thisGuyIsSmart
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
Exclusive insights, data, and analysis for financial market experts.
Search
Have an existing account?
Sign In
Guys, Elon obviously uses SQL. He even named his kid after an input sanitization test string.
TIL the government keeps social security numbers on an Excel spreadsheet
Elon thinks he achieved a mic drop when he actually accomplished a table drop.
If the government doesn’t put data in a structured database, WTF they put it on? CSV? Excel sheet? Block Chain ??
If the government doesn’t use SQL, then why does [**MySQL Enterprise Edition for Government**](https://www.mysql.com/industry/government/) even exist?
Wait – Musk thinks the government doesn’t use SQL for massive, highly structured data stores?!? Seriously?
He probably doesn’t know that NoSQL doesn’t mean that it is “not SQL”
Is this tweet real?
I work for the government. I may hate using SQL but I sure as shit still have to use it
The Federal Government is not some monolithic block. It has over 3 million employees and a multitude of departments, bureaus, agencies, field offices, etc.
Some of these groups have modern IT and software development practices, others are antiquated as shit. There is absolutely SQL in Federal IT, and there is absolutely flat file insanity that would make you weep in other parts of Federal IT.
“Guysss come on can we please keep this platform more positive and informative”
Uh huh. Sure Elon
He probably heard the term “foreign key” and tried to deport it.
I can confirm, they don’t use SQL, in fact they store all the data in one long JSON payload saved in memory. It’s been like that for over 50 years. Everyday we pray that the power doesn’t go out.
Nobody else concerned by the implication that he has full access to the social security database?
Also how can anyone with at least one brain cell think this could enable massive fraud?
It’s pretty concerning that someone with this much unchecked power is so technically inept
what a dumb fuck.
Elon thinking “the government” doesn’t use SQL might be the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen him say.
Elon continues to prove how much of a cunt he really is.
Since when can a member of a government agency and/or a CEO just casually drop “retard” and not get his career ended? Like seriously wth is happening guys. Cheers from Europe. I get all the xenophobic populist crap, but c’mon, a vague shade of decency.
Christ, what is he, 12?
Are we the parallel universe that uses MongoDB for social security info???
He probably saw a historical table and lost his shit. “Oh no, same SSN 5 times”
Elon doesnt even know what tech stack twitter uses lol
Am government. Can confirm we use SQL. Among every other db
Dear Elon – tell us all you don’t understand numbers without saying you don’t understand numbers. Holy shit.
Imagine being a billionaire and still getting out-nerded by *Reddit comments.*