The US government is not a startup

And save money. They want to save money. Specifically, they want to expose the federal government to zero-based budgeting. Financial planning methods Silicon Valley has to justify all your spending from scratch. One way to do that is to offer legally questionable acquisitions to almost every federal employee. Another, obviously Dismantle USAID Just because you can. (If you’re wondering how legal it is, many, many Experts will tell you That means that it’s not the case. ) The fact that spending to support these people and programs is justified and mandated by Congress is treated as inconvenient.

These are just goals we know. They now have so many tentacles in so many institutions, anything is possible. The only certainty is that it’s happening in secret.

Mask fans, and Many of the cardsI supported all of this. Certainly billionaires have to know what they are doing. After all, they are billionaires. The fresh engineer with children are what the country needs, not the eloquent, analogue mindset of the past. It’s time to confirm the Constitution. Certainly why give a big ball Memecoin While you’re in it.

But what about most software startups is that they fail. They take a big risk, they are not rewarded, and start tightening their new pitch decks with the body of their failure behind them. This is the process Doge is imposing on the US.

No one argues that federal bureaucracy is perfect or particularly efficient. Of course, it can be improved. Of course it should be. However, there is a reason why change can be brought slowly and systematically through a process of attention and consideration with elected officials and civil servants. The interest is too high, and the cost of failure is complete and indeed difficult to recoup.

Musk reinvents the US government in the way Hyperloop reinvented the train, and a boring company reinvents the subway and reinvents its Juicyro Reinvention squeeze. This means that he does not reinvent anything, solve problems, and provides no solution beyond what further integrates his own power and wealth. He abandons democracy in studs and reconstructs it with a fascinating image of his company. He moves fast. He breaks things.

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A young and inexperienced engineer who helps Elon Musk’s government buy it: The 19-24 engineers most associated with mask companies play a key role in seizing control of federal infrastructure.

A 25-year-old with Elon Musk Ties has direct access to the federal payment system: The Bureau of Finance Services is the sleepy part of the Ministry of Finance. And the 25-year-old engineer, linked to Elon Musk, has more admin privileges than the code that manages Social Security payments, tax returns and more.

Doge Teen owned “Tesla.Sexy LLC” and worked for a startup that hired convicted hackers: Experts are questioning whether Edward Coristine, a Doge staff member who went online with “Big Balls,” will pass the background checks normally required to access sensitive US government systems.

What else are you reading?

🔗 Elon Musk’s Doge gives AI sensitive federal data to provide target cuts: Speaking of AI, the Doge team is using it to look for a Ministry of Education cut. This means sensitive data is being ingrained in the process. (Washington Post)

🔗 All the ways Elon Musk is breaking the law are explained by a law professor. If something feels bad about Doge, that’s probably true. (vox)

🔗 Netanyahu gave Trump a golden pager during a meeting in Washington: At least he knows the audience. (CNN)