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I think the presumption is that Musk and the new guard are frugal and careful with money as seen by his passion for DOGE.

kevincrane 2y ago
But, as also seen with DOGE, they’re careless and refuse to do even cursory research on anything beyond the first-order effects of their actions which, to me at least, seems like a terrible set of traits for being in charge of weaponry.
- UltraSane 2y ago
  Musk behaved the EXACT same way when he took over Twitter and wanted to move out of one of the 3 main data centers they used. Actual experts told him it would take a year so he instead impulsively hires basic movers to rip the servers out and was surprised at how many things this broke. He said "I didn't realize how many places that data center was hardcoded". Except people absolutely told him that.
thfuran 2y ago
But DOGE is a sham that's more interested in disrupting the government than frugality.
mindslight 2y ago
Sarcasm doesn't translate well to online comments. See also: Poe's law.
UltraSane 2y ago
Only gullible people actually think that. Musk is using DOGE to settle scores and shut down agencies investigating him or regulating his companies or ones he doesn't like.
- disqard 2y ago
  Thank you for plainly stating the obvious! It's exhausting repudiating the "good faith arguments" online. The simple explanation is correct: he's mean, petty, insecure, and greedy, and is using this opportunity to "get even" and "get even richer".
  - UltraSane 2y ago
    Everything Musk has done in the past few years has proven he is not to be believed or trusted in any way. He is a destructive moron. He is the gremlin on the wing of the plane. Between Tesla, Twitter, and now the Federal Government he might have fired more people than anyone else in history.
    - mindslight 2y ago
      > He is the gremlin on the wing of the plane This is the scene I keep coming back to! Can you imagine having actually gotten into a space ship bound for Mars with this guy [0] ? He'd be whining that the trip was taking too long, complaining that the ship must be too heavy, and trying to drill speed holes in the hull. [0] (as we envisioned back when we thought this guy might actually put his own skin in the game like that, before his tragic spiral into social media and ketamine addictions)
      - computerthings 2y ago
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NeutralCrane 2y ago
I don’t think he’s particularly frugal. How much money did he blow buying his favorite social network again? DOGE (and Twitter) are examples of a modern American business management affliction: if you can’t think of anything to create, the next best thing is to start tearing other things down in the name of “efficiency”. Reap the short term benefits and then get out before it collapses.

kevincrane 2y ago

But, as also seen with DOGE, they’re careless and refuse to do even cursory research on anything beyond the first-order effects of their actions which, to me at least, seems like a terrible set of traits for being in charge of weaponry.

UltraSane 2y ago
Musk behaved the EXACT same way when he took over Twitter and wanted to move out of one of the 3 main data centers they used. Actual experts told him it would take a year so he instead impulsively hires basic movers to rip the servers out and was surprised at how many things this broke. He said "I didn't realize how many places that data center was hardcoded". Except people absolutely told him that.

thfuran 2y ago

But DOGE is a sham that's more interested in disrupting the government than frugality.

mindslight 2y ago

Sarcasm doesn't translate well to online comments. See also: Poe's law.

UltraSane 2y ago

Only gullible people actually think that. Musk is using DOGE to settle scores and shut down agencies investigating him or regulating his companies or ones he doesn't like.

disqard 2y ago
Thank you for plainly stating the obvious! It's exhausting repudiating the "good faith arguments" online. The simple explanation is correct: he's mean, petty, insecure, and greedy, and is using this opportunity to "get even" and "get even richer".
- UltraSane 2y ago
  Everything Musk has done in the past few years has proven he is not to be believed or trusted in any way. He is a destructive moron. He is the gremlin on the wing of the plane. Between Tesla, Twitter, and now the Federal Government he might have fired more people than anyone else in history.
  - mindslight 2y ago
    > He is the gremlin on the wing of the plane This is the scene I keep coming back to! Can you imagine having actually gotten into a space ship bound for Mars with this guy [0] ? He'd be whining that the trip was taking too long, complaining that the ship must be too heavy, and trying to drill speed holes in the hull. [0] (as we envisioned back when we thought this guy might actually put his own skin in the game like that, before his tragic spiral into social media and ketamine addictions)
    - computerthings 2y ago
      [dead]

NeutralCrane 2y ago

I don’t think he’s particularly frugal. How much money did he blow buying his favorite social network again? DOGE (and Twitter) are examples of a modern American business management affliction: if you can’t think of anything to create, the next best thing is to start tearing other things down in the name of “efficiency”. Reap the short term benefits and then get out before it collapses.