"Move fast and break things", a phrase popularized by Mark Zuckerberg in the earlier years of Facebook, has become the best way to understand Musk's approach to his takeover of businesses (particularly X), and now of the US Government via DOGE (which he isn't officially a part of?) . The sentiment is understandable, too often decisions are bogged down in bureaucracy and committees, and being too risk-averse can have detrimental effects to a business. Additionally, when a system has been perce...

"Move fast and break things", a phrase popularized by Mark Zuckerberg in the earlier years of Facebook, has become the best way to understand Musk's approach to his takeover of businesses (particularly X), and now of the US Government via DOGE (which he isn't officially a part of?) . The sentiment is understandable, too often decisions are bogged down in bureaucracy and committees, and being too risk-averse can have detrimental effects to a business. Additionally, when a system has been perce...