[gibolt]

Consider what would have happened if Elon wasn't there. Likely the same. The people wanting those things cut are still present.

I wish he hadn't gone along with them, but there likely had to be concessions before attempting to make progress. When it became clear cost savings and efficiency wasn't the actual goal in the White House, Elon left.

[Qworg]

Come now - you really believe that Elon saw DOGE as a good faith effort to cut costs in the government?

For someone with such a vaunted intelligence, he was either dumb or complicit. "Working things out from first principles" would have had him leave after the very first step.

[MPSimmons]

Just because _someone_ is going to do something evil doesn't mean it has to be _you_. Every person has a choice, and he chose to do evil.

[stephen_g]

What do you mean "gone along with them"? Seems like a strange kind of reality-distortion to try and convince youself that Musk was misled into doing those terrible things as part of DOGE, when he actually just wanted to do it himself...

[johnny22]

Yes, and then we'd blame those people instead. He chose to do do that himself.

[oska]

Please read / reread the site guidelines

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

(There's one in the In Comments section that you're in clear breach of)

[mythrwy]

Any chance you could help keep this site political flamewar free?

Not everyone agrees with you politically and it's unpleasant to have to wade through these kind of rants to read about interesting things.

You have strong feelings, I get it, but please stop the pollution. I am trying my best to say this in a kind and sincere way. There are plenty of other places to make political rants.