Musk’s DMV jab is a tired libertarian talking point that ignores the countless ways government keeps society functioning, public schools, clean water, emergency response, Social Security, and yes, space exploration (which helped launch SpaceX). Reducing the entire government to a punchline about the DMV is both disingenuous and insulting to the millions of public servants who work every day to support communities. If Musk prefers zero regulation and maximum chaos, maybe he should reflect on how many government contracts and subsidies helped build his empire in the first place.