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[–] idiomaddict 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My favorite part of this is thinking about how much 2010 brand would have made fun of 2024 brand. I didn’t love 2010 brand, but I hope he realizes how much he would disappoint his past self.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You think his 2010 views were more authentic than his 2024 views? He's always been a grifter, he's just found a more lucrative market segment

[–] idiomaddict 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think he once believed in things and now lies for a living, less successfully than he has in the past.

[–] Wrench 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

He believed in attention for himself. He got that by grandstanding on white knight activism.

Whether or not he believed in his soapbox topics is unclear.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

None of the upsides of a worldwide lurch into fascism is it makes it easier to see who had principles and who was just pretending. There are downsides, however.