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Von Braun used the Nazi war machine to make his rockets. Musk ran DOGE. They’re both political figures by their own choices.
by adastra22 3mo ago
Von Braun used the Nazi war machine to make his rockets. Musk ran DOGE. They’re both political figures by their own choices.
- feshbach 3mo ago[dead]
- qarl2 3mo agoThe important factor isn't politics. It's ethics. Saying it's about politics is obfuscation.
- inglor_cz 3mo agoAfter reading this https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/breakdown-in-pakistan https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/breakdown-in-pakistan and this https://lydialaurenson.substack.com/p/the-time-i-joined-peace-corps-and https://lydialaurenson.substack.com/p/the-time-i-joined-peac... I do wonder whether much of USAID and similar programs are an instance of a road to hell paved with good intentions. If professional NGOs hollow out existing local organizations and destroy local ability to organize on the cheap, they may be basically condemning entire countries to perpetual dependence on someone's else's politics and budgets.
- adastra22 3mo agoThat’s the point. I’m not being cynical, USAID is self-serving diplomacy. Doesn’t make zeroing out the budget the right call though.