Mark Burnett low-key in the running for most destructive figure of the past 30 years - ThreadSky

qjurecic.bsky.social • 11 days ago

Mark Burnett low-key in the running for most destructive figure of the past 30 years

this is worth digging into. very nuanced analysis but my general takeaway is that Trump has a near mystical attraction for low-info, low-propensity voters catalist.us/whathappened...

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frannieoh.bsky.social•11 days ago

megaweapon5.bsky.social•11 days ago

All the Woodstock 99 sexual assault bros have MAGA hats now.

ruckus.bsky.social•11 days ago

synonym for cult:
"a near mystical attraction for low-info, low-propensity voters"

lzamparo.bsky.social•11 days ago

not sure it's low-key

marcashrsn.bsky.social•11 days ago

Something I wrote recently, potentially on topic ...
https://www.rsn.org/001/the-democrats-white-people-problem.html?ref=messenger.rsn.org

nickleveski.bsky.social•11 days ago

It’s not just him. Media has uncritically covered Trump and allowed his brand of PR (betting that news orgs will quote him verbatim without any context and will refuse to call out what he’s saying as a lie) to continue without forcing any change in tactic

nickleveski.bsky.social•11 days ago

Has there been anyone in history who has been so universally wrong across the board, on almost everything, and for whom the never-ending narrative is “idk he’s rich, right?”

beccasmullet.bsky.social•11 days ago

Oh, Mark Burnett is the Wormtongue of our age -- silently undermining American decency, fellow-feeling, ethical norms, and assisting the publicity goals of the worst Americans ever!

stevehuntsman.bsky.social•11 days ago

Butterfly effect (pun intended) means Theresa LePore has this one running away

nonamoss.bsky.social•11 days ago

IKR?

jaseasterly.bsky.social•11 days ago

The ubiquity of his creation is remarkable. With a media amplification loop, he dominates the major narratives. This is not a problem that can be resolved individually.

jaseasterly.bsky.social•11 days ago

We don’t “stop” Trump the way we turn off a light. We disincentivize the attention economy that makes his saturation effective. That will require collective action from platforms, institutions, and media organizations—I’m not sure they can rise to the challenge.

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