Musk’s “Government Efficiency” Plan Is Just Tech-Bro Feudalism in Disguise

Musk and Trump’s plan to “streamline” government looks more like a blueprint for chaos and corporate control.

Nothing screams efficiency quite like mass resignations, lawsuits, and a billionaire cosplaying as a government reformer.

In a stunning display of shock and awe, more than 20 civil service employees walked out of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (a name that sounds like it was lifted straight out of 1984), refusing to participate in what they called the dismantling of “critical public services.”

The group of engineers, data scientists, designers, and product managers—basically, the people who actually know how things work—made it clear in their resignation letter that they had signed up to serve the American people, not to implement some libertarian fever dream of gutting the government. And really, who can blame them? When your job description suddenly pivots from “improving public services” to “burning them to the ground,” a LinkedIn update starts looking pretty appealing.

From Tech Disruptor to Government Wrecking Ball

Let’s not pretend this was ever about efficiency. Musk’s entire playbook here is straight out of his Twitter-to-X disaster class: fire the people who know what they’re doing, replace them with ideological yes-men, and call it “innovation.” Because if there’s one thing Musk has proven, it’s that you don’t need experience—just the unwavering belief that failure is someone else’s fault.

And Trump? Well, he’s just Musk’s cheerleader in chief, egging him on in a tech-driven purge of federal employees that makes Nixon’s enemies list look quaint. The Republican administration’s endgame is clear: tear down the so-called “deep state” (also known as the functioning parts of government) and replace it with a privatized, unaccountable shell.

The resigning employees also warned that many of Musk’s new hires were political ideologues with zero relevant skills.

Which makes sense—why hire competent public servants when you can staff up with people whose only qualification is a Parler account and a deep hatred of the EPA?

Make Government Worse, But Call It “Efficiency”

This whole thing isn’t about making government “more accountable to taxpayers.” It’s about making sure it stops working altogether. Because when the roads are crumbling, the IRS is gutted, and the FDA can’t inspect food, the answer will conveniently be: Let the free market handle it.

Here’s how this ends: Billionaires like Musk step in, not as mere advisors, but as feudal lords of essential services. Want reliable infrastructure? Pay a toll. Want to fly safely? Subscribe to TSA+. Want basic legal protections? Download the “Justice Premium” app.

And what about all the federal employees forced out of their jobs? Don’t worry—they’ll get retrained as Uber drivers.

Make It Make Sense

If history has taught us anything, it’s that Musk running anything government-adjacent is a bad idea.

The guy couldn’t run a social media platform without turning it into a conspiracy-riddled wasteland. What do you think happens when he applies that same approach to federal governance?

The resignations won’t stop this chaos, but they should serve as a warning: If the people who actually understand government operations are walking away en masse, maybe—just maybe—the whole thing is less about making things efficient and more about making them ungovernable.

See ya tomorrow.

Zahead, Chaos Analyst.