These people are so, so dim. I can never tell if it is an act or just who they are.
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Some are true believers (like Loomer) others are just professional grifters
may 8, 2025, 6:56 pm • 1 0 • view
I think about this a lot
may 8, 2025, 6:50 pm • 1 0 • view
I don't think they are smart enough for it to be an act, honestly. The patterns of behavior are similar enough that it seems ingrained. A mix of deep opportunism, moral vacuity, and over-confidence about one's intellect.
may 8, 2025, 6:52 pm • 4 0 • view
Definitely. That kind of stupidity would be hard to fake, I think.
may 8, 2025, 6:55 pm • 4 0 • view
You can see with people like Vance that it's an act because he has let his guard down at times over the years. But not LL.
may 8, 2025, 6:56 pm • 1 0 • view
I think it’s both. They no longer know where their person ends & their act begins.
may 8, 2025, 6:52 pm • 6 0 • view
Yes, well said!
may 8, 2025, 6:53 pm • 1 0 • view
What’s that Vonnegut line about being careful about what we pretend to be?
may 8, 2025, 6:58 pm • 1 0 • view