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There is a difference between managing your image and narcissism. Narcissism is much more extreme. Yes, obviously our culture is very concerned with appearances. But that's precisely because appearances are so important for survival. Denigrating managing appearances is untenable as a position because ultimately we all have to do it to some degree. The problem with that quote is that "for" or "against" is not a clear distinction. If you work against my enemy, that is good for my survival. So of course Trumpers will feel like he is working for them.

The public wants to fooled. It's a collective, corrupt, self-deceptive cluster fuck.

That doesn't contradict what I'm saying. You can have both. But that's not how authoritarianism works. Authoritarians are always supported by the public, or they eventually lose power. Nayib Bukele is a perfect example.

No. Authoritarianism is a collective ego strategy. It is not simply imposed top-down by narcissists.

Authoritarianism is not just NPD with larger public control. There are significant distinctions. You can have authoritarianism without NPD, although there also obviously can be overlap. Trump is good example authoritarianism + narcissism. But there are other kinds.

The science is not on your side. If a country backslides into authoritarianism, the more likely conclusion would be that a significant percentage of people already had authoritarian brain structure. Not that their brain structure changed overnight.

Things happen in phases. But ultimately, the world was just never that evolved to begin with. Green has always been a minority. And only possible in the most developed parts of the world.

This channel is just a goldmine for these. Low: pre-rationality, magical thinking, close-mindedness

Both. It's a strange loop.

@krockerman this is solid overall. Approved. If you want to meet women, being maximally social is key. 10x your current amount of socializing. State is going to come and go. Some times you will be in the pocket and everything you do will be right. Other times you will fumble and be awkward. Learn to roll with it.

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Low: demonization, disgust, homophobia, double-standards, machiavellianism

Are you holding it quietly, or do you just not understand? That's the heart of the issue.

Where did you get this data?

Low: circular reasoning, low-construct awareness

You could watch it that way. But then you missed the deeper point.

He's trying to be a right-wing Borat. But the problem is that Borat was funny precisely because it pointed out the bigotry of lower stages of development. Walsh is just ignorant.

The US has wanted Greenland for a very long time, even before Trump's first term. It's far more than just rhetoric. It's not even Trump's idea. Greenland is central to current geopolitical power struggle between major powers.

@shree It sounds like you're dealing with serious trauma. In which case you probably want to get some sort of formal credential. There's not just liability with something goes wrong. You could also just get in legal trouble for practicing therapy without a license, depending on your local laws. That's applicable even if everything goes right.

It's definitely possible. The guy was on a withholding order due to threat of violence if he was deported. He could have easily been killed in prison.

Looks like DEI to me. Bezos is a Trump supporter, he should know that's over.

JL with some good commentary on this: I first found this guy because he was doing funny Trump impressions. But then I saw that he actually had some very intelligent political takes, which surprised me. Turns out, he actually graduated from law school and worked as an assistant district attorney before turning to comedy full time. Interesting guy.

Department of Green Elimination

Trump outright ignoring SCOTUS: This one is hitting me harder than anything else that has happened so far. More than all the shameless grifting, DOGE BS, tariff madness, criminal pardons, deportation theatre, attacks on DEI, attacks on free press and whatever else. This is the one. They could bring this guy back in a heartbeat. A guy with a family who committed no crime. And they’re just not going to do it. More than that, I have every expectation that they will go after anyone who tries to bring him back. This, like everything in Trump world, is now a loyalty test. That’s authoritarianism.

Potential insider trading: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/04/11/congress/tariffs-insider-trading-allegations-democrats-00286880 Don't forget Trump and his wife both have already done a memecoin pump and dump.