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Tesla mogul will head up Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with Vivek Ramaswamy, to ‘dismantle bureaucracy and slash regulations’

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[–] pepperonisalami@sh.itjust.works 139 points 2 days ago (3 children)

...and slash regulations. I know this has always been their goal but damn. He doesn't even need anything more, he has almost everything money can buy, and he thought, "ok, I have to try to buy the government".

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 50 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is beginning to sound a lot like Cyberpunk. Corporations act like governments while NUSA takes a backseat.

[–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Mike Pondsmith just extrapolated the trends he saw in the society - corporatism, drugs, plastic surgeries, stress, crime, prostitution. He just pushed these things to the extreme and put in scifi setting. This isn't just Trump thing, this is happening for decades now.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago

c/PondsmithWasRight? Anyone?

[–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 57 points 2 days ago

When you have this much money, the life is just a game