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If Bill Gates get involved in a scandal, is it now called a Billgate?
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Thing that’s starting to irk me is the bigger picture. To some degree we kinda present the “-gates” as the next thing in the media. Like as if you’re following a television series waiting for the next episode to drop. And that creates this feeling that it’s just a temporary thing that has no impact. Once it’s out of the news cycle it’s resolved and life goes on as usual.
I think we all know rationally speaking that with everything that’s going on, it’s quite the opposite. It’s not just Epstein/Trump/…-gate. It’s fucking “everything is connected and everything is fucked”-gate.