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I'm not sure where you see a contradiction. Could you explain it to me? As I see it, the author claims that those who appear shameless are increasingly successf
by lubsch 1y ago
I'm not sure where you see a contradiction. Could you explain it to me?
As I see it, the author claims that those who appear shameless are increasingly successful in today's day and age. The second statement is a prediction that basically follows from that and I feel like the prediction is holding up.
- lowwave 1y agoShamelessly authentic might be what is causing the increasingly success now days. Doubt that shamelessly corrupt will have the same effect.
- mockingloris 1y agoNigerian here. > Shamelessly authentic might be what is causing the increasingly success now days. I 100% agree with this. It's hard to pull off; I've just the one example[0]. Also this buttresses: > Under open borders, sanctions will backfire, because they just serve as a signaling boost for the transgressor, attracting outsiders who resonate with that person’s message. What’s meant to be punishment instead becomes a flare shot straight into the night sky. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VeryDarkMan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VeryDarkMan
- harimau777 1y agoI mean, it seems to be working for MAGA so far
- JSR_FDED 1y agoWhat I meant was that on the one hand the article says that we shouldn’t underestimate the shameless. On the other hand it says that the person who employed shamelessness in the first election likely won’t win again (thereby underestimating the shameless).