Comments on: Like many techies, he was liberal on social issues but with a dollop of libertarian resistance to regulations and political correctness

By: Michael van der Riet

Michael van der Riet — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:29:18 +0000

Phineas hits the nail on the head. Good salespeople, like good bullshitters, are highly articulate. They just open their mouths and the magic words come. I’ve been watching some Douglas Murray recently and he also has that gift.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 17:53:11 +0000

Trump is without question the most purely charismatic man ever to live.

Musk is likely the most charismatic autist.

By: Phileas Frogg

Phileas Frogg — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 19:42:51 +0000

I think it’s fairly obvious that Trump is first and foremost a salesman, one of the world’s greatest salesmen, and that the line between a good conman and a good salesman is rather thin and blurry where the two concepts meet. In fact, if you squint your eyes it might completely change where a man falls on the line. All of his behaviors, even towards those trying to destroy him and his family, are those of a salesman/merchant; appealing to courts of law, waging legal battles, rallying popular support, raising money, flaunting the economy, etc.

Musk doesn’t strike me as particularly deep with regard to his understanding of human nature and human history. Not dumb, but certainly ad hoc. Simply a man who doesn’t think about it too much.