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		JumpCrisscross on Feb 9, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Teen on Musk's DOGE team graduated from 'The Com' > why Elon is sending a team of teenage programmers and not a team of financial auditors if he really wanted to cut government spending? History has one answer for the deployment of reams of young fiery-loyalist men to the front lines: cannon fodder.

fujinghg on Feb 9, 2025 | [–]

Old enough to do the job, too young to ask the right questions.

varjag on Feb 9, 2025 | [–]

IMO it's more reminiscent of Red Guards from Cultural Revolution era China.

thephyber on Feb 9, 2025 | [–]

And university students during the Iranian Revolution.

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