Interesting to reflect on four years of tragic decline, including decline in the ability to recognize decline.
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The real and widespread inability to see a meaningful difference between the par-for-the-course low-grade mediocrity of Hillary and the fatally pathological nature of Trump was the first sign. Bothsidesism was the first marker of the onset of introspective blindness.
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One reason I’ve been consistently and openly partisan anti-Trump on twitter for the last 4 years is that it’s been a good filter to turn off people I’d want to bozobit and kick out of my mentions for other reasons anyway. Life is short. Relationship investment capital is scarce.
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Being okay with Trump is comorbid with other traits that make people simply not worth any of my fairly limited budget for investing in relationships. Intellectually I can see the case for altruistically building bridges etc. Personally, there’s more interesting people for me.
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Fortunately I’m not a politician, NYT op-ed writer, or CEO of a big company that has to make an effort to be inclusive of Trumpies.
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Oh I have some of those. I’m just not very involved in their lives or have any practical reason to be.
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Penzeys is an excellent example of a company that has been full-throatedly exclusive of Trumpies. Has caused business to explode. I think others are taking note. Future biz is about finding every rabid fan, not spray n pray "for everybody."


