Comment on Re: what Elon and DOGE aren’t telling you by j.k.harwood2

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j.k.harwood2 · 2/26/2025, 8:31:59 AM · permalink

There’s a lot to unpack here, and I get why you’re skeptical—especially about corporate-government ties, surveillance, and the way power structures function. These aren’t baseless concerns. But let’s break it down:  
  
✔ DOGE &amp; Political Targets – Sure, easy targets get hit first, but no reform movement starts by attacking the strongest fortifications.

✔ Elon &amp; Government Money – No argument that Musk has benefited massively from government contracts, subsidies, and strategic positioning—the real question is, does that make him a controlled plant, or just an opportunist playing the game better than others?

✔ Twitter &amp; Free Speech – It’s not truly free, but it’s also a battleground where controlled narratives and real dissent both exist. If it was only an arm of propaganda, why allow things that disrupt narratives at all?

✔ Starlink &amp; Surveillance – Surveillance is increasing with or without Starlink. The real question is: Does Starlink centralize control, or does it decentralize internet access, making information harder to suppress? Because both can be true at once.

✔ SpaceX &amp; Mars Psyop – If Mars is a psyop, what’s the endgame? To get people to leave Earth, or to secure strategic advantage in the space economy and future defense? NASA’s failures don’t invalidate all space progress. Skepticism is good, but dismissing everything outright might mean missing why space development is still happening at all.

✔ Neuralink &amp; Transhumanism –You are right in my opinion, Tech that merges man and machine raises huge ethical concerns. But rejecting it entirely without engaging the conversation about where the real dangers lie only ensures we have no say in its future direction. If we see it as a threat, we should expose the true risks and shape the counter-movement instead of just dismissing it.

At the end of the day, who controls the future of tech and governance matters. Are these people acting as stewards, manipulators, or just self-interested players in a bigger game? More importantly—where do we direct our own influence?  I appreciate your perspective. Thank you for sharing.  Certainly worth thinking about.

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