Elon Musk doesn’t just play video games—he lives them. He’s crafted a worldview where life is a conquest, every obstacle is a puzzle, and people are mere NPCs (Non-player characters).[1] This mindset now fuels his leadership at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), where he is speedrunning the U.S. government like it’s Factorio[2] on hard mode: slashing staff, hacking bureaucracy, and treating national infrastructure like a sandbox to break and rebuild. His guiding principle? Cut, tweak, dominate, repeat. Musk has bragged about drawing strategic insights from games like Polytopia, Factorio, and Elden Ring.[3] He even admitted to cheating in order to climb leaderboards in Path of Exile 2. Because for him, the only rule is to win. These aren’t fun facts about a quirky billionaire; they’re a warning signs. Musk is exporting a gamified mindset that sees conquest as creativity, and rules as optional.
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