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I don’t know, incomplete information all round. I consider it plausible but also consider Elon to be a rather unreliable source. Part of this seems like JJ Abr

I don’t know, incomplete information all round. I consider it plausible but also consider Elon to be a rather unreliable source. Part of this seems like JJ Abram's mystery box storytelling where new mysteries are opened before the old mysteries are resolved - and when finally resolved the resolution is deeply unsatisfying. My experience with government is that where it’s not recklessly incompetent it is flagrantly corrupt, and increasingly so. To an extent I would not have believed had I not seen it myself. I completely understand why others may not share that belief. While I am in general support of taking a chainsaw to government, as opposed to a scalpel, I do wish it was better people doing it. That way when such crazy statements are made I could consider them likely true because the person stating them would not have done so without it being true. Elon has told too many falsehoods for me to give him the same benefit of the doubt.

pbhjpbhj 2y ago
When you say "government", do you mean the USA civil service, the subject of Musk's ire? >"where it’s not recklessly incompetent it is flagrantly corrupt" // Care to give a couple of the examples from your direct experience?
- cjbgkagh 2y ago
  Just run of the mill stuff, pay-to-play to such an extent that everyone in a public service department that I sell software into all have jobs with vendors lined up for after they retire. They are very open about it. Most other vendors have been investigated for bribery by SFO, PNF and or FBI. Only a few stuck, I think they just bribe more people to make the other bribery charges go away. One that did stick was KBR, a subsidiary of Halliburton. Most vendors in my space seem to operate on a pyramid scheme where the money they take in from new deals has to pay for the consulting fees of the predecessors. I’m more interested in making good technology than dealing with the stress of all that so I try to compete on technical merits - which is tough.
Spooky23 2y ago
It’s a pretty pathetic argument that you support wielding the chainsaw, but preferably from a more desirable tyrant. Nobody who would agree to wielding the chainsaw in a democratic society is worthy of the privilege. People who share your nihilist perspective combined with solutions contrived from ignorance are why we’re here. And where we are going will redefine corruption.

pbhjpbhj 2y ago

When you say "government", do you mean the USA civil service, the subject of Musk's ire? >"where it’s not recklessly incompetent it is flagrantly corrupt" // Care to give a couple of the examples from your direct experience?

cjbgkagh 2y ago
Just run of the mill stuff, pay-to-play to such an extent that everyone in a public service department that I sell software into all have jobs with vendors lined up for after they retire. They are very open about it. Most other vendors have been investigated for bribery by SFO, PNF and or FBI. Only a few stuck, I think they just bribe more people to make the other bribery charges go away. One that did stick was KBR, a subsidiary of Halliburton. Most vendors in my space seem to operate on a pyramid scheme where the money they take in from new deals has to pay for the consulting fees of the predecessors. I’m more interested in making good technology than dealing with the stress of all that so I try to compete on technical merits - which is tough.

Spooky23 2y ago

It’s a pretty pathetic argument that you support wielding the chainsaw, but preferably from a more desirable tyrant. Nobody who would agree to wielding the chainsaw in a democratic society is worthy of the privilege. People who share your nihilist perspective combined with solutions contrived from ignorance are why we’re here. And where we are going will redefine corruption.