Art is inefficient. Care is inefficient. Joy is inefficient. Humanity is inefficient. Don't let them take that away.
July 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Art is inefficient. Care is inefficient. Joy is inefficient. Humanity is inefficient. Don't let them take that away.
kind of an inefficient way to exercise tbh
August 9, 2026 at 8:33 PM
kind of an inefficient way to exercise tbh
We never ask this about bombs.
March 3, 2024 at 4:34 PM
We never ask this about bombs.
I would rather have an inefficient space program than a trillonaire nazi
June 19, 2026 at 3:01 AM
I would rather have an inefficient space program than a trillonaire nazi
The proliferation of poorly-coded, inefficient software is an environmental catastrophe
October 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The proliferation of poorly-coded, inefficient software is an environmental catastrophe
"carrying around all these eggs in a bunch of different baskets is inefficient."
July 31, 2026 at 1:33 AM
"carrying around all these eggs in a bunch of different baskets is inefficient."
Is it inefficient to design a bridge to hold more weight than it's rated for? Is it inefficient to design your plumbing to withstand unexpected abuses? People who insist that government be maximally "efficient" do not appreciate why we have government at all
Nobody likes waste. But what a lot of people don’t realize is that, in many ways, government is *designed* to be inefficient. It’s structured with redundancy and complexity both for audit and control purposes and because it tries to satisfy multiple competing societal goals. 1/2
btw i dont think anybody is arguing that we should cut waste what is being argued by sane ppl is that what elon trump and the gop are doing isnt that they are cutting things they dont like arbitrarily without any oversight or ya know legally
March 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Is it inefficient to design a bridge to hold more weight than it's rated for? Is it inefficient to design your plumbing to withstand unexpected abuses? People who insist that government be maximally "efficient" do not appreciate why we have government at all
On top of how horrible this is: it's INCREDIBLY inefficient
Today Secy Kennedy said he'll undo some layoffs in HHS
"was always the plan. Part of the DOGE, we talked about this from the beginning, is we're going to do 80% cuts, but 20% of those are going to have to be reinstated, because we'll make mistakes"
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"was always the plan. Part of the DOGE, we talked about this from the beginning, is we're going to do 80% cuts, but 20% of those are going to have to be reinstated, because we'll make mistakes"
tinalexander.github.io/notes/2025/0...
![Question [15:04:11] I know you said that you want to talk about kids' health. The CDC program that monitors lead surveillance for kids was cut. Can you explain the rationale for cutting a program like that? And why that's not an essential service? Robert F Kennedy Jr [15:04:24] There were some programs that were cut that are being reinstated. And I believe that that's one of them. Question [15:04:30] Interesting, and do you know why it was cut to begin with? It was-- Robert F Kennedy Jr [15:04:34] All of these programs, all of the CDC, NIH, and CDC were not doing their jobs. And there was tremendous redundancies. For example, we had over a hundred communications departments. We had 40 procurement departments. We had dozens of IT departments and dozens of HR departments. Most of the cuts are to those administrative sections, which are now consolidating or eliminating the redundancies. We're streamlining the agencies. We're going to make it work for public health, make it work for the Am](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uxvc5nwyutzf5gtu4x7jqyk3/bafkreia6xzewmkmamzz3yqvo5bx4fmag5lgr7gkgg6qpvuxqnamrmdbtwe)
April 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
On top of how horrible this is: it's INCREDIBLY inefficient
The word they use a lot of the time is “inefficient”. Anything that has enough room to let in humanity and joy is inefficient and has to be destroyed.
the Bandcamp thing feels like we're now at a stage of capitalism where if anything is good - if it is useful, if it fulfills a purpose, if it creates something beautiful - that tells capital that someone is not being exploited ENOUGH
October 18, 2023 at 3:34 AM
The word they use a lot of the time is “inefficient”. Anything that has enough room to let in humanity and joy is inefficient and has to be destroyed.
It's inefficient to get out of bed in the morning only to get back in the same bed at night. Stay in bed all day to avoid this
December 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It's inefficient to get out of bed in the morning only to get back in the same bed at night. Stay in bed all day to avoid this
1104. Their cleaning is inefficient.
April 22, 2024 at 4:00 PM
1104. Their cleaning is inefficient.
DOGE is the most inefficient and wasteful department in government.
The Social Security Administration (per DOGE) instituted anti-fraud checks for benefit claims made over the phone.
Only two out of over 110,000 claims had a high probability of fraud — a rate of .0018%
But it slowed retirement claim processing by 25%.
"Efficiency."
Only two out of over 110,000 claims had a high probability of fraud — a rate of .0018%
But it slowed retirement claim processing by 25%.
"Efficiency."
May 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
DOGE is the most inefficient and wasteful department in government.
Surprising to no one, the Department of Government efficiency is incredibly inefficient.
Civil servant source says DOGE has made agencies much less efficient: "Work has ground down to a stunning degree and management is spending a significant amount of time responding & preparing to respond to the chaos incited by the never ending barrage of EOs & accompanying memos"
Many make no sense🧵
Many make no sense🧵
March 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Surprising to no one, the Department of Government efficiency is incredibly inefficient.
(Old art)
Inefficient transport
Inefficient transport
April 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
(Old art)
Inefficient transport
Inefficient transport
Seems inefficient.
August 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Seems inefficient.
Mr Rogers is uh, ah, he is. He is a very rude, ah, uh, horrible man, ah, his uh, train is very inefficient ,
Musk: I mean, have you Tim Walz, who is a huge jerk, running on stage with the Tesla stock price.. What an evil thing to do. What a creep, what a jerk. Like who derives joy from that?
March 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Mr Rogers is uh, ah, he is. He is a very rude, ah, uh, horrible man, ah, his uh, train is very inefficient ,
In his book "Here Comes The Sun," Bill McKibben makes the point that corn is an inefficient solar panel. And then we turn that inefficient solar into inefficient fuel (ethanol), and, well...
May 28, 2026 at 11:52 AM
In his book "Here Comes The Sun," Bill McKibben makes the point that corn is an inefficient solar panel. And then we turn that inefficient solar into inefficient fuel (ethanol), and, well...
Being yourself is inefficient.
Join the collective.
Become a latex covered drone today.
Join the collective.
Become a latex covered drone today.
September 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Being yourself is inefficient.
Join the collective.
Become a latex covered drone today.
Join the collective.
Become a latex covered drone today.
No way to replace broken shovels. Meaningless busywork censoring forbidden words. Toilet paper shortages.
How the “Department of Government Efficiency” is making the federal government almost comically inefficient:
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How the “Department of Government Efficiency” is making the federal government almost comically inefficient:
wapo.st/4kLpNcW
Opinion | How DOGE is making government almost comically inefficient
It’s as though “efficiency” isn’t the actual goal.
wapo.st
March 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
No way to replace broken shovels. Meaningless busywork censoring forbidden words. Toilet paper shortages.
How the “Department of Government Efficiency” is making the federal government almost comically inefficient:
wapo.st/4kLpNcW
How the “Department of Government Efficiency” is making the federal government almost comically inefficient:
wapo.st/4kLpNcW
I'm tired of this horrifically inefficient cruelty. Literally just...give people money.
July 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I'm tired of this horrifically inefficient cruelty. Literally just...give people money.
Exactly. If Michelle Obama had proposed something like this the right (and the Atlantic) would have had a field day with how inefficient and paternalistic it is
Same people who hate the idea of 5 city run groceries opening.
August 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Exactly. If Michelle Obama had proposed something like this the right (and the Atlantic) would have had a field day with how inefficient and paternalistic it is
Maddow is calling what’s happening with non-white anchors at MNSBC a bad mistake, unnerving, worse than bad, and indefensible. And she calls the dozens of producer layoffs “not the right way to treat people, inefficient, and unnecessary.”
February 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Maddow is calling what’s happening with non-white anchors at MNSBC a bad mistake, unnerving, worse than bad, and indefensible. And she calls the dozens of producer layoffs “not the right way to treat people, inefficient, and unnecessary.”
Only incompetent and inefficient team managers need this amount of time to make sure what gets done gets done.
September 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Only incompetent and inefficient team managers need this amount of time to make sure what gets done gets done.
