re: Elon on why that email is important

By forcing federal employees to summarize their work in a few bullet points—stripped of context, complexity, and nuance—he’s laying the groundwork to call people “non-essential” and justify terminations. If he gets a report that sounds vague or doesn’t seem “impactful” enough, he can claim that person isn’t contributing. It’s the same tactic he used at Twitter before mass layoffs.

If you omit something important, he’ll say you’re not doing enough. If you pad your list too much, he’ll say you’re wasting taxpayer money. Either way, he controls the narrative. No matter what you say, it’ll be spun against you.