A Video Essay About Efficiency

The new norm ain’t the same as the old norm. Support my work: https://www.patreon.com/pillarofgarbage Or join my channel on YouTube with a Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx7XOnnm5NYz6JxUuG_dSVw/join Follow me on BlueSky! https://bsky.app/profile/pillarofgarbage.bsky.social Watch my podcast! https://www.youtube.com/@PillarOfGarbagePoGcast Join the Pillar of Garbage Discord server! https://discord.gg/WQEk4UPeC6 I'm on Mastodon: https://mas.to/@PillarOfGarbage or check out the Pillar of Garbage subreddit at www.reddit.com/r/pillarofgarbage Second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcrbDaPcs-JWeBsdUXYukVQ Timestamps 0:00 The New Norm 4:23 DOGE 6:40 Trimming Down 11:27 Conclusion Links & sources: Part 1: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akiva-prell-90317516a/ https://worldleadersummit.com/topics/akiva-prell/ https://www.stage32.com/profile/814294/about Creative Capital: https://agncgroup.com/ AGNC Group: https://agncgroup.com/db/ The New Norm business plan screenshots: https://postimg.cc/gallery/9QkwYbf New Norm Reddit posts: https://www.reddit.com/r/cartoons/comments/1dq2e7o/any_idea_who_the_creators_of_the_new_norm_cartoon/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TheNewNormShow/comments/1eibq7k/is_the_new_norm_a_scam_of_some_sort/ Part 2: Elon PoE video: https://youtu.be/qpXu9ft9h4M DOGE quashing FDA's Neuralink efforts: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/fda-begins-layoffs-as-trump-moves-to-shrink-federal-workforce Articles on Trump and Musk's legal jeopardy: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqld79pxeqo https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/could-elon-musk-face-legal-trouble-for-his-1-million-lottery-heres-what-experts-say Part 3: Articles on DOGE-Trump government cuts: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5157377-trump-administration-noaa-cuts-imminent/ https://truthout.org/articles/the-department-of-education-is-reportedly-the-next-target-of-musks-team/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr42r2gw5wzo https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/02/1159746 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/aid-groups-get-blanket-order-pause-us-funded-programs-payments-dry-up-2025-01-30/ Part 4: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5158519-trump-administration-federal-government-cuts/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/nyregion/doge-ground-zero-health-care-cuts.html https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-cuts-based-more-political-ideology-than-real-cost-savings-so-far-2025-02-12/ https://www.fox13news.com/news/doge-cuts-impact-bay-area-wildlife-refuge