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Was Musk's DOGE tenure a genuine reform effort undercut by political resistance, or was it always more symbolic than substantive? What does his exit signal about DOGE's future?
Elon Reeve Musk is a businessman and former public official who is the CEO and largest shareholder of Tesla and SpaceX. Musk has been the wealthiest person in the world since 2025, and became the only trillionaire in terms of US dollars in June 2026; as of August 8, 2026, Forbes estimates his net worth to be US$823 billion.
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“I think the Internet is the super-set of all media. It is the be-all and the end-all of all media. One will see print, broadcast, arguably, radio, essentially all media folding into the Internet.”
“It would be an incredible adventure. And life needs to be more than just solving every day problems. You need to wake up and be excited about the future”
“A good sign as to whether there is free speech is, "Is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like?"”
“So city of SF attacks companies providing beds for tired employees instead of making sure kids are safe from . Where are your priorities?”
“SpaceX has roughly 6000 satellites and not once have we had to maneuver around a UFO.”
“Not just a few astronauts, I mean literally you. Whoever you are watching this, SpaceX wants to be able to take you to the moon, take you to Mars and ultimately beyond.”
Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.
