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Originally Posted by whatnext
I wonder why nobody has tried to put Poilievre back on his heels by asking if he”ll allow the Muskbag and his gang of young nerds access to Canadian government departments?
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
Elon Musk’s takeover of federal government infrastructure is ongoing, and at the center of things is a coterie of engineers who are barely out of—and in at least one case, purportedly still in—college. Most have connections to Musk, and at least two have connections to Musk’s longtime associate Peter Thiel, a cofounder and chair of the analytics firm and government contractor Palantir who has long expressed opposition to democracy.
WIRED has identified six young men—all apparently between the ages of 19 and 24, according to public databases, their online presences, and other records—who have little to no government experience and are now playing critical roles in Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) project, tasked by executive order with “modernizing Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity.” The engineers all hold nebulous job titles within DOGE, and at least one appears to be working as a volunteer.…
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-government-young-engineers/ |
Back when I was doing the Big Four thing, we were always joking that every major M&A or strategic review was basically down to questionable analysis by a bunch of unusually hot 20 year olds. I guess Elmo is now just pushing things to peak absurdity — late stage management consulting.
(Btw I had no idea Saint John was the second largest port. I would have guessed Montreal. Pretty neat)
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