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Comment by scarab92 | Hacker News Reader

Musk isn't a do-things-by-half kind of guy.

But also when you make cuts, you go hard, fast, and recover from there. Any effort of small trimming over a long period achieves no saving while producing the same negative publicity. I doubt such cutting effort will happen for another 30y.

There is a french say I like. If you need to cut a dog’s tail, don’t cut an inch every day, chop the whole thing quick

This isn't just cuts though, this is dismantling checks and balances, international relationships, and many people will die from this.

Several employees have already been put at risk: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/foreign-servic...

Dismantling USAID overnight will do a lot of damage.

> There is a french say I like. If you need to cut a dog’s tail, don’t cut an inch every day, chop the whole thing quick

Well there’s cutting off the dogs tail, and then there’s accidentally cutting off your own fingers in your haste to get the dogs tail.

There is another saying:

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.

Act quickly when needed but not so quickly that you don’t have time to assess. You should know what you’re cutting before you cut.

In the French saying is cutting the tail off a dog seen as a cruel and unnecessary action, that you shouldn't prolong any longer than necessary, or a valid task that needs done?

I see the legal status of tail docking is slightly laxer in France but in North America the US and Canadian Vetinary Associations disavow the practice as bad for the dog.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docking_(dog)

The French, famous for their budget cuts and government efficiency.

Same thing for butchery. Cut the carcass and sell the parts.

Or is this slicing the dog in half?

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