‘They sowed chaos to no avail’: the lasting legacy of Elon Musk’s Doge
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Which sword was that exactly? He's still the richest person on the planet and hasn't faced any consequences whatsoever.
His stock took a minor dip until the cultbros upped their doses of Extreme Hopium when it comes to Tesla....while not at the insane levels of 2020 (> 1000), is now trading at P/E ratios in the absurd stratosphere again - JFC, 310.
Also, he had to "endure" seeing people spray-paint and set on fire Teslas and so on, the poor dear. I mean....can you even IMAGINE, it was just like the Bataan Death March or going to the gulags for fElon...
The ads on the mobile version of the observer site are a bit much. The UI itself is a bit rough too IMO
When trying to get everyday people to digest this content, yes, you do need to make it readable. How inconvenient.
No avail? They fucking devastated huge sections of the government, stole data and looted everything they could find!
No avail. fuck
Yeah, I think they achieved their goals of crippling the US for the forseable future. Mission accomplished.
"chaos" is literally sugar coating to make the whole thing seem like it was some innocent child's runbook. They were, in totality, unprofessional, undignified, uneducated, irresponsible, and unlawful--to say the LEAST.
The lasting legacy of Elon will be loving and emulating Hitler.
I expect better reporting from The Guardian. It’s bizarre to run a story with this headline after publishing the following just a couple of days ago about DOGE’s true motives:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/30/elon-musk-doge-impact-us-government