Mark Kelly
Nov 2 · 1 min read

Now this is the kind of writing I was looking for here. Coherent, rational, intriguing and drawing out a counter-intuitive conclusion from premises that can’t be denied.

You’re right that technical veracity doesn’t matter a jot either to Trump, who has changed the game in just the way you describe, or to his followers, who may be filtering out everything that doesn’t match their views.

Bullshitting our way to a better world is a surprising and interesting possibility —just as in personal life, confidence is the biggest and most effective con-trick of all.

    Mark Kelly

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    Ancient ex-programmer (ask me about Cobol) with a 12-year-old daughter (ask me about TikTok). Rebooting the writing habit after too long on the bench.