It's hard to tell a true believer vs a conman, and often that's a false dichotomy anyway. During the 2016 Republican primaries, I thought Donald Trump was doing

It's hard to tell a true believer vs a conman, and often that's a false dichotomy anyway. During the 2016 Republican primaries, I thought Donald Trump was doing an act for the type of voter who participates in a Republican primary, and would act "normal" once he won the primary. Obviously that was a mistake. I also used to have similar ideas about private equity - I thought they were really smart guys with a lot of money, but after working with them a bit, I think they're just guys with a lot of money. Turns out that money insulates you from the consequences of your bad actions, who would have thought?