21 DOGE Staffers Resign as They Refuse to 'Dismantle Critical Public Services'
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"We will not use our skills as technologists to compromise core government systems, jeopardize Americans’ sensitive data," they wrote

Summary

Twenty-one staffers from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) resigned, citing ethical concerns over dismantling public services and compromising sensitive data.

Formerly part of the U.S. Digital Service, they criticized Musk and Trump’s overhaul, which included layoffs and politically charged interviews.

Their letter warned that removing skilled technologists endangers essential services like Social Security and veterans’ benefits.

The resignations add to growing concerns over Musk’s aggressive federal cuts, amplified by his recent CPAC speech where he symbolically wielded a chainsaw against “bureaucracy.”

  • HalfSalesman@lemm.eeEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    It doesn’t, that’s not my point though. “Idiot” is just a watered down form in the modern era, but its still a slur for someone with poor cognitive abilities. And much like “retard” it was used in a clinical/technical context originally.

    A person calling someone an idiot is using a culturally softer term to get away with conveying the same exact message. You feel contempt for someone for being dumb, a totally understandable emotion. Calling someone an idiot though doesn’t convey the same bite, sure, but that is almost the problem. Why would you pull punches if you feel earnest contempt for them and their lack of intelligence? Its insincere.

    To provide another example of what I mean: If someone says “DEI people” they want to say the N-word without actually saying it and they are rightfully called out on that all the time.