• TheObviousSolution@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    There’s two major types of businessmen: Those that are good at business, and those that are good at scamming. MAGA cannot discern between the two. That’s why a lot of his influencers peddle in obvious scam bait. And ever since meme stocks became a thing through social network engagement cults-on-demand, it doesn’t matter how much they get scammed out and lose as long as they can do so communally on a communal circlejerk while claiming someone else is the real loser. Trump is the materialization of all the efforts to manipulate and profit from society that led up to him

    • FlyingCircus@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Realistically, there is no difference between being good at business and being good at scamming. Both involve stealing, businessmen just steal from their employees instead of their customers.