News · moment 15 of 20
Elon Musk Leaving DOGE and the Banon vs Tech Futurist Fight
from Tim Dillon & His A.I. Friends | The Tim Dillon Show #442 · #442
4 min
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Tim discusses Elon Musk's exit from DOGE, argues DOGE looked bad because its staff were too young and awkward, and details the ideological rift in Trump's coalition between Bannon-style nationalists and tech utopian futurists like Musk.
- Tim critiques Trump's hat joke from the Fox News piece as not landing.
- Billions of dollars are missing from government, like Rumsfeld's admitted trillions before 9/11.
- Elon heading DOGE has terrible optics and he should work behind the scenes instead.
- DOGE needs older-looking staffers to match the establishment's playbook, like how Slotkin was positioned as a mom.
- Tim met Elon once and found him nice, but says he's not an evil person—just someone trying too hard to be funny.
- Trying to be funny and failing is one of the worst things to watch, and Elon should stick to building spaceships.
- Successful e-commerce requires focus on sales and marketing, not back-office operations handled by ShipStation.
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