According to Foresight News, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has expressed his disagreement with the United States Government Efficiency Department's (DOGE) handling of minor government spending errors. Buterin argues that the examples highlighted by the department represent only a small fraction of total expenditures. He suggests that if the government focuses on avoiding mistakes that might appear unfavorable on social media, it risks missing out on valuable opportunities. Meanwhile, larger projects that may actually waste more resources could continue unchecked because they appear more respectable.
Buterin advocates for a venture capital-like approach to managing small-scale public funds. He believes that accepting a number of potential errors is necessary to ensure the capture of opportunities that could yield significant returns. He emphasizes that careful attention should be directed towards larger-scale projects, where the potential for waste is greater. This perspective challenges the current focus on minor spending errors and suggests a shift in strategy to maximize the benefits of public funds.
