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Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov... by BolexNOLA on Monday February 03, 2025 @05:42PM (#42924363)
What a convenient scapegoat to have when we eventually feel the ruinous effects of these decisions. "I trusted ELLEN and he couldn't get the job done, THATS why I FIRED him"
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Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov... by ethbr1 on Monday February 03, 2025 @09:12PM (#42926718)
Dollars to donuts this goes the other way. Trump isn't known for playing the long game, and Elon (for all his craziness) is incredibly Machiavellian.

E.g. 'Trump was coopted by the deep state, and that's why I couldn't get it done.'

Also convenient once Trump is (a) term limited and more importantly (b) too old to be politically useful anymore.

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Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov... by BolexNOLA on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @08:39AM (#42932144)
Also a very valid theory!
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