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I'm astonished that a search of the comments here produces no hits for that master of modern Kayfabe... Trump.
by gHosts 7y ago
I'm astonished that a search of the comments here produces no hits for that master of modern Kayfabe... Trump.
- danieltrembath 7y agoOr that the article author is Managing Director of Thiel Capital. I'll grant this is getting into Ad hominem territory, but I point it out because an 'it's all just a performance' viewpoint seems kind of worrying when you wield signifiant influence.
- tomhoward 7y agoWeinstein is very publicly in opposition to Thiel over the suitability of Trump for the presidency, but the fact that they both think about a concept like kayfaybe and its influence on serious public affairs, indicates something interesting about how they think about the forces at play in the world.
- tomhoward 7y agoDiscussions about contemporary politics tend not to go well on forums like this, but in the author's appearance on Rogan a few days ago, he specifically discusses this concept with reference to Trump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf0_nMaQ6tA&feature=youtu.be&t=4320 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf0_nMaQ6tA&feature=youtu.be... This is the part where he introduces the concept of kayfabe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf0_nMaQ6tA&feature=youtu.be&t=3668 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf0_nMaQ6tA&feature=youtu.be...