quote from the article read:“He told people he was taking so much ketamine, a powerful anaesthetic, that it was affecting his bladder, a known effect of chronic use. He took ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms.”The NY Times further claimed that Musk traveled with a daily pillbox filled with 20 pills, including Adderall.Back then, the tech billionaire took to X and denied the allegation.“To be clear, I am NOT taking drugs! The New York Times was lying their a** off. I tried prescription ketamine a few years ago and said so on X, so this is not even news. It helps for getting out of dark mental holes, but [I] haven’t taken it since then.”In June 2025, Elon Musk posted a picture of a final lab report of his urine sample for a drug test from United States Drug Test Laboratories affiliate Fastest Labs in South Austin, Texas. The post was simply captioned “lol.” The report showed that he tested negative for all drugs he had been rumored to be using, including cocaine, ketamine, ecstasy, psychedelic mushrooms, and Adderall.Around the same time, Elon Musk, who was then heading the Department of Government Efficiency, also told reporters, “Let’s move on,” when asked about the NY Times article, during an Oval Office press briefing with President Trump.On the midterm election night, Musk wrote on X:“Guess my election-interfering space lasers didn’t work this time.”In another post, he added:“Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now.”Meanwhile, Texas Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson had pledged to investigate Elon Musk’s SpaceX for corruption.“I am not declaring that corruption was at work in this instance. I am saying that it sure looks like it. Public confidence in the bidding process has been undermined,” Johnson told Dallas News.On Tuesday, Democrats took over both the Senate and the House of Representatives in the U.S. Congress. Their lawmakers have since pledged to investigate AI companies.