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Trump was unlikeable to a lot of people, but was up against an opponent with a long history of being completely unacceptable to a lot of people.Trump also picke

Trump was unlikeable to a lot of people, but was up against an opponent with a long history of being completely unacceptable to a lot of people.Trump also picked messages that resonated with a core group of enthusiastic supporters, ginned up constant free press coverage, and is quite charismatic. The rule book has not really changed, except that the power of traditional media gatekeepers has diminished. I cannot imagine who would be excited by Zuckerberg.

erelde 10y ago
I wouldn't be excited by Zuckerberg, nor do I want him to have any political office. But at least I'd know that political office doesn't have an idiot sitting in it. If that's any consolation.
- Inconel 10y ago
  Sadly, I don't really think that intelligence is necessarily a hedge against bad governance or poor ethics. I certainly dislike the every man populist anti-intellectualism I see in US politics, particularly on the Republican side, but there have been plenty of politicians with very impressive academic resumes who I've been equally disappointed in.
  - erelde 10y ago
    What I meant by "If that's any consolation" was: At least if I know someone (imo) intelligent is in charge, even if they do (imo) bad things, I can tell myself that they do it for a reason, have thought about it and came to a different conclusion than me, which is "fine", I can deal with that. Maybe even discuss with them about it. On the other hand... Stupid doesn't think, has no reasoning behind its action and can't be reasoned with.
    - marchenko 10y ago
      In a democracy, a stupid self-interested politician is often a better choice than an intelligent ideologue. To the extent that I've been able to discern any personality at all from Zuckerberg, his positions appear to be negative verging on malevolent (e.g. privacy).
- tempodox 10y ago
  By dismissing The Troll as an idiot, you're falling for his manipulative strategy.
seanmcdirmid 10y ago
Trump was more unlikeable than his opponent, he was just liked by the right amount of people in the right states.

erelde 10y ago

I wouldn't be excited by Zuckerberg, nor do I want him to have any political office. But at least I'd know that political office doesn't have an idiot sitting in it. If that's any consolation.

Inconel 10y ago
Sadly, I don't really think that intelligence is necessarily a hedge against bad governance or poor ethics. I certainly dislike the every man populist anti-intellectualism I see in US politics, particularly on the Republican side, but there have been plenty of politicians with very impressive academic resumes who I've been equally disappointed in.
- erelde 10y ago
  What I meant by "If that's any consolation" was: At least if I know someone (imo) intelligent is in charge, even if they do (imo) bad things, I can tell myself that they do it for a reason, have thought about it and came to a different conclusion than me, which is "fine", I can deal with that. Maybe even discuss with them about it. On the other hand... Stupid doesn't think, has no reasoning behind its action and can't be reasoned with.
  - marchenko 10y ago
    In a democracy, a stupid self-interested politician is often a better choice than an intelligent ideologue. To the extent that I've been able to discern any personality at all from Zuckerberg, his positions appear to be negative verging on malevolent (e.g. privacy).
tempodox 10y ago
By dismissing The Troll as an idiot, you're falling for his manipulative strategy.

seanmcdirmid 10y ago

Trump was more unlikeable than his opponent, he was just liked by the right amount of people in the right states.