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Lets hope that DOGE is not just bunch of rich assholes who all think they are really smart.





Whiz Kids 2.0 ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiz_Kids_(Department_of_Defen...

That didn't work out too well but I guess I just see the cons in hindsight, not the pros.


For those not familiar with the 1960s "Whiz Kids" attempts of "smart people" to use data and statistics to "fix" business and then government/war, there is a nice brief overview of pros/cons/lessons at:

   https://www.amnesta.net/other/whizKids/

So far all the arrows I've seen point in one direction ...

too late.



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