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0 CommentsSolving for Scary (Trump Persuasion Series)
Posted February 22nd, 2016 @ 8:42am in #Trump #mark cuban
Trump looks like a good bet to win the Republican nomination. And let’s say his opponent in the general election is either Clinton or Sanders. That gives us an interesting situation in which the three candidates in the best position to become president have fatal flaws.
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Clinton is too untrustworthy
Sanders is too non-religious
The Pope Versus Donald Trump
Posted February 18th, 2016 @ 9:30pm in #Trump #markcuban
Today Pope Francis questioned Donald Trump’s faith.
0 CommentsThe Trump Master Persuader Index and Reading List
Posted February 18th, 2016 @ 8:03am in #Trump
Readers of this blog have been asking me to compile my Trump posts in a convenient index so you can direct others to it. And so I have. I’ll try to keep this updated as I go.
The fun of it is seeing how early I predicted Trump’s rise (8/13/15).
0 CommentsDrone Risks
Posted February 17th, 2016 @ 10:48am
Now hobby-sized drones can fly for up to two hours on solid fuel pellets. Read about it here. This technology isn’t yet commercial, but it probably will be in several years.
I don’t know how far a hobby-sized drone can fly in two hours. And I don’t know how hard it would be to program one to fly from wherever you are to a specific GPS location. But when those two technologies come together, how do you stop a weaponized suicide drone from attacking literally anywhere on Earth?
0 CommentsScalia and the Pillow
Posted February 16th, 2016 @ 7:44am in #Trump #hillary clinton #scalia #supreme court
As you know, Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia recently died. Here’s what we know.
1. He seemed healthy(ish) that day.
2. He was discovered with a pillow over his head.
0 CommentsHow to Know if Something is Wrong with Your Brain
Posted February 15th, 2016 @ 10:11am
When people are wrong – about anything – they usually don’t know it. I assume that illusion applies to all of us. So it is fun to find instances where you can know for sure whether you are right or wrong. I’ll give you an example today so you can know which group you are in.
0 CommentsMarriage: Civilization’s Biggest Mistake
Posted February 14th, 2016 @ 9:24am
Last night I was watching a special on CNN about the United States in the 1960s. A women’s rights activist complained that being home all day with two small kids was mental torture. She was nearly in tears. I totally get that. I love kids, but being around them for more than ten minutes feels like brain death. You can’t think your own thoughts, do what you want to do, or take your eyes off them. And 80% of your interactions can be unpleasant if you are the disciplinarian.
0 CommentsPolicies and Name Recognition (Trump Persuasion Series)
Posted February 12th, 2016 @ 9:08am in #Trump
The Master Persuader filter, of which I blog, says Trump’s success is based on his persuasion skills. But the more common 2D narrative is that Trump has name recognition and a winning policy with immigration, at least for the Republican base.
So, is Trump’s success in the campaign because of his powers of persuasion, or is it a combination of name-recognition plus having the most popular view on immigration (for Republicans)? I’ll help you sort that out.
0 CommentsWhy Does Trump Terrify People?
Posted February 11th, 2016 @ 11:17am in #Trump
It isn’t unusual for members of the public to hate politicians. For example, lots of people hate President Obama. Some of that hatred is because of his policies, some is because of racism, and I assume there are a few other reasons. But I have never seen anyone who was literally afraid of him on a visceral level.
Trump, on the other hand, actually scares people. I have seen people’s bodies twist up and go into full panic at the thought of him being president. I’m talking about actual, literal, bodily fear, as if a monster is already in house and you don’t know where it is hiding. Even professional members of the media feel this fear.
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