Comment by lurker616
3 days ago
Musk has basically discovered that you can ignore existing laws, since by the time lawyers sue and courts order injunctions, it'll be too late and too expensive. Especially when lawyers can argue against basic facts like "Musk doesn't head DOGE". It's the same playbook as the twitter layoffs - when you are so rich, you don't need to care about laws.
Move fast, break things.
Easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission.
YOLO.
And move fast enough to get dirt on your prosecutors so you can, at first, kindly ask them to leave you alone. If that fails, release the dirt and cause chaos, confusion, and doubt...
Trump's biggest mistake was not firing all the Obama holdovers on the first term, like Obama did for GWB's. He isn't making that mistake this time around apparently.
I am actually really inspired by the Big Tech efficiency brought into gov't bureaucracy. I hope the next Democrat admin does the same.