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Rebecca Shaw: I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down. But I didn't expect them to be such losers. (www.theguardian.com)
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They are desperate to be cool, it's so cringe.

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[–] hansolo@lemm.ee 76 points 14 hours ago (16 children)

Because it's so much better when they're charismatic assholes?

[–] jlow@discuss.tchncs.de 166 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

I think it's much sadder (more sad? saddest) that people fall for such absurd douche bags. If they would at least be sexy and seem smart you could understand how people could be fooled but this is just too hard to watch.

[–] frickineh@lemmy.world 73 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah like, they have negative charisma, so it's extra baffling. I cannot imagine a world in which I'd support Donald Trump, but definitely not in this one where he routinely shits his own diaper. If he was only disgusting mentally but was a good speaker or handsome or whatever, it would make at least a little more sense

[–] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works 18 points 13 hours ago

I think they relate better to douchey, stupid people which allows them to more easily imagine themselves being rich one day.

[–] suite403@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Negative charisma means they can't be the anti-christ! So we're golden! Tada!

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 15 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

So like, if instead of musk and zuckerburg, it were a 1990s George Clooney? The smug bastard....

[–] Tournesol@feddit.fr 14 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

I'll hate him just as much… but damn does he look good doing it.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 5 points 10 hours ago

Propoganda fucking works, simple as that

Billionaires just buy good press and publicists to manage their image, it's so effective they believe it themselves

[–] BeNotAfraid@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

People will kiss anyone's ass for enough money.

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