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trump-moist got elected in the first place, in large part, because of the gimmick, the novelty, the brand recognition. Sure, the bigotry and the crude barbarism appeal for chuds was there too, but that's what I'm worried about.

My concern is that description, including basically all of the above, has a lot of overlap with a lot of famous-for-being famous "influencer" grifters.

I can't help wondering if the red team vs blue team of the electoral future of Burgerland will be some shrieking game streamer chud (R) heated-gamer-moment versus some cold-eyed rictus smiling "philanthropy" grifter (D) mr-beast

I ask if there's something I'm not thinking of that might push back against what looks like an inevitability, short of Giant Meteor 2024 or sufficient Cool Zone events.

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[–] Owl@hexbear.net 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Celebrities don't try to become president until they're washed up, and they need to be at the end of long careers to be simultaneously both washed up and still remembered enough to spin their fame into an election.

That means we have until at least, like, 2040 before a youtube influencer can pull it off, which gives way more time for Giant Meteor.