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Re:DOGE's Only Public Ledger Is Riddled with Mistakes by thih9 on Sunday February 23, 2025 @01:59AM (#43147299)
A bit off topic: end result and how to measure it is often the point against DOGE - that their “move fast and break things” approach would in fact break things, causing unexpected and excessive long term costs.

I get your point, they are still active and there will be more to evaluate.

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Re:DOGE's Only Public Ledger Is Riddled with Mistakes by BurningFrog on Sunday February 23, 2025 @10:24AM (#43149892)
Side note here in the unread downvoted realm:

"Move fast and break things" was an early FB motto, that they abandoned in 2014. Pretty sure Musk has never said it.

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Re:DOGE's Only Public Ledger Is Riddled with Mistakes by thih9 on Sunday February 23, 2025 @05:06PM (#43153663)
He doesn’t need to say it if he acts like it. At least this is what nbc news claims:

> Musk has embraced Silicon Valley’s most notorious instincts to “move fast and break things” in a lightning battle to muscle into the computer systems and power structures of federal agencies.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna190450

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Re:DOGE's Only Public Ledger Is Riddled with Mistakes by BurningFrog on Sunday February 23, 2025 @09:43PM (#43155334)
FWIW, this is what ChatGPT says:

Me: Has Elon Musk ever used the phrase "move fast and break things"?

ChatGPT: No, “Move fast and break things” is a phrase famously associated with Mark Zuckerberg, not Elon Musk. It was Facebook’s internal motto for many years, reflecting their approach to rapid innovation and iteration, even at the cost of breaking things along the way.

Elon Musk, on the other hand, has used phrases like:

• “The best part is no part” (referring to simplifying engineering designs)

• “Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.”

• “Move fast and fix things” (sometimes attributed to Tesla/SpaceX as a counter to Zuckerberg’s phrase)

Musk does value speed and iteration, but he tends to focus on engineering precision and iterative improvements, rather than outright breaking things recklessly.

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