{"id":126182,"date":"2024-11-15T16:15:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T09:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126182"},"modified":"2024-11-15T16:15:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T09:15:01","slug":"musk-asks-high-iq-revolutionaries-to-work-for-no-pay-on-new-trump-project-elon-musk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126182","title":{"rendered":"Musk asks \u2018high-IQ revolutionaries\u2019 to work for no pay on new Trump project | Elon Musk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are asking Americans who are \u201chigh-IQ small-government revolutionaries\u201d and willing to work over 80 hours a week to join their new Department of Government Efficiency \u2013 at zero pay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">In a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/twitter\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">X<\/a> post on Thursday that doubled as a job announcement and another one of Musk\u2019s trolling attempts, the account for the newly formed Doge wrote: \u201cWe don\u2019t need more part-time idea generators. We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"5c17bbd1-1878-41e0-9388-baf588771162\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:2,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Trump\u2019s administration and White House staffing picks and likely contenders \u2013 so far&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;5c17bbd1-1878-41e0-9388-baf588771162&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/06\/pompeo-kennedy-and-musk-who-could-be-in-trumps-new-administration&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The name of the department, which is not part of the federal government, harkens back to a meme of an expressive shiba inu dog.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cIf that\u2019s you, DM this account with your CV. Elon &amp; Vivek will review the top 1% of applicants,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">In a separate post, Musk chimed in on the callout, saying: \u201cIndeed, this will be tedious work, make lots of enemies &amp; compensation is zero.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cWhat a great deal!\u201d Musk, the richest man in the world, wrote with a laughing emoji. He has promised to reduce federal bureaucracy by a third and cut $2tn from US government spending, an endeavor he said \u201cnecessarily involves some temporary hardship\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Donald Trump<\/a> announced the appointment of Musk and Ramaswamy to Doge, saying: \u201cTogether, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies \u2013 essential to the \u2018Save America\u2019 movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Trump went on to describe the newly formed department as the \u201c\u2018Manhattan Project\u2019 of our time,\u201d referring to the US-led research program during the second world war that sought to create the nuclear bomb, which killed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icanw.org\/hiroshima_and_nagasaki_bombings\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">estimated<\/a> 214,000 people in Japan in 1945.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Since the first assassination attempt against Trump in July, Musk has emerged as one of his staunchest allies, at one point <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global\/2024\/oct\/14\/elon-musk-stumping-for-trump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">proclaiming<\/a> himself to be \u201cdark Maga\u201d during the campaign. He donated $120m to the president-elect\u2019s campaign, held rallies for him in the swing state of Pennsylvania and promoted Trump\u2019s message relentlessly on X.<\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.NewsletterSignupBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-10\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"newsletter promotion\" class=\"dcr-av5vqf\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1xjndtj\">A weekly dive in to how technology is shaping our lives<\/p>\n<p><gu-island name=\"SecureSignup\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;newsletterId&quot;:&quot;tech-scape&quot;,&quot;successDescription&quot;:&quot;A weekly dive in to how technology is shaping our lives&quot;}\"\/><span class=\"dcr-1eusqlu\"><strong>Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/span><\/aside>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-10\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Following Trump\u2019s re-election victory, Musk posted an edited photo of him carrying a sink in the Oval Office, writing on X: \u201cLet that sink in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The image harks back to Musk\u2019s publicity stunt from October 2022, shortly after he closed his $44bn deal of buying X, previously known as Twitter. 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