[ttpphd]

This is wrong and naive.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/doge-dives-into-core-na...

"DOGE currently has far deeper and far more extensive access to U.S. government computer systems — and is far deeper into the national security space — than is conceivably necessary for anything related to their notional brief and goals."

[jsbisviewtiful]

> This is wrong and naive.

I am honestly shocked at the amount of wrong or naive takes being posted on HN as of late.

[pas]

Considering how crazy the general population is (and other online spaces) it's a small miracle that HN still has this (sub?)culture.

Also things are happening at a breakneck pace and, uhm, the media is tragicomically incompetent.

[Freedom2]

It's more important that the takes generate "curious" discussion, regardless of how naive and wrong they are. Especially during a "MOT", where things quickly get hidden.

[ethagknight]

Maybe naïve, but not wrong. They have access that any American citizen should have access to, and the only authority they really have is to flag items for review. The DOGE team is sensational, but i would bet an enormous sum that Trump has a much larger team that the sensationalized DOGE team at making decisions. It’s childish to believe the media’s talking points that there’s a bunch of children being allowed to run rampant controlling the government, especially in light of the recent “Biden is sharp as tack” media narrative.

From your link written by John Marshall, a “progressive liberal”: “It’s obvious that you’d want to be very cautious about centralizing this much power in anyone’s hands, especially people working outside all existing frameworks of oversight and accountability.” It’s called.. the President. The whole point of electing a president alongside of congress is to have a consolidated point of power.