This is a refreshing break from the usual 'Replacement Excuse' in tech—'If I don’t do it, someone else will, so I might as well profit from it.'
The headline seems kind of misleading. It looks like they weren't "Musk staffers", they were employees who worked at the US Digital Service.
Unfortunately, they will be replaced with those sympathetic to the nerd reich takeover and thus ultimately reduce friction and for those in charge looking to wield the wrecking ball. It feels like half the goal of DOGE and similar measures is to purge those with a conscience and loyalty to public service and replace them with those willing to do almost anything asked of them.
Here's the actual letter: <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25544180-usds-resignation-letter/" rel="nofollow">https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25544180-usds-resign...</a>
Who will be hurt the most by this?<p>Not rich billionaires like Musk.<p>The answer is the working class folks who voted for Trump?<p>The same answer applies to who will be hurt the most by tariffs.<p>Amazingly, lots of ordinary folks were hoodwinked into giving rich billionaires more control --- over themselves and their lives. Stupid is as stupid does.
Highly misleading article and reporting. These were apparently hold overs from USDS, not DOGE hires.<p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/21-doge-staffers-resign-saying-refuse-compromise-core-government-syste-rcna193622" rel="nofollow">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/21-doge-staffers-resig...</a>