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And so because the media would have to admit that Elon's already solved this problem, they just can't go there. They won't even cover this. And so we have no accountability. There's no accountability on the government.
And so because the media would have to admit that Elon's already solved this problem, they just can't go there. They won't even cover this. And so we have no accountability. There's no accountability on the government.
And buying votes by giving this money to other vendors who are giving them donations.
And buying votes by giving this money to other vendors who are giving them donations.
And the incentives really matter. If you look at a private company, if you were at Klarna, and to our previous story, and you go to the boss and say, I know how to get rid of these, this wasteful spending we're doing here, we can get rid of all tier one calls with AI and save that money, you get a promotion. If you're in the government, he
And the incentives really matter. If you look at a private company, if you were at Klarna, and to our previous story, and you go to the boss and say, I know how to get rid of these, this wasteful spending we're doing here, we can get rid of all tier one calls with AI and save that money, you get a promotion. If you're in the government, he
You can't, if you're a politician and you cut this program, your constituents get upset, you don't have that stuff being built in your district, there's a perverse incentive that you can't buy the votes, which is why these folks are constantly trying to buy votes. And then the second-
You can't, if you're a politician and you cut this program, your constituents get upset, you don't have that stuff being built in your district, there's a perverse incentive that you can't buy the votes, which is why these folks are constantly trying to buy votes. And then the second-
And we have to celebrate it. That's the key. If we can celebrate people saving money again, like Malay is getting a lot of credit. And that's up to us, leadership and podcasting or the media, or influential people have fallen. So if you point out, hey, this is a waste, go save this money, and somebody does save the money.
And we have to celebrate it. That's the key. If we can celebrate people saving money again, like Malay is getting a lot of credit. And that's up to us, leadership and podcasting or the media, or influential people have fallen. So if you point out, hey, this is a waste, go save this money, and somebody does save the money.
Well, why don't we start celebrating people saving the money and doing the right thing here?
Well, why don't we start celebrating people saving the money and doing the right thing here?
Remember she was the AI czar? I mean, the administration did put her nominally in charge of various technology initiatives.
Remember she was the AI czar? I mean, the administration did put her nominally in charge of various technology initiatives.
Here's an idea, save money, get the best solution at the lowest price and then reevaluate that as you go. And I just wanna point out with the, this is a subtle point, but Elon also open sourced his patents for the superchargers and let anybody do them. And he opened up the superchargers to other vehicles, which he didn't have to do.
Here's an idea, save money, get the best solution at the lowest price and then reevaluate that as you go. And I just wanna point out with the, this is a subtle point, but Elon also open sourced his patents for the superchargers and let anybody do them. And he opened up the superchargers to other vehicles, which he didn't have to do.
And when they gave him a loan back in the Solyndra days and the Fisker days, remember they gave these incentives in the form of loans? He's the only guy who paid it back. Everybody else failed. So now you're punishing the guy who actually built the infrastructure for both of these projects.
And when they gave him a loan back in the Solyndra days and the Fisker days, remember they gave these incentives in the form of loans? He's the only guy who paid it back. Everybody else failed. So now you're punishing the guy who actually built the infrastructure for both of these projects.
So the reward for actually doing the right thing, which Starlink did, SpaceX did, and Tesla did, is to be punished. And then you're giving a leg up to somebody else who's building these charges. Who's more qualified to build these charges at scale? Or a satellite network at scale? The person who's already done it. He's already done it.
So the reward for actually doing the right thing, which Starlink did, SpaceX did, and Tesla did, is to be punished. And then you're giving a leg up to somebody else who's building these charges. Who's more qualified to build these charges at scale? Or a satellite network at scale? The person who's already done it. He's already done it.