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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 12 May 2019

      Was just thinking how one problem with telling lies is that you have to remember them all. Then I remembered that quite a lot of famous politicians have been known for their extraordinary memories. I'd always wondered about that. Now I may have a theory to explain it...

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    2. Valentin Dombrovsky‏ @v_dombrovsky 12 May 2019
      Replying to @paulg

      Well, @realDonaldTrump doesn’t even care about remembering all he said.

      1 reply 0 retweets 13 likes
    3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 12 May 2019
      Replying to @v_dombrovsky @realDonaldTrump

      That's an interesting point. But he's not a politician. He did an end-run around the politicians.

      3 replies 0 retweets 21 likes
    4. Valentin Dombrovsky‏ @v_dombrovsky 12 May 2019
      Replying to @paulg @realDonaldTrump

      Hm, yeah, right, it makes sense. But then it might turn out tnat looking at his “success” politicians understand that they also don’t need to care about remembering anything? I guess, in that case even good memory won’t be required after all.

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 12 May 2019
      Replying to @v_dombrovsky @realDonaldTrump

      I worry a lot about what politicians may learn from Trump. That may be the most dangerous thing about him.

      4:42 AM - 12 May 2019
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        2. Steve Ivimey‏ @steve_ivimey 12 May 2019
          Replying to @paulg @v_dombrovsky @realDonaldTrump

          Even scarier, what they may have learned about people!

          1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
        3. Valentin Dombrovsky‏ @v_dombrovsky 12 May 2019
          Replying to @steve_ivimey @paulg @realDonaldTrump

          The only hope is that people will learn and change. 2020 elections will show...

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        1. Valentin Dombrovsky‏ @v_dombrovsky 12 May 2019
          Replying to @paulg @realDonaldTrump

          I think, you know that there’s a wave of Trump-like politicians becoming successful around the globe. For the 1st time I saw how huge is US political influence even in this regard.

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        1. Visage‏ @Visage_1 12 May 2019
          Replying to @paulg @v_dombrovsky @realDonaldTrump

          He’s a very smart and cunning man - Trump People use the term “reality distortion field” to describe Steve Jobs when presenting. Trump has the same thing (whatever way you describe it)

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        2.  🤖 Paul Katsen‏ @pavtalk 12 May 2019
          Replying to @paulg @v_dombrovsky @realDonaldTrump

          Exactly. Smart and cunning, plus Trump, would be a devastating combination. Hopefully those things are contradictory.

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        3. Brian 🇲🇽 🇮🇱‏ @SpeakingBee 12 May 2019
          Replying to @pavtalk @paulg and

          They are not contradictory. We're just waiting for a talented man brave enough to don the mantle.

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        2. Ari Paul  ⛓️‏Verified account @AriDavidPaul 12 May 2019
          Replying to @paulg @v_dombrovsky @realDonaldTrump

          Definitely. Politicians, anyone in business, and even schoolyard bullies. Trump has “validated” buffoonery, constant deceit, scandal, and bullying as part of a practical path to extreme success. It’s incredibly socially damaging.

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        2. Brian 🇲🇽 🇮🇱‏ @SpeakingBee 12 May 2019
          Replying to @santosh79 @paulg and

          Tried that and had to ban it by Constitutional Amendment. #LiteracyTests

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