[chneu]

>think the current administration is likely open to technology-first solutions to reduce friction

People really need to stop believing the lies they're using to "justify" their actions in public.

More friction, mistakes, and inefficiencies are the point here. Lookup "Starve the Beast".

They have very openly stated the purpose of this is to destroy government institutions to get back at "the deep state". The deep state = their enemies. It isn't about improving budget. It isn't about improving efficiency. This is just about destroying the government and harming the correct people.

All this also has the added benefit of removing regulation/oversight which is gonna let certain people(Musk, Trump, etc) fleece the government of money/power.