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Daddy DOGE Brings It Home
What efficiency might look like in a typical household
There is nothing wrong with being frugal. I tend to be fairly frugal in my personal life. I work too hard for my money to waste it on useless or dumb things. Thrift is often regarded as a virtue. It is a good thing.
On the other hand, when have we gone too far? When have we gone around the bend, where frugality and thrift have become an end in themselves? At what point have we crossed the line and turned it into an obsession?
There are no easy answers to this question. Everyone has their own idea of what constituted thrift and where it crosses that line. Washing the diapers and the dishes in the same water is probably going too far for most people’s taste, but a lot of people see the wisdom in eating at home instead of eating in a restaurant, or brewing your coffee at home instead of stopping at Starbucks everyday.
DOGE: The play-at-home version
What might DOGE look like in the average person’s home? I tried to imagine how bringing everyone’s favorite efficiency expert, Elon Musk, into the average household might look and what waste he might uncover. What inefficiencies are common in households across the nation, and how might these be addressed?
