5 thoughts on “Good Analysis Re: Elon’s Modus Operandi”
I recently read the book “Elon Musk” by Walter Isaacson, a noted biographer.
Earlier chapters deal with SpaceX and Tesla, while the later part of the book examines, in detail, the Twitter/X acquisition.
It’s a deep dive into how Musk uses basic common sense to clear out the deadwood in an organization, streamline the work process, and maintain max efficiency.
If you read this book you can see what Musk is doing today and immediately understand why and how he will proceed.
I did read Isaacson’s bio. (Isaacson let his own leftist orientation bleed into his writing more than he has in previous excellent bios of Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, etc. But he is still an outstanding biographer) Musk is one of kind in his analysis of a project. He often found ways to eliminate parts and streamline products.
He is absolutely the perfect person for the exorcism of the Swamp, to the extent it can be done.
I suspect that Twitter was actually a CIA entity before Elon bought it. It was only marginally profitable, and the board showed little interest in increasing profits. It was there to control the national conversation, CIA’s sort of thing.
The CIA wasn’t worth crap to predict the fall of the Soviet Union or 9/11, to know if WMD were in Iraq or the strength of the Talliban in 2021 Afghanistan…they couldn’t tell Jimmy Carter the Shah of Iran was being overthrown…they couldn’t tell LBJ the resolve of the Vietcong…CIA told Reagan the US could never win an arms race with the Soviet Union…CIA was no help with Benghazi before or after. The only thing the CIA does proficiently is to control domestic US politics. Starting with assassinating JFK.
Musk was always a bit more libertarian than I would prefer, Healey, although he seems to have matured with age and life experience. I think he now understands that cultural liberalism can be disastrous.
It will be really interesting to see what Trump and Congress do with the intelligence community.
The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, was created by an executive order by President Donald Trump and is one of the most ambitious efforts to slash spending at the federal level in decades.
In his three presidential runs, Trump made tackling the federal deficit and cutting the size of government important themes of his campaign. However, the issue took on added resonance in 2024 as many Americans remained weary of inflation and federal spending.
In July 2024, Musk suggested on X that Trump could establish a presidential commission on “government efficiency” and select him to lead it. Trump liked the idea and confirmed in August 2024 that he was considering Musk for an advisory role.
Musk then took to X, where he said “I am willing to serve,” with an image of him standing in front of a “Department of Government Efficiency” lectern.
From the start, DOGE sought to analyze federal contracts and spending at agencies across the government, and Musk called out expenditures on issues like foreign aid and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
However, the quick pace of DOGE’s work to remold government in the vision of Trump and Musk left many in Washington — and across the country and world — stunned.
lawsuit was filed against the Trump administration by several nongovernmental organizations that obtain US foreign aid over DOGE’s attempts to shutter USAID. The plaintiffs argue that the administration “violated the separation of powers.”
And the National Treasury Employees Union filed two lawsuits over the stoppage of the CFPB’s work and the ability of Musk and DOGE aides to see the personal information of the agency’s staffers.
The White House has denounced the lawsuits, likening the plaintiffs to children throwing pasta at the wall to see if it will stick.
Fred, I think Elon Musk’s work is admirable. We have never seen anything like it in the public sector– especially in Washington, DC.
I recently read the book “Elon Musk” by Walter Isaacson, a noted biographer.
Earlier chapters deal with SpaceX and Tesla, while the later part of the book examines, in detail, the Twitter/X acquisition.
It’s a deep dive into how Musk uses basic common sense to clear out the deadwood in an organization, streamline the work process, and maintain max efficiency.
If you read this book you can see what Musk is doing today and immediately understand why and how he will proceed.
I did read Isaacson’s bio. (Isaacson let his own leftist orientation bleed into his writing more than he has in previous excellent bios of Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, etc. But he is still an outstanding biographer) Musk is one of kind in his analysis of a project. He often found ways to eliminate parts and streamline products.
He is absolutely the perfect person for the exorcism of the Swamp, to the extent it can be done.
I suspect that Twitter was actually a CIA entity before Elon bought it. It was only marginally profitable, and the board showed little interest in increasing profits. It was there to control the national conversation, CIA’s sort of thing.
The CIA wasn’t worth crap to predict the fall of the Soviet Union or 9/11, to know if WMD were in Iraq or the strength of the Talliban in 2021 Afghanistan…they couldn’t tell Jimmy Carter the Shah of Iran was being overthrown…they couldn’t tell LBJ the resolve of the Vietcong…CIA told Reagan the US could never win an arms race with the Soviet Union…CIA was no help with Benghazi before or after. The only thing the CIA does proficiently is to control domestic US politics. Starting with assassinating JFK.
Musk was always a bit more libertarian than I would prefer, Healey, although he seems to have matured with age and life experience. I think he now understands that cultural liberalism can be disastrous.
It will be really interesting to see what Trump and Congress do with the intelligence community.
The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, was created by an executive order by President Donald Trump and is one of the most ambitious efforts to slash spending at the federal level in decades.
In his three presidential runs, Trump made tackling the federal deficit and cutting the size of government important themes of his campaign. However, the issue took on added resonance in 2024 as many Americans remained weary of inflation and federal spending.
In July 2024, Musk suggested on X that Trump could establish a presidential commission on “government efficiency” and select him to lead it. Trump liked the idea and confirmed in August 2024 that he was considering Musk for an advisory role.
Musk then took to X, where he said “I am willing to serve,” with an image of him standing in front of a “Department of Government Efficiency” lectern.
From the start, DOGE sought to analyze federal contracts and spending at agencies across the government, and Musk called out expenditures on issues like foreign aid and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
However, the quick pace of DOGE’s work to remold government in the vision of Trump and Musk left many in Washington — and across the country and world — stunned.
lawsuit was filed against the Trump administration by several nongovernmental organizations that obtain US foreign aid over DOGE’s attempts to shutter USAID. The plaintiffs argue that the administration “violated the separation of powers.”
And the National Treasury Employees Union filed two lawsuits over the stoppage of the CFPB’s work and the ability of Musk and DOGE aides to see the personal information of the agency’s staffers.
The White House has denounced the lawsuits, likening the plaintiffs to children throwing pasta at the wall to see if it will stick.
Fred, I think Elon Musk’s work is admirable. We have never seen anything like it in the public sector– especially in Washington, DC.