A puzzle to be solved regardless of a larger vision or set of values.
Most Americans have never heard of the guy hurting their lives.
Customers could shoot each other with squirt guns and drink prices were left to a game of chance.
Musk and Davis during a Boring Co. event in Los Angeles in 2018Patrick Fallon/ZUMA Press Wire
Shockingly, the bar failed quickly.
Steve would shun political talk,saying, I know nothing about politics.
Steve got it down to $3,900.
(Whether that new part ultimately transferred costs to customers is unreported.)
Winning scavenger teams received items that had been launched into space or won Tesla test drives.
The few times I engaged Steve about Musk a decade ago, their relationship seemed distant.
But that changed, as did his innocent gamesmanship.
He eventually became Musks loyal fixer.
Stevedescribedhis relationship with Musk as Look here, Davis, get this done!
When asked about his vision of colonizing space, Stevesaidthat vision question is for the Elons of the world.
When Musk turned to investing hundreds of millions inDonald Trumps candidacy, Davismovedto Pennsylvania.
Theyincreaseinefficiency, and they make peoples lives worse.
Suppose it costs $10 to fill a giant pothole.
This fix could prevent thousands of dollars in damage for family cars and business delivery trucks.
Thats the definition of efficiency and a great use of government money for the common good.
Similarly, DOGE isfiringthousands ofSocial Securityemployees, closing Social Securityphone supportlines, and shutting down many Social Securityoffices.
Taxpayers will pay these bills via Medicare.
As author Ezra Kleinsaidrecently, Efficiency of what?…
I want efficiency towards an end.
Towards a vision of the future that isnt terrible.
But Steve is focused on the game, the puzzle of it all not the vision.
Ive received messages of genuine sadness from those who knew Steve during more innocent times.
Heck, even picture the millions of hours Americans lose at red traffic lights with bad timers.
Brilliance blinded by loyalty.
A game out of control.
Adam Green is Co-Founder of the Progressive Change Institute.
