▲ 868 ▼ Trump admits he didn’t have to tear down East Wing for ballroom, but just wanted to (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone) submitted 9 months ago by io@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 131 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-melania-upset-east-wing-demolition-b2862932.html
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) it’s also due to the consumers sliding into a character from Idiocracy. I've seen more intelligence from consumers in the modern landscape of bullshit and scams than the Reagan Era landscape we hold to such high esteem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] billwashere@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 child) As someone who actually is old enough to remember the Reagan era, I’m not sure it deserves that much nostalgia. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 1 point 9 months ago I'm just hoping it was an /s-less sarcasm. I agree with the point through. Our attention span are shorter and the world always appears to be ending, but I think a lot of that is that along with all the lies and manipulation, we're actually seeing more of 'how the sausage is made' than ever before. As disastrous as smartphones have been, it's never been easier to collect and instantly share evidence. This, of course, is not to say that I think we're not supremely screwed right now, and there's still a lot happening in the shadows, but I feel there's definitely an increase of visibility. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 child) As someone who actually is old enough to remember the Reagan era, I’m not sure it deserves that much nostalgia. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 1 point 9 months ago I'm just hoping it was an /s-less sarcasm. I agree with the point through. Our attention span are shorter and the world always appears to be ending, but I think a lot of that is that along with all the lies and manipulation, we're actually seeing more of 'how the sausage is made' than ever before. As disastrous as smartphones have been, it's never been easier to collect and instantly share evidence. This, of course, is not to say that I think we're not supremely screwed right now, and there's still a lot happening in the shadows, but I feel there's definitely an increase of visibility. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 1 point 9 months ago I'm just hoping it was an /s-less sarcasm. I agree with the point through. Our attention span are shorter and the world always appears to be ending, but I think a lot of that is that along with all the lies and manipulation, we're actually seeing more of 'how the sausage is made' than ever before. As disastrous as smartphones have been, it's never been easier to collect and instantly share evidence. This, of course, is not to say that I think we're not supremely screwed right now, and there's still a lot happening in the shadows, but I feel there's definitely an increase of visibility. permalink fedilink source parent
