I read as much of the site as I could, but could somebody explain: how is SAFe different than the original agile manifesto?
SAFe prescribes a bunch of structures, councils and processes. It is by design anti agile.
Edit: this image highlights the paradox: https://www.agilest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/scaled-ag...
Just try to count all the roles and processes prescribed.
The meaningless terms, the disconnected-flow-chart-but-not-a-flow-chart, the deluge of acronyms, the weird visuals and the inscrutable words and relationships, it's all there.
It's a document I'd attempt to create if I was trying to parody consultants and business shenanigans, but it's real.