• gcheliotis@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Having spent much of my life around nerds, I do believe he may be dumbfounded by the reactions to his new role in MAGA. Nerds tend to be very good at some things by virtue of hyper-focusing on them, while simultaneously being oblivious to many others. Add to that the fact that his circles and social media feeds must be filled with MAGA ideology and fans for whom he can do no wrong and what you get is someone who’s probably feeling like he’s doing good.

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      2 days ago

      He’s good at disregarding his fellow human beings’ wellbeing to hoard wealth. And at throwing tantrums when people don’t suck up to him.

  • umbrella@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    i have a feeling he does and hes not as much of a clueless naive kid this article insinuates.

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      Awareness is not a binary. He probably has moments when he’s painfully aware of unpopularity e.g. on stage with Chappelle. We all live in some kind of bubble, it would be intolerable not to. His trajectory is common to someone like a rebel leader who becomes a dictator and eventually a tyrant where he’s despised by everyone except the few people around him. They typically recede from public life but never let go of power.

  • Queen HawlSera@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    Claims Empathy is bad Is surprised when no one has empathy for him

    I don’t think the problem is a lack of heart, but rather a lack of brain.

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    2 days ago

    Yes he really does understand why people hate him. He has enough awareness of the effects of his actions to realize that he is destroying people’s lives and his policies are killing people in real numbers. He also has enough awareness to realize that those things don’t make human beings particularly happy.

  • sad_detective_man@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    keeps fucking with people’s lives and futures cuz he thinks it’s a funny joke to do that

    wHy DoEs nOBoDy LiKe mE??? i ThOuHgT i wAs tHe funNY mEmE SAvE-ThE-wOrLD MAn

  • Mak'@pawb.social
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    3 days ago

    It’s a completely self-solvable problem: Don’t act like an awful person.

    I mean, if you have empathy, it’s not really hard to suss out the causes and work to fix them… 🤷🏻‍♂️