Don't Feed The Trolls - Wednesday!
Yo, good morning! It’s freezing out here – negative twenty with the windchill, but hey, it’s Wednesday! This week is flying by. Got a ton of work to do, but I wanted to drop some quick thoughts.
Everyone and their mom is talking about Trump’s… let’s call it ‘interaction’ with Greenland and Canada. It reminds me of that old internet rule: don’t feed the trolls. You know, when people are trying to stir you up, don’t take the bait. The more you engage, the more fuel you give them.
And let’s be real, Trump is a troll. People need to understand where guys like Trump and Elon come from – the school of hard-knocks trolling. And it works! As someone who’s dabbled in the art of the troll, I can tell you, it’s fun. When someone bites, you feel empowered, and you get more aggressive because you know you’ve got them hooked.
It’s not that I don’t think Canada or Greenland should respond, but they need to speak Trump’s language. Troll him back! Ford did this brilliantly when they were asked to be bought out by someone and instead suggested buying Alaska. Ford gets it, and that’s why Ford is winning the fight against Trump. He understands the art of the troll, the art of getting under people’s skin.
Meanwhile, all the academics and journalists are trying to analyze this, spinning it in ways that just don’t connect. You’re fighting a person who does not understand the terms you’re setting. You’ve got to fight a troll with a troll, or just don’t feed them. Peace!
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