[skepticATX]

I think this was an honest mistake. But it demonstrates exactly why it’s so dangerous for Elon Musk and our president to make sweeping accusations before understanding the situation.

Lives are being ruined right now - federal employees, citizens who rely on the programs being cut, and people around the world who benefited from US generosity.

The sad part about all of this is that clearly in a system as large as the federal government, there is waste. Elon has the opportunity to make a real impact, but he’s demonstrated that he just cares about optics and will not put in the effort required.

[tssva]

They have not updated the site with the correct total and have removed the documentation of the correct value and replaced it with a link to the incorrect value. In those circumstances it takes an extreme stretching on the imagination to consider it an honest mistake.

[Frankion]

My personal expectations of someone optimizing the spending of the biggest military power on the planet apparently seem to be higher than yours.

I would have a proper research and validation team in place making sure there are only correct information being shared

[johnnyanmac]

I would have called it an honest mistake at the beginning of the month. I more or less lost the BOTD when he forced his way into USAID

>Elon has the opportunity to make a real impact, but he’s demonstrated that he just cares about optics and will not put in the effort required.

That was clear at least 7 years ago. Never too late to realize this but I sure wish more people researched back in 2024.

[watwut]

> Elon has the opportunity to make a real impact, but he’s demonstrated that he just cares about optics and will not put in the effort required.

Musk is using his opportunity to do real impact and is achieving real impact. Exactly the impact he wanted and want. He has exactly optics he wants and exactly material changes he wants.

The impact is not positive to most people affected by it, but Elon Musk demonstrated again and again and again and again that he does not care about that.