Joe Gebbia, billionaire co-founder of Airbnb ABNB and current Tesla TSLA board member, is back in the spotlight for joining the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency.
One of the agency’s goals is purportedly to overhaul the outdated, paper-based federal retirement system and replace it with something fast, modern, and, in his words, “beautifully designed.”
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“We really believe that the government can be an Apple Store–like experience: beautifully designed, great user experience, modern systems,” Gebbia said during a recent Fox News interview alongside Elon Musk and other DOGE team members.”We can use design to solve [problems] and good engineering and create a better experience for everybody.”
Right now, the process of retiring as a federal employee is stuck in the past—literally. The New York Times reported that the applications are handled using 28,000 filing cabinets…
