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We're basically paying the government per line of code written currently. Ask Microsoft how that turned out.

• daveguy 2y ago
  What do you mean by that? Is that how doge is working? No one in the government has previously been paid per line of code. Am I missing something here?
  • lwansbrough 2y ago
    It's a metaphor for how we pay for the evolving and deepening complexity of government, without any effort being put into processes that might help eliminate complexity -- because there's no real accountability for spending. I think "DOGE" is conceptually a good idea, and if it were executed by a competent administration could lead to great outcomes, as was the case with the USDS.
    • aqueueaqueue 2y ago
      Trump could have put someone good on it, but he prefers loyalty over competence.
    • daveguy 2y ago
      Well yeah, government efficiency is obviously a "great idea", but that is ridiculously simplistic. No one is paid for "great ideas" without any clue how to execute. Poorly implemented good ideas screw things up just as bad as bad ideas. Maybe worse. If it's a good idea, implemented poorly, you have a lot of cheerleaders worshipping the idea. But if it's a bad idea, at least you have people offering alternative ideas.