PJ Vogt

This story, I don't think inspires a lot of trust in Elon Musk and a fair-minded listener, but we actually don't know if he told somebody to give Tesla $400 million, or if some sycophant just made a move that Musk was legitimately unaware of, or what other possibility could have transpired.

This story, I don't think inspires a lot of trust in Elon Musk and a fair-minded listener, but we actually don't know if he told somebody to give Tesla $400 million, or if some sycophant just made a move that Musk was legitimately unaware of, or what other possibility could have transpired.

This story, I don't think inspires a lot of trust in Elon Musk and a fair-minded listener, but we actually don't know if he told somebody to give Tesla $400 million, or if some sycophant just made a move that Musk was legitimately unaware of, or what other possibility could have transpired.

But what we can know, even with the information we have, is how this administration, how Doge, how Elon Musk handles mistakes. The most good faith reading of what happened you could draw is that a mistake was made. And when the mistake was made, Elon Musk made accusations. He said there was nothing to see here. He did not say this shouldn't have happened or explain how it had.

But what we can know, even with the information we have, is how this administration, how Doge, how Elon Musk handles mistakes. The most good faith reading of what happened you could draw is that a mistake was made. And when the mistake was made, Elon Musk made accusations. He said there was nothing to see here. He did not say this shouldn't have happened or explain how it had.

But what we can know, even with the information we have, is how this administration, how Doge, how Elon Musk handles mistakes. The most good faith reading of what happened you could draw is that a mistake was made. And when the mistake was made, Elon Musk made accusations. He said there was nothing to see here. He did not say this shouldn't have happened or explain how it had.

And while many reasonable people on the left and right think that the government is bloated and dysfunctional, who could get on board with a scalpel, maybe even a chainsaw, being taken to some of our regulations and bureaucracy, you'd really want to believe that the person doing it was transparent and not sloppy. At a minimum, you'd want to think they're capable of admitting when they're wrong.

And while many reasonable people on the left and right think that the government is bloated and dysfunctional, who could get on board with a scalpel, maybe even a chainsaw, being taken to some of our regulations and bureaucracy, you'd really want to believe that the person doing it was transparent and not sloppy. At a minimum, you'd want to think they're capable of admitting when they're wrong.

And while many reasonable people on the left and right think that the government is bloated and dysfunctional, who could get on board with a scalpel, maybe even a chainsaw, being taken to some of our regulations and bureaucracy, you'd really want to believe that the person doing it was transparent and not sloppy. At a minimum, you'd want to think they're capable of admitting when they're wrong.

even for those of us who are trying to be painfully, annoyingly open-minded. Stories like this offer an uncomfortable amount of certainty about the present realities. You're a journalist, you're a citizen, you're a person who lives on the Internet. Like everybody else, you're trying to figure out for the next four years how to be sane, how much attention to pay, where to put your attention.

even for those of us who are trying to be painfully, annoyingly open-minded. Stories like this offer an uncomfortable amount of certainty about the present realities. You're a journalist, you're a citizen, you're a person who lives on the Internet. Like everybody else, you're trying to figure out for the next four years how to be sane, how much attention to pay, where to put your attention.

even for those of us who are trying to be painfully, annoyingly open-minded. Stories like this offer an uncomfortable amount of certainty about the present realities. You're a journalist, you're a citizen, you're a person who lives on the Internet. Like everybody else, you're trying to figure out for the next four years how to be sane, how much attention to pay, where to put your attention.

Do you feel like you learned anything from this reporting experience about that?

Do you feel like you learned anything from this reporting experience about that?

Do you feel like you learned anything from this reporting experience about that?

Bobby Allen, he's a tech correspondent for NPR. If you want to listen to his reporting, you can find him on NPR. If you want to help him with his reporting, you can find him on Signal at B-A-L-L-Y-N.77. We're going to take a short break, and when we come back, I'm going to say the word potato. Search Engine is a presentation of Odyssey and Jigsaw Productions.

Bobby Allen, he's a tech correspondent for NPR. If you want to listen to his reporting, you can find him on NPR. If you want to help him with his reporting, you can find him on Signal at B-A-L-L-Y-N.77. We're going to take a short break, and when we come back, I'm going to say the word potato. Search Engine is a presentation of Odyssey and Jigsaw Productions.

Bobby Allen, he's a tech correspondent for NPR. If you want to listen to his reporting, you can find him on NPR. If you want to help him with his reporting, you can find him on Signal at B-A-L-L-Y-N.77. We're going to take a short break, and when we come back, I'm going to say the word potato. Search Engine is a presentation of Odyssey and Jigsaw Productions.

If you'd like to support our show, keep it alive, and get ad-free episodes, zero reruns, and the occasional bonus audio, please consider signing up for Incognito Mode. You can learn more at searchengine.show. We are also going to have early access to our merch, which is coming out soon, for Incognito Mode members. Our executive producer is Leah Reese Dennis.

If you'd like to support our show, keep it alive, and get ad-free episodes, zero reruns, and the occasional bonus audio, please consider signing up for Incognito Mode. You can learn more at searchengine.show. We are also going to have early access to our merch, which is coming out soon, for Incognito Mode members. Our executive producer is Leah Reese Dennis.